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

WHITMAN COUNTY 

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

1,212

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

1

0.1%

16 - 19

100

8.3%

20 - 21

157

13.0%

22 - 39

693

57.2%

40 - 54

201

16.6%

55 and Over

60

5.0%

SEX:

Male

691

57.0%

Female

521

43.0%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

1,089

89.9%

African American

30

2.5%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

17

1.4%

Hispanic

23

1.9%

Asian and Pacific Islander

22

1.8%

Information Not Available

31

2.6%

VETERAN:

Veteran

90

7.4%

Vietnam Era Veteran

28

2.3%

Disabled Veteran

3

0.2%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

185

15.3%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

222

18.3%

Persons with Disabilities

22

1.8%

Seasonal Farmworkers

4

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.