| State of West Virginia |
Select Characteristics |
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Both Sexes |
Male |
Female |
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Total |
White |
Black |
Total |
White |
Black |
Total |
White |
Black |
| 2000
POPULATION |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
|
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|
|
|
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|
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| 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 |
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|
|
|
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| 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 |
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|
|
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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