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

OKANOGAN COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

3,232

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

3

0.1%

16 - 19

300

9.3%

20 - 21

196

6.1%

22 - 39

1,327

41.1%

40 - 54

941

29.1%

55 and Over

465

14.4%

SEX:

Male

1,853

57.3%

Female

1,379

42.7%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

2,109

65.3%

African American

10

0.3%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

300

9.3%

Hispanic

693

21.4%

Asian and Pacific Islander

11

0.3%

Information Not Available

109

3.4%

VETERAN:

Veteran

111

3.4%

Vietnam Era Veteran

55

1.7%

Disabled Veteran

3

0.1%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

1,386

42.9%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

561

17.4%

Persons with Disabilities

17

0.5%

Seasonal Farmworkers

335

10.4%

Migrant Farmworkers

58

1.8%

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.