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

SKAMANIA COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

471

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

0

0.0%

16 - 19

55

11.7%

20 - 21

37

7.9%

22 - 39

203

43.1%

40 - 54

134

28.5%

55 and Over

42

8.9%

SEX:

Male

247

52.4%

Female

224

47.6%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

441

93.6%

African American

6

1.3%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

6

1.3%

Hispanic

8

1.7%

Asian and Pacific Islander

1

0.2%

Information Not Available

9

1.9%

VETERAN:

Veteran

40

8.5%

Vietnam Era Veteran

16

3.4%

Disabled Veteran

0

0.0%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

124

26.3%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

83

17.6%

Persons with Disabilities

1

0.2%

Seasonal Farmworkers

1

0.2%

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.