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

STEVENS COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

2,450

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

1

0.0%

16 - 19

351

14.3%

20 - 21

183

7.5%

22 - 39

927

37.8%

40 - 54

755

30.8%

55 and Over

233

9.5%

SEX:

Male

1,409

57.5%

Female

1,041

42.5%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

2,241

91.5%

African American

9

0.4%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

126

5.1%

Hispanic

14

0.6%

Asian and Pacific Islander

6

0.2%

Information Not Available

54

2.2%

VETERAN:

Veteran

268

10.9%

Vietnam Era Veteran

141

5.8%

Disabled Veteran

19

0.8%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

646

26.4%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

528

21.6%

Persons with Disabilities

31

1.3%

Seasonal Farmworkers

7

0.3%

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.