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

PIERCE COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

33,857

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

33

0.1%

16 - 19

3,113

9.2%

20 - 21

2,117

6.3%

22 - 39

16,616

49.1%

40 - 54

9,231

27.3%

55 and Over

2,747

8.1%

SEX:

Male

18,526

54.7%

Female

15,331

45.3%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

24,675

72.9%

African American

4,007

11.8%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

696

2.1%

Hispanic

997

2.9%

Asian and Pacific Islander

2,164

6.4%

Information Not Available

1,318

3.9%

VETERAN:

Veteran

3,287

9.7%

Vietnam Era Veteran

1,073

3.2%

Disabled Veteran

293

0.9%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

7,396

21.8%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

6,966

20.6%

Persons with Disabilities

593

1.8%

Seasonal Farmworkers

24

0.1%

Migrant Farmworkers

1

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.