Lewis County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	16,919	16,681	22	8,206	8,082	*	8,713	8,599	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.59	0.13	100	98.49	*	100	98.69	*
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	13,605	13,438	21	6,508	6,424	*	7,097	7,014	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.77	0.15	100	98.71	*	100	98.83	*
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	13,380	13,210	20	6,400	6,320	*	6,980	6,900	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.77	0.16	100	98.7	*	100	98.83	*
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	7,288	7,221	6	3,926	3,882	*	3,362	3,339	*
Employment	6,737	6,675	6	3,602	3,558	*	3,135	3,117	*
Unemployment	551	546	-	324	324	*	227	222	*
Unemployment	7.6	7.6	-	8.3	8.3	*	6.8	6.6	*
Participation Rate	54.5	54.6	28.6	61.3	61.5	*	48.2	48.4	*
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	13,670	13,500	20	6,540	6,450	*	7,130	7,050	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.77	0.15	100	98.7	*	100	98.84	*
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	7,350	7,280	10	3,940	3,900	*	3,400	3,380	*
Employment	7,050	6,980	10	3,770	3,720	*	3,280	3,260	*
Unemployment	300	300	-	180	180	*	120	120	*
Unemployment	4.1	4.1	-	4.5	4.5	*	3.6	3.6	*
Participation Rate	53.8	53.9	28.6	60.3	60.4	*	47.7	48	*
Employment Distribution (1)	100	99.08	0.09	100	98.78	*	100	99.42	*
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	99	-	100	100	*	100	97.58	*
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.59	0.13	48.5	47.77	*	51.5	50.82	*
2008 Employment	100	99.08	0.09	53.46	52.81	*	46.54	46.27	*
2008 Unemployment	100	99	-	58.67	58.67	*	41.33	40.33	*
(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