Table III-A1
Characteristics of Job Applicant's Registered with the
Washington State Employment Security Department
July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999

LEWIS COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

4,029

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

5

0.1%

16 - 19

456

11.3%

20 - 21

372

9.2%

22 - 39

1,734

43.0%

40 - 54

1,102

27.4%

55 and Over

360

8.9%

SEX:

Male

2,249

55.8%

Female

1,780

44.2%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

3,738

92.8%

African American

27

0.7%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

22

0.5%

Hispanic

131

3.3%

Asian and Pacific Islander

19

0.5%

Information Not Available

92

2.3%

VETERAN:

Veteran

254

6.3%

Vietnam Era Veteran

127

3.2%

Disabled Veteran

6

0.1%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

1,182

29.3%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

916

22.7%

Persons with Disabilities

23

0.6%

Seasonal Farmworkers

3

0.1%

Migrant Farmworkers

0

0.0%

1/ Percent detail may not add to indicated totals due to rounding.
2/ Total unduplicated count of applicants. Due to changes in methodology, numbers are noticeably lower than in previous years.

Available for Washington and each county.
Produced 9/99.