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

SKAGIT COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

5,298

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

224

4.2%

16 - 19

482

9.1%

20 - 21

329

6.2%

22 - 39

2,368

44.7%

40 - 54

1,417

26.7%

55 and Over

478

9.0%

SEX:

Male

2,948

55.6%

Female

2,350

44.4%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

4,352

82.1%

African American

49

0.9%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

100

1.9%

Hispanic

523

9.9%

Asian and Pacific Islander

47

0.9%

Information Not Available

227

4.3%

VETERAN:

Veteran

400

7.6%

Vietnam Era Veteran

163

3.1%

Disabled Veteran

15

0.3%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

1,651

31.2%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

861

16.3%

Persons with Disabilities

87

1.6%

Seasonal Farmworkers

43

0.8%

Migrant Farmworkers

21

0.4%

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.