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

SNOHOMISH COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

23,077

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

136

0.6%

16 - 19

1,610

7.0%

20 - 21

1,379

6.0%

22 - 39

11,106

48.1%

40 - 54

6,796

29.4%

55 and Over

2,050

8.9%

SEX:

Male

12,504

54.2%

Female

10,572

45.8%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

19,226

83.3%

African American

672

2.9%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

506

2.2%

Hispanic

639

2.8%

Asian and Pacific Islander

1,267

5.5%

Information Not Available

767

3.3%

VETERAN:

Veteran

1,684

7.3%

Vietnam Era Veteran

686

3.0%

Disabled Veteran

51

0.2%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

4,826

20.9%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

3,800

16.5%

Persons with Disabilities

266

1.2%

Seasonal Farmworkers

17

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.