Nicholas County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	26,562	26,255	*	12,983	12,833	*	13,579	13,422	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.84	*	100	98.84	*	100	98.84	*
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	21,179	20,951	*	10,209	10,094	*	10,970	10,857	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.92	*	100	98.87	*	100	98.97	*
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	21,000	20,780	*	10,120	10,010	*	10,880	10,770	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.92	*	100	98.87	*	100	98.97	*
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	10,704	10,568	*	5,914	5,826	*	4,790	4,742	*
Employment	9,883	9,755	*	5,398	5,318	*	4,485	4,437	*
Unemployment	821	813	*	516	508	*	305	305	*
Unemployment	7.7	7.7	*	8.7	8.7	*	6.4	6.4	*
Participation Rate	51	50.9	*	58.4	58.2	*	44	44	*
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	20,670	20,450	*	9,960	9,850	*	10,710	10,600	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.93	*	100	98.88	*	100	98.97	*
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	10,620	10,480	*	5,840	5,750	*	4,780	4,730	*
Employment	10,140	10,010	*	5,540	5,460	*	4,600	4,550	*
Unemployment	480	470	*	300	300	*	180	180	*
Unemployment	4.5	4.5	*	5.2	5.1	*	3.7	3.8	*
Participation Rate	51.4	51.3	*	58.6	58.4	*	44.7	44.7	*
Employment Distribution (1)	100	98.71	*	100	98.52	*	100	98.94	*
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	98.96	*	100	98.34	*	100	100	*
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.84	*	48.88	48.31	*	51.12	50.53	*
2008 Employment	100	98.71	*	54.62	53.81	*	45.38	44.9	*
2008 Unemployment	100	98.96	*	62.84	61.8	*	37.16	37.16	*
(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