Pleasants County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	7,514	7,386	36	3,760	3,683	*	3,754	3,703	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.3	0.48	100	97.95	*	100	98.64	*
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	5,965	5,858	*	2,942	2,876	*	3,023	2,982	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.21	*	100	97.76	*	100	98.64	*
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	5,710	5,610	*	2,820	2,750	*	2,890	2,850	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.21	*	100	97.76	*	100	98.65	*
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	3,194	3,122	*	1,763	1,733	*	1,431	1,389	*
Employment	2,982	2,926	*	1,653	1,633	*	1,329	1,293	*
Unemployment	212	196	*	110	100	*	102	96	*
Unemployment	6.6	6.3	*	6.2	5.8	*	7.1	6.9	*
Participation Rate	55.9	55.7	*	62.6	62.9	*	49.5	48.7	*
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	5,430	5,340	*	2,680	2,620	*	2,750	2,720	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.21	*	100	97.76	*	100	98.66	*
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	3,130	3,060	*	1,730	1,700	*	1,400	1,360	*
Employment	2,950	2,900	*	1,640	1,620	*	1,320	1,280	*
Unemployment	180	170	*	90	80	*	90	80	*
Unemployment	5.7	5.4	*	5.4	4.9	*	6.1	6	*
Participation Rate	57.6	57.4	*	64.5	64.9	*	50.9	50.1	*
Employment Distribution (1)	100	98.14	*	100	98.78	*	100	97.34	*
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	92.18	*	100	90.32	*	100	94.19	*
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.3	0.48	50.04	49.02	*	49.96	49.28	*
2008 Employment	100	98.14	*	55.44	54.76	*	44.56	43.38	*
2008 Unemployment	100	92.18	*	51.96	46.93	*	48.04	45.25	*
(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