Brooke County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	25,447	24,913	216	12,182	11,927	116	13,265	12,986	100
Percent Distribution (1)	100	97.9	0.85	100	97.91	0.95	100	97.9	0.75
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	20,879	20,476	175	9,882	9,688	96	10,997	10,788	79
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.07	0.84	100	98.04	0.97	100	98.1	0.72
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	20,670	20,270	170	9,780	9,590	100	10,880	10,680	80
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.07	0.84	100	98.04	0.97	100	98.1	0.72
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	11,488	11,250	119	6,212	6,118	49	5,276	5,132	70
Employment	10,904	10,710	101	5,901	5,830	39	5,003	4,880	62
Unemployment	584	540	18	311	288	10	273	252	8
Unemployment	5.1	4.8	15.1	5	4.7	20.4	5.2	4.9	11.4
Participation Rate	55.6	55.5	68.8	63.5	63.8	51.6	48.5	48.1	89.7
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	19,100	18,730	160	9,040	8,860	90	10,060	9,870	70
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.07	0.84	100	98.04	0.97	100	98.1	0.72
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	11,060	10,830	120	5,980	5,890	50	5,080	4,940	70
Employment	10,440	10,260	100	5,650	5,580	40	4,790	4,670	60
Unemployment	620	570	20	330	310	10	290	270	10
Unemployment	5.6	5.3	16.5	5.5	5.2	22.9	5.7	5.4	11.9
Participation Rate	57.9	57.8	71.9	66.2	66.4	54.5	50.5	50.1	93.1
Employment Distribution (1)	100	98.22	0.92	100	98.8	0.65	100	97.54	1.23
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	92.58	3.06	100	92.73	3.33	100	92.41	2.76
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	97.9	0.85	47.87	46.87	0.46	52.13	51.03	0.39
2008 Employment	100	98.22	0.92	54.12	53.47	0.35	45.88	44.75	0.57
2008 Unemployment	100	92.58	3.06	53.23	49.35	1.77	46.77	43.23	1.29
(1) These statistics show the distribution of race in respect to their categories
(2) These statistics show the distribution of each category to the overall total
WorkForce West Virginia:  Research, Information and Analysis								9-Dec-10