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

PACIFIC COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

1,426

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

6

0.4%

16 - 19

129

9.0%

20 - 21

89

6.2%

22 - 39

576

40.4%

40 - 54

467

32.7%

55 and Over

159

11.2%

SEX:

Male

840

58.9%

Female

586

41.1%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

1,241

87.0%

African American

6

0.4%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

19

1.3%

Hispanic

65

4.6%

Asian and Pacific Islander

60

4.2%

Information Not Available

35

2.5%

VETERAN:

Veteran

69

4.8%

Vietnam Era Veteran

35

2.5%

Disabled Veteran

5

0.4%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

463

32.5%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

235

16.5%

Persons with Disabilities

16

1.1%

Seasonal Farmworkers

3

0.2%

Migrant Farmworkers

2

0.1%

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.