Summers County Select Characteristics
  Both Sexes Male Female
  Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
2000 POPULATION                  
Total 12,999 12,553 280 6,353 6,141 138 6,646 6,412 142
Percent Distribution (1) 100 96.57 2.15 100 96.66 2.17 100 96.48 2.14
2000 POPULATION                  
16 YEARS AND OVER 10,711 10,381 216 5,191 5,028 106 5,520 5,353 110
Percent Distribution (1) 100 96.92 2.02 100 96.86 2.04 100 96.97 1.99
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION                  
16 YEARS AND OVER 10,560 10,230 210 5,120 4,960 100 5,440 5,280 110
Percent Distribution (1) 100 96.92 2.01 100 96.87 2.03 100 96.97 1.98
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                  
Total 4,816 4,674 121 2,655 2,558 76 2,161 2,116 45
Employment 4,214 4,128 80 2,338 2,289 43 1,876 1,839 37
Unemployment 602 546 41 317 269 33 285 277 8
Unemployment 12.5 11.7 33.9 11.9 10.5 43.4 13.2 13.1 17.8
Participation Rate 45.6 45.7 57.1 51.9 51.6 73.1 39.7 40.1 41.7
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION                  
16 YEARS AND OVER 10,570 10,250 210 5,120 4,960 110 5,450 5,280 110
Percent Distribution (1) 100 96.93 2.02 100 96.86 2.05 100 96.99 2
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                  
16 YEARS AND OVER                  
Total 4,640 4,530 100 2,570 2,500 60 2,070 2,030 40
Employment 4,420 4,330 80 2,450 2,400 50 1,970 1,930 40
Unemployment 230 210 20 120 100 10 110 100 -
Unemployment 4.9 4.5 15.2 4.7 4 21.1 5.2 5.1 7.1
Participation Rate 43.9 44.2 46.3 50.2 50.4 54.3 38.1 38.4 38.5
Employment Distribution (1) 100 97.94 1.9 100 97.88 1.84 100 98.02 1.98
Unemployment Distribution (1) 100 90.31 6.61 100 84.17 10 100 97.2 2.8
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)                  
2000 Total Population 100 96.57 2.15 48.87 47.24 1.06 51.13 49.33 1.09
2008 Employment 100 97.94 1.9 55.49 54.31 1.02 44.51 43.63 0.88
2008 Unemployment 100 90.31 6.61 52.86 44.49 5.29 47.14 45.81 1.32
(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