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

WHATCOM COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

7,915

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

9

0.1%

16 - 19

664

8.4%

20 - 21

597

7.5%

22 - 39

3,721

47.0%

40 - 54

2,253

28.5%

55 and Over

671

8.5%

SEX:

Male

4,508

57.0%

Female

3,407

43.0%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

6,643

83.9%

African American

144

1.8%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

331

4.2%

Hispanic

313

4.0%

Asian and Pacific Islander

258

3.3%

Information Not Available

226

2.9%

VETERAN:

Veteran

380

4.8%

Vietnam Era Veteran

144

1.8%

Disabled Veteran

16

0.2%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

1,609

20.3%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

1,274

16.1%

Persons with Disabilities

91

1.1%

Seasonal Farmworkers

9

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.