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

SPOKANE COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

24,327

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

3

0.0%

16 - 19

1,706

7.0%

20 - 21

1,484

6.1%

22 - 39

11,663

47.9%

40 - 54

7,414

30.5%

55 and Over

2,057

8.5%

SEX:

Male

14,565

59.9%

Female

9,762

40.1%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

22,205

91.3%

African American

579

2.4%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

347

1.4%

Hispanic

268

1.1%

Asian and Pacific Islander

426

1.8%

Information Not Available

502

2.1%

VETERAN:

Veteran

1,818

7.5%

Vietnam Era Veteran

793

3.3%

Disabled Veteran

133

0.5%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

4,835

19.9%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

5,478

22.5%

Persons with Disabilities

343

1.4%

Seasonal Farmworkers

26

0.1%

Migrant Farmworkers

5

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.