Table III-A3 Summary
JSC Applicants & Openings for Occupational Categories
WHATCOM COUNTY
July 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999 1/

APPLICANTS

OPENINGS

MINORITY 2/

D.O.T. OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORY TITLE

TOTAL

TOTAL

FEMALE

DISABLED

MINORITY

AA

HI

IN

AS

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED & OPENINGS

5,397

7,915

3,407

91

1,046

144

313

331

258

Percent of Total Applicants

100.0%

43.0%

1.1%

13.2%

1.8%

4.0%

4.2%

3.3%

PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL & MANAGERIAL

939

985

511

16

79

17

14

23

25

Percent of Individual Occupational Category

100.0%

51.9%

1.6%

8.0%

1.7%

1.4%

2.3%

2.5%

CLERICAL

865

537

416

8

52

10

10

26

6

Percent of Individual Occupational Category

100.0%

77.5%

1.5%

9.7%

1.9%

1.9%

4.8%

1.1%

SALES

363

269

134

3

22

4

9

2

7

Percent of Individual Occupational Category

100.0%

49.8%

1.1%

8.2%

1.5%

3.3%

0.7%

2.6%

SERVICE

760

601

343

7

90

13

27

33

17

Percent of Individual Occupational Category

100.0%

57.1%

1.2%

15.0%

2.2%

4.5%

5.5%

2.8%

AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY & FISHING

276

226

54

3

78

1

53

13

11

Percent of Individual Occupational Category

100.0%

23.9%

1.3%

34.5%

0.4%

23.5%

5.8%

4.9%

PROCESSING

354

152

49

0

62

6

32

7

17

Percent of Individual Occupational Category

100.0%

32.2%

0.0%

40.8%

3.9%

21.1%

4.6%

11.2%

MACHINE TRADES

209

201

22

1

14

3

3

0

8

Percent of Individual Occupational Category

100.0%

10.9%

0.5%

7.0%

1.5%

1.5%

0.0%

4.0%

BENCHWORK

253

120

56

3

24

2

3

0

19

Percent of Individual Occupational Category

100.0%

46.7%

2.5%

20.0%

1.7%

2.5%

0.0%

15.8%

STRUCTURAL WORK

591

610

24

6

59

10

26

18

5

Percent of Individual Occupational Category

100.0%

3.9%

1.0%

9.7%

1.6%

4.3%

3.0%

0.8%

MOTOR FREIGHT & TRANSPORTATION

227

181

26

4

12

2

5

3

2

Percent of Individual Occupational Category

100.0%

14.4%

2.2%

6.6%

1.1%

2.8%

1.7%

1.1%

PACKAGING & MATERIAL HANDLING

532

152

24

4

26

3

12

6

5

Percent of Individual Occupational Category

100.0%

15.8%

2.6%

17.1%

2.0%

7.9%

3.9%

3.3%

MISC., NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

28

3,881

1,748

36

528

73

119

200

136

Percent of Individual Occupational Category

100.0%

45.0%

0.9%

13.6%

1.9%

3.1%

5.2%

3.5%

1/ D.O.T. categories are based on the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Fourth Edition, Revised 1991. Sometimes the D.O.T. code is incomplete. If the general category is known, it is included with the category. If no code is available, it is included in the "MISC., NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED."
2/ AA-African American, HI-Hispanic, IN-American Indian/Native Alaskan, AS-Asian/Pacific Islander.

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