State of West Virginia Select Characteristics
  Both Sexes Male Female
  Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
2000 POPULATION                  
Total 1,808,344 1,718,777 57,232 879,170 834,263 28,847 929,174 884,514 28,385
Percent Distribution (1) 100 95.05 3.16 100 94.89 3.28 100 95.19 3.05
2000 POPULATION                  
16 YEARS AND OVER 1,455,370 1,388,700 44,197 697,861 664,569 22,127 757,509 724,131 22,070
Percent Distribution (1) 100 95.42 3.04 100 95.23 3.17 100 95.59 2.91
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION                  
16 YEARS AND OVER 1,432,400 1,366,800 43,500 686,800 654,100 21,800 745,500 712,700 21,700
Percent Distribution (1) 100 95.42 3.04 100 95.23 3.17 100 95.59 2.91
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                  
Total 790,694 755,560 21,427 430,529 412,030 10,923 360,165 343,530 10,504
Employment 732,673 702,058 18,442 396,289 380,447 9,149 336,384 321,611 9,293
Unemployment 58,021 53,502 2,985 34,240 31,583 1,774 23,781 21,919 1,211
Unemployment 7.3 7.1 13.9 8 7.7 16.2 6.6 6.4 11.5
Participation Rate 55.2 55.3 49.3 62.7 63 50.2 48.3 48.2 48.4
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION                  
16 YEARS AND OVER 1,436,300 1,370,500 43,600 688,700 655,800 21,800 747,600 714,600 21,800
Percent Distribution (1) 100 95.42 3.04 100 95.23 3.17 100 95.59 2.91
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                  
16 YEARS AND OVER                  
Total 806,200 771,200 21,200 437,700 419,500 10,700 368,400 351,800 10,500
Employment 771,800 739,600 19,400 417,500 400,800 9,600 354,400 338,800 9,800
Unemployment 34,300 31,700 1,800 20,300 18,700 1,100 14,100 13,000 700
Unemployment 4.3 4.1 8.3 4.6 4.5 9.8 3.8 3.7 6.8
Participation Rate 56.1 56.3 48.6 63.6 64 48.9 49.3 49.2 48.2
Employment Distribution (1) 100 95.82 2.52 100 96 2.31 100 95.61 2.76
Unemployment Distribution (1) 100 92.21 5.14 100 92.24 5.18 100 92.17 5.09
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)                  
2000 Total Population 100 95.05 3.16 48.62 46.13 1.6 51.38 48.91 1.57
2008 Employment 100 95.82 2.52 54.09 51.93 1.25 45.91 43.9 1.27
2008 Unemployment 100 92.21 5.14 59.01 54.43 3.06 40.99 37.78 2.09
(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