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

MASON COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

2,390

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

4

0.2%

16 - 19

282

11.8%

20 - 21

159

6.7%

22 - 39

1,082

45.3%

40 - 54

621

26.0%

55 and Over

242

10.1%

SEX:

Male

1,363

57.0%

Female

1,027

43.0%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

2,211

92.5%

African American

19

0.8%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

75

3.1%

Hispanic

18

0.8%

Asian and Pacific Islander

16

0.7%

Information Not Available

51

2.1%

VETERAN:

Veteran

142

5.9%

Vietnam Era Veteran

50

2.1%

Disabled Veteran

7

0.3%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

674

28.2%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

535

22.4%

Persons with Disabilities

23

1.0%

Seasonal Farmworkers

1

0.0%

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.