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Table III-B Summary
THURSTON 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

11,860

1,729

9.7

PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL

2,163

342

10.5

CLERICAL

1,484

251

10.1

SALES

712

99

10.1

SERVICE

1,250

175

9.4

AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHING

441

60

9.4

PROCESSING

273

62

10.5

MACHINE TRADES

807

130

10.6

BENCHWORK

229

36

9.8

STRUCTURAL WORK

2,368

288

8.7

MOTOR FREIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION

716

70

8.5

PACKAGING AND MATERIALS HANDLING

1,348

195

9.9

MISC., , NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

69

21

9.2

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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