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 Table III-B Summary
ISLAND 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

2,760

400

9.7

PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL

573

109

11.6

CLERICAL

354

53

9.2

SALES

120

14

9.8

SERVICE

310

54

9.8

AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHING

91

15

10.7

PROCESSING

133

23

8.3

MACHINE TRADES

190

27

10.3

BENCHWORK

155

13

7.8

STRUCTURAL WORK

634

66

8.9

MOTOR FREIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION

115

13

9

PACKAGING AND MATERIALS HANDLING

65

11

10.2

MISC., NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

20

2

8.8

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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