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Table III-B Summary
BENTON COUNTY
UI CLAIMANTS BY OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORY
July 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999 /1
 

The following list shows a count of Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants resident in this county (determined by ZIP Code) who had an active claim under any program or entitlement during the period July 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999. "Exhaustees" are those who exhausted regular benefits during this period. "Average Weeks Claimed" is computed from the total, not necessarily continuous, weeks claimed during this 52-week period. Employees with more than one employer or occupation may be counted twice.

AVERAGE

TOTAL

NUMBER OF

WEEKS

D.O.T. CATEGORY TITLE

CLAIMANTS

EXHAUSTEES

CLAIMED

TOTAL, ALL OCCUPATIONS

9,576

1,453

9.5

PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL

1,389

257

11

CLERICAL

949

157

9.9

SALES

409

63

10.2

SERVICE

884

133

9.8

AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHING

1,159

193

10.8

PROCESSING

796

62

6.3

MACHINE TRADES

395

56

8.8

BENCHWORK

102

16

8.8

STRUCTURAL WORK

2,475

381

9

MOTOR FREIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION

429

40

8.9

PACKAGING AND MATERIALS HANDLING

497

75

8.7

MISC., NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

92

20

12.2

1/ D.O.T. categories are based on the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Fourth Edition, Revised 1991. Sometimes the source D.O.T. code is incomplete. If the general category is known, it is included with the category, otherwise it is included in the "MISC., NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED." September 1999. This table and detail tables are available for Washington and all counties.

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