Kanawha County Select Characteristics
  Both Sexes Male Female
  Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
2000 POPULATION                  
Total 200,073 180,989 13,955 95,178 86,034 6,609 104,895 94,955 7,346
Percent Distribution (1) 100 90.46 6.97 100 90.39 6.94 100 90.52 7
2000 POPULATION                  
16 YEARS AND OVER 162,467 148,639 10,424 75,914 69,426 4,831 86,553 79,213 5,593
Percent Distribution (1) 100 91.49 6.42 100 91.45 6.36 100 91.52 6.46
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION                  
16 YEARS AND OVER 160,940 147,240 10,330 75,200 68,770 4,790 85,740 78,470 5,540
Percent Distribution (1) 100 91.49 6.42 100 91.45 6.36 100 91.52 6.46
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                  
Total 94,410 86,097 5,897 49,458 45,353 2,787 44,952 40,744 3,110
Employment 88,982 81,525 5,240 46,256 42,590 2,454 42,726 38,935 2,786
Unemployment 5,428 4,572 657 3,202 2,763 333 2,226 1,809 324
Unemployment 5.7 5.3 11.1 6.5 6.1 11.9 5 4.4 10.4
Participation Rate 58.7 58.5 57.1 65.8 65.9 58.2 52.4 51.9 56.1
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION                  
16 YEARS AND OVER 153,650 140,570 9,860 71,800 65,660 4,570 81,860 74,920 5,290
Percent Distribution (1) 100 91.49 6.42 100 91.45 6.36 100 91.52 6.46
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                  
16 YEARS AND OVER                  
Total 91,870 83,930 5,610 47,980 44,070 2,640 43,890 39,860 2,970
Employment 88,690 81,250 5,220 46,100 42,450 2,450 42,580 38,810 2,780
Unemployment 3,180 2,680 390 1,880 1,620 200 1,300 1,060 190
Unemployment 3.5 3.2 6.9 3.9 3.7 7.4 3 2.7 6.4
Participation Rate 59.8 59.7 56.9 66.8 67.1 57.8 53.6 53.2 56.1
Employment Distribution (1) 100 91.62 5.89 100 92.07 5.31 100 91.13 6.52
Unemployment Distribution (1) 100 84.21 12.11 100 86.29 10.4 100 81.21 14.57
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)                  
2000 Total Population 100 90.46 6.97 47.57 43 3.3 52.43 47.46 3.67
2008 Employment 100 91.62 5.89 51.98 47.86 2.76 48.02 43.76 3.13
2008 Unemployment 100 84.21 12.11 58.98 50.9 6.13 41.02 33.31 5.98
(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