Table III-B Summary
WASHINGTON STATE
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

369,331

55,187

9.9

PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL

65,042

10,419

10.9

CLERICAL

39,843

6,655

10

SALES

19,259

3,228

10

SERVICE

38,823

6,031

9.5

AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHING

29,550

5,199

10.9

PROCESSING

19,673

3,057

10.2

MACHINE TRADES

22,377

3,025

10.3

BENCHWORK

12,538

1,914

10.2

STRUCTURAL WORK

69,552

8,660

9

MOTOR FREIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION

18,242

2,006

9.2

PACKAGING AND MATERIALS HANDLING

32,096

4,632

9.4

2,336

361

9.4

1/ D.O.T. categories are based on the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Fourth Edition, Revised 1991.Sometimes the source D.O.T. is incomplete. If the general category is known, it is included with the category, otherwise it is included in "MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED." Detail reports available for Washington State and all counties.