Preston County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	29,334	28,995	86	14,535	14,372	*	14,799	14,623	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.84	0.29	100	98.88	*	100	98.81	*
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	23,370	23,133	66	11,491	11,371	*	11,879	11,762	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.99	0.28	100	98.96	*	100	99.02	*
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	23,100	22,870	70	11,360	11,240	*	11,740	11,630	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.99	0.28	100	98.95	*	100	99.02	*
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	12,922	12,776	56	7,364	7,280	*	5,558	5,496	*
Employment	12,042	11,915	53	6,875	6,800	*	5,167	5,115	*
Unemployment	880	861	3	489	480	*	391	381	*
Unemployment	6.8	6.7	5.4	6.6	6.6	*	7	6.9	*
Participation Rate	55.9	55.9	86.2	64.8	64.8	*	47.3	47.3	*
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	23,850	23,610	70	11,730	11,600	*	12,120	12,000	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.99	0.28	100	98.96	*	100	99.02	*
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	15,100	14,930	70	8,610	8,510	*	6,490	6,420	*
Employment	14,520	14,370	60	8,290	8,200	*	6,230	6,170	*
Unemployment	580	570	-	320	320	*	260	250	*
Unemployment	3.8	3.8	3	3.7	3.7	*	3.9	3.9	*
Participation Rate	63.3	63.2	98.5	73.4	73.4	*	53.5	53.5	*
Employment Distribution (1)	100	98.95	0.44	100	98.9	*	100	99	*
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	97.92	0.35	100	98.13	*	100	97.66	*
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.84	0.29	49.55	48.99	*	50.45	49.85	*
2008 Employment	100	98.95	0.44	57.09	56.47	*	42.91	42.48	*
2008 Unemployment	100	97.92	0.35	55.63	54.59	*	44.37	43.33	*
(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