Jackson County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	28,000	27,649	23	13,623	13,450	*	14,377	14,199	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.75	0.08	100	98.73	*	100	98.76	*
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	22,064	21,831	15	10,572	10,453	*	11,492	11,378	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.94	0.07	100	98.87	*	100	99.01	*
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	21,780	21,550	20	10,440	10,320	*	11,350	11,230	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.94	0.07	100	98.87	*	100	99.01	*
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	12,190	12,115	10	6,746	6,711	*	5,444	5,404	*
Employment	11,468	11,418	10	6,286	6,276	*	5,182	5,142	*
Unemployment	722	697	-	460	435	*	262	262	*
Unemployment	5.9	5.8	-	6.8	6.5	*	4.8	4.8	*
Participation Rate	56	56.2	66.7	64.6	65	*	48	48.1	*
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	21,900	21,670	20	10,500	10,380	*	11,410	11,300	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.94	0.07	100	98.88	*	100	99	*
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	11,900	11,830	10	6,580	6,550	*	5,330	5,290	*
Employment	11,310	11,260	10	6,200	6,190	*	5,110	5,070	*
Unemployment	590	570	-	380	360	*	220	220	*
Unemployment	5	4.8	-	5.7	5.5	*	4	4.1	*
Participation Rate	54.3	54.6	66.7	62.7	63.1	*	46.7	46.8	*
Employment Distribution (1)	100	99.57	0.09	100	99.84	*	100	99.24	*
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	96.62	-	100	94.69	*	100	100	*
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.75	0.08	48.65	48.04	*	51.35	50.71	*
2008 Employment	100	99.57	0.09	54.81	54.73	*	45.19	44.84	*
2008 Unemployment	100	96.62	-	63.68	60.3	*	36.32	36.32	*
(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