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

YAKIMA COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

15,550

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

11

0.1%

16 - 19

1,517

9.8%

20 - 21

1,230

7.9%

22 - 39

7,589

48.8%

40 - 54

3,711

23.9%

55 and Over

1,492

9.6%

SEX:

Male

9,117

58.6%

Female

6,433

41.4%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

6,470

41.6%

African American

226

1.5%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

846

5.4%

Hispanic

6,170

39.7%

Asian and Pacific Islander

90

0.6%

Information Not Available

1,748

11.2%

VETERAN:

Veteran

424

2.7%

Vietnam Era Veteran

182

1.2%

Disabled Veteran

18

0.1%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

8,201

52.7%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

3,111

20.0%

Persons with Disabilities

111

0.7%

Seasonal Farmworkers

1,654

10.6%

Migrant Farmworkers

75

0.5%

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.