Clay County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	10,330	10,146	*	5,109	5,023	*	5,221	5,123	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.22	*	100	98.32	*	100	98.12	*
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	8,009	7,880	*	3,948	3,889	*	4,061	3,991	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.39	*	100	98.51	*	100	98.28	*
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	7,940	7,820	*	3,920	3,860	*	4,030	3,960	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.39	*	100	98.49	*	100	98.29	*
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	3,614	3,536	*	2,146	2,100	*	1,468	1,436	*
Employment	3,199	3,140	*	1,906	1,873	*	1,293	1,267	*
Unemployment	415	396	*	240	227	*	175	169	*
Unemployment	11.5	11.2	*	11.2	10.8	*	11.9	11.8	*
Participation Rate	45.5	45.2	*	54.8	54.4	*	36.4	36.3	*
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	7,750	7,620	*	3,820	3,760	*	3,930	3,860	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.39	*	100	98.51	*	100	98.27	*
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	3,480	3,410	*	2,070	2,030	*	1,410	1,380	*
Employment	3,270	3,210	*	1,950	1,910	*	1,320	1,290	*
Unemployment	220	210	*	120	120	*	90	90	*
Unemployment	6.2	6	*	6	5.8	*	6.4	6.4	*
Participation Rate	44.9	44.8	*	54.2	54	*	35.9	35.8	*
Employment Distribution (1)	100	98.16	*	100	98.25	*	100	98.03	*
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	95.81	*	100	95.16	*	100	96.7	*
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.22	*	49.46	48.63	*	50.54	49.59	*
2008 Employment	100	98.16	*	59.6	58.56	*	40.4	39.61	*
2008 Unemployment	100	95.81	*	57.67	54.88	*	42.33	40.93	*
(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