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 Table III-B Summary
CLARK 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

19,196

2,858

9.1

PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL

2,641

398

9.9

CLERICAL

1,833

310

9.7

SALES

1,355

204

9.4

SERVICE

1,338

159

8.6

AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHING

197

22

8.9

PROCESSING

806

46

4.7

MACHINE TRADES

1,309

191

8.4

BENCHWORK

1,198

334

12.3

STRUCTURAL WORK

5,763

721

8.6

MOTOR FREIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION

985

73

8.5

PACKAGING AND MATERIALS HANDLING

1,730

392

10.2

MISC., NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

41

8

10.4

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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