| Mercer County |
Select Characteristics |
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Both Sexes |
Male |
Female |
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Total |
White |
Black |
Total |
White |
Black |
Total |
White |
Black |
| 2000
POPULATION |
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| Total |
62,980 |
58,295 |
3,668 |
30,021 |
27,813 |
1,684 |
32,959 |
30,482 |
1,984 |
| Percent
Distribution (1) |
100 |
92.56 |
5.82 |
100 |
92.65 |
5.61 |
100 |
92.48 |
6.02 |
| 2000
POPULATION |
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| 16 YEARS
AND OVER |
51,310 |
47,801 |
2,774 |
24,035 |
22,428 |
1,229 |
27,275 |
25,373 |
1,545 |
| Percent
Distribution (1) |
100 |
93.16 |
5.41 |
100 |
93.31 |
5.11 |
100 |
93.03 |
5.66 |
| 2000
NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION |
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| 16 YEARS
AND OVER |
50,850 |
47,380 |
2,750 |
23,820 |
22,230 |
1,220 |
27,030 |
25,150 |
1,530 |
| Percent
Distribution (1) |
100 |
93.16 |
5.41 |
100 |
93.32 |
5.11 |
100 |
93.03 |
5.66 |
| 2000
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
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|
|
| Total |
25,995 |
24,227 |
1,318 |
13,966 |
13,132 |
571 |
12,029 |
11,095 |
747 |
| Employment |
23,451 |
21,982 |
1,086 |
12,444 |
11,762 |
446 |
11,007 |
10,220 |
640 |
| Unemployment |
2,544 |
2,245 |
232 |
1,522 |
1,370 |
125 |
1,022 |
875 |
107 |
| Unemployment |
9.8 |
9.3 |
17.6 |
10.9 |
10.4 |
21.9 |
8.5 |
7.9 |
14.3 |
| Participation
Rate |
51.1 |
51.1 |
47.9 |
58.6 |
59.1 |
46.9 |
44.5 |
44.1 |
48.8 |
| 2008
NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 YEARS
AND OVER |
49,660 |
46,260 |
2,680 |
23,260 |
21,710 |
1,190 |
26,400 |
24,560 |
1,500 |
| Percent
Distribution (1) |
100 |
93.16 |
5.4 |
100 |
93.31 |
5.11 |
100 |
93.03 |
5.66 |
| 2008
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 YEARS
AND OVER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
25,030 |
23,410 |
1,200 |
13,350 |
12,590 |
510 |
11,680 |
10,820 |
700 |
| Employment |
24,050 |
22,540 |
1,110 |
12,760 |
12,060 |
460 |
11,290 |
10,480 |
660 |
| Unemployment |
990 |
870 |
90 |
590 |
530 |
50 |
400 |
340 |
40 |
| Unemployment |
3.9 |
3.7 |
7.5 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
9.5 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
6 |
| Participation
Rate |
50.4 |
50.6 |
44.8 |
57.4 |
58 |
42.5 |
44.3 |
44.1 |
46.7 |
| Employment
Distribution (1) |
100 |
93.74 |
4.63 |
100 |
94.52 |
3.58 |
100 |
92.85 |
5.81 |
| Unemployment
Distribution (1) |
100 |
88.25 |
9.12 |
100 |
90.17 |
8.14 |
100 |
85.39 |
10.58 |
| Percent
Distribution of Select Characteristics (2) |
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| 2000 Total
Population |
100 |
92.56 |
5.82 |
47.67 |
44.16 |
2.67 |
52.33 |
48.4 |
3.15 |
| 2008
Employment |
100 |
93.74 |
4.63 |
53.06 |
50.16 |
1.9 |
46.94 |
43.58 |
2.73 |
| 2008
Unemployment |
100 |
88.25 |
9.12 |
59.78 |
53.9 |
4.86 |
40.22 |
34.35 |
4.26 |
| (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 |
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