Ritchie County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	10,343	10,206	14	5,070	4,996	*	5,273	5,210	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.68	0.14	100	98.54	*	100	98.81	*
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	8,289	8,189	12	4,042	3,988	*	4,247	4,201	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.79	0.14	100	98.66	*	100	98.92	*
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	8,210	8,110	10	4,010	3,950	*	4,210	4,160	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.78	0.15	100	98.65	*	100	98.91	*
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	4,336	4,255	11	2,475	2,426	*	1,861	1,829	*
Employment	4,009	3,947	7	2,310	2,268	*	1,699	1,679	*
Unemployment	327	308	4	165	158	*	162	150	*
Unemployment	7.5	7.2	36.4	6.7	6.5	*	8.7	8.2	*
Participation Rate	52.8	52.4	91.7	61.8	61.4	*	44.2	43.9	*
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	8,190	8,090	10	3,990	3,940	*	4,190	4,150	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.79	0.15	100	98.67	*	100	98.9	*
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	4,500	4,420	10	2,580	2,530	*	1,930	1,900	*
Employment	4,260	4,190	10	2,450	2,410	*	1,810	1,780	*
Unemployment	240	230	-	120	120	*	120	110	*
Unemployment	5.4	5.2	30	4.8	4.7	*	6.3	5.9	*
Participation Rate	55	54.7	83.3	64.6	64.2	*	45.9	45.7	*
Employment Distribution (1)	100	98.45	0.16	100	98.17	*	100	98.84	*
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	94.26	1.23	100	95.93	*	100	92.56	*
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.68	0.14	49.02	48.3	*	50.98	50.37	*
2008 Employment	100	98.45	0.16	57.62	56.56	*	42.38	41.89	*
2008 Unemployment	100	94.26	1.23	50.41	48.36	*	49.59	45.9	*
(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