Mingo County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	28,253	27,233	661	13,665	13,175	323	14,588	14,058	338
Percent Distribution (1)	100	96.39	2.34	100	96.41	2.36	100	96.37	2.32
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	22,333	21,574	503	10,633	10,276	236	11,700	11,298	267
Percent Distribution (1)	100	96.6	2.25	100	96.64	2.22	100	96.56	2.28
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	22,220	21,470	500	10,580	10,230	240	11,640	11,240	270
Percent Distribution (1)	100	96.6	2.25	100	96.64	2.22	100	96.56	2.28
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	9,020	8,742	201	5,009	4,870	92	4,011	3,872	109
Employment	8,046	7,813	162	4,519	4,395	80	3,527	3,418	82
Unemployment	974	929	39	490	475	12	484	454	27
Unemployment	10.8	10.6	19.4	9.8	9.8	13	12.1	11.7	24.8
Participation Rate	40.6	40.7	40.1	47.3	47.6	39.1	34.4	34.4	41
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	20,730	20,030	470	9,870	9,540	220	10,860	10,490	250
Percent Distribution (1)	100	96.6	2.25	100	96.65	2.22	100	96.57	2.28
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	8,990	8,730	190	5,030	4,890	90	3,960	3,840	100
Employment	8,620	8,370	170	4,840	4,710	90	3,780	3,660	90
Unemployment	380	360	20	190	180	10	190	180	10
Unemployment	4.2	4.1	7.9	3.8	3.7	5.5	4.7	4.6	10.2
Participation Rate	43.4	43.6	40.5	51	51.3	41.6	36.5	36.6	39.5
Employment Distribution (1)	100	97.1	2.02	100	97.25	1.78	100	96.9	2.33
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	95.47	4	100	96.83	2.65	100	94.09	5.38
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	96.39	2.34	48.37	46.63	1.14	51.63	49.76	1.2
2008 Employment	100	97.1	2.02	56.17	54.62	1	43.83	42.48	1.02
2008 Unemployment	100	95.47	4	50.4	48.8	1.33	49.6	46.67	2.67
(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