Mason County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	25,957	25,533	130	12,724	12,514	72	13,233	13,019	58
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.37	0.5	100	98.35	0.57	100	98.38	0.44
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	20,789	20,482	85	10,001	9,853	43	10,788	10,629	42
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.52	0.41	100	98.52	0.43	100	98.53	0.39
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	20,520	20,220	80	9,870	9,730	40	10,650	10,490	40
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.52	0.4	100	98.52	0.43	100	98.53	0.39
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	10,416	10,287	37	5,906	5,831	17	4,510	4,456	20
Employment	9,363	9,246	28	5,184	5,121	8	4,179	4,125	20
Unemployment	1,053	1,041	9	722	710	9	331	331	-
Unemployment	10.1	10.1	24.3	12.2	12.2	52.9	7.3	7.4	-
Participation Rate	50.8	50.9	44.6	59.8	60	40.5	42.4	42.5	48.8
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	20,300	20,000	80	9,770	9,620	40	10,530	10,380	40
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.52	0.41	100	98.52	0.43	100	98.53	0.39
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	10,010	9,880	30	5,630	5,560	10	4,380	4,320	20
Employment	9,310	9,200	30	5,160	5,090	10	4,160	4,100	20
Unemployment	690	690	10	470	470	10	220	220	-
Unemployment	6.9	6.9	17.6	8.4	8.4	42.9	5	5	-
Participation Rate	49.3	49.4	41	57.7	57.8	33.3	41.5	41.6	48.8
Employment Distribution (1)	100	98.75	0.3	100	98.8	0.16	100	98.7	0.48
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	98.99	0.87	100	98.52	1.27	100	100	-
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.37	0.5	49.02	48.21	0.28	50.98	50.16	0.22
2008 Employment	100	98.75	0.3	55.36	54.7	0.09	44.64	44.06	0.21
2008 Unemployment	100	98.99	0.87	68.5	67.49	0.87	31.5	31.5	-
(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