Upshur County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	23,404	22,981	144	11,354	11,129	94	12,050	11,852	50
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.19	0.62	100	98.02	0.83	100	98.36	0.41
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	18,815	18,490	121	8,970	8,791	78	9,845	9,699	43
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.27	0.64	100	98	0.87	100	98.52	0.44
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	18,670	18,350	120	8,900	8,730	80	9,770	9,630	40
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.27	0.64	100	98	0.86	100	98.52	0.44
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	9,951	9,807	37	5,328	5,253	13	4,623	4,554	24
Employment	9,254	9,127	37	4,975	4,907	13	4,279	4,220	24
Unemployment	697	680	-	353	346	-	344	334	-
Unemployment	7	6.9	-	6.6	6.6	-	7.4	7.3	-
Participation Rate	53.3	53.4	30.8	59.8	60.2	16.9	47.3	47.3	55.8
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	18,820	18,490	120	8,970	8,790	80	9,850	9,700	40
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.27	0.64	100	98	0.87	100	98.52	0.44
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	10,680	10,520	40	5,730	5,650	10	4,950	4,880	30
Employment	10,240	10,090	40	5,500	5,430	10	4,730	4,670	30
Unemployment	440	430	-	220	220	-	220	210	-
Unemployment	4.1	4.1	-	3.9	3.9	-	4.4	4.3	-
Participation Rate	56.7	56.9	33.9	63.8	64.2	17.9	50.3	50.3	62.8
Employment Distribution (1)	100	98.62	0.4	100	98.64	0.25	100	98.61	0.57
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	97.51	-	100	98.21	-	100	96.79	-
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.19	0.62	48.51	47.55	0.4	51.49	50.64	0.21
2008 Employment	100	98.62	0.4	53.76	53.02	0.14	46.24	45.6	0.26
2008 Unemployment	100	97.51	-	50.57	49.66	-	49.43	47.85	-
(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