Putnam County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	51,589	50,542	287	25,363	24,847	*	26,226	25,695	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	97.97	0.56	100	97.97	*	100	97.98	*
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	40,132	39,427	*	19,410	19,069	*	20,722	20,358	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.24	*	100	98.24	*	100	98.24	*
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	40,010	39,310	*	19,350	19,010	*	20,660	20,300	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.25	*	100	98.24	*	100	98.25	*
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	25,006	24,466	*	13,722	13,455	*	11,284	11,011	*
Employment	23,885	23,374	*	13,047	12,784	*	10,838	10,590	*
Unemployment	1,121	1,092	*	675	671	*	446	421	*
Unemployment	4.5	4.5	*	4.9	5	*	4	3.8	*
Participation Rate	62.5	62.2	*	70.9	70.8	*	54.6	54.3	*
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	43,030	42,280	*	20,810	20,450	*	22,220	21,830	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.24	*	100	98.24	*	100	98.24	*
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	27,430	26,840	*	15,030	14,740	*	12,400	12,100	*
Employment	26,540	25,980	*	14,500	14,210	*	12,050	11,770	*
Unemployment	890	860	*	530	530	*	350	330	*
Unemployment	3.2	3.2	*	3.5	3.6	*	2.8	2.7	*
Participation Rate	63.7	63.5	*	72.2	72.1	*	55.8	55.4	*
Employment Distribution (1)	100	97.86	*	100	97.99	*	100	97.71	*
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	97.4	*	100	99.44	*	100	94.32	*
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	97.97	0.56	49.16	48.16	*	50.84	49.81	*
2008 Employment	100	97.86	*	54.62	53.52	*	45.38	44.34	*
2008 Unemployment	100	97.4	*	60.23	59.89	*	39.77	37.51	*
(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