Wayne County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	42,903	42,382	54	20,993	20,736	*	21,910	21,646	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.79	0.13	100	98.78	*	100	98.8	*
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	34,118	33,771	35	16,366	16,199	*	17,752	17,572	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.98	0.1	100	98.98	*	100	98.99	*
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	34,050	33,700	40	16,330	16,170	*	17,720	17,540	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.98	0.1	100	98.98	*	100	98.98	*
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	17,330	17,160	11	9,331	9,234	*	7,999	7,926	*
Employment	16,184	16,042	11	8,675	8,598	*	7,509	7,444	*
Unemployment	1,146	1,118	-	656	636	*	490	482	*
Unemployment	6.6	6.5	-	7	6.9	*	6.1	6.1	*
Participation Rate	50.9	50.9	31.4	57.1	57.1	*	45.2	45.2	*
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	32,600	32,270	30	15,640	15,480	*	16,960	16,790	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.98	0.1	100	98.98	*	100	98.99	*
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	17,540	17,370	10	9,430	9,340	*	8,110	8,040	*
Employment	16,740	16,590	10	8,970	8,890	*	7,770	7,700	*
Unemployment	800	780	-	460	450	*	340	340	*
Unemployment	4.6	4.5	-	4.9	4.8	*	4.2	4.2	*
Participation Rate	53.8	53.8	33.3	60.3	60.3	*	47.8	47.9	*
Employment Distribution (1)	100	99.12	0.07	100	99.12	*	100	99.12	*
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	97.51	-	100	96.95	*	100	98.25	*
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.79	0.13	48.93	48.33	*	51.07	50.45	*
2008 Employment	100	99.12	0.07	53.6	53.13	*	46.4	45.99	*
2008 Unemployment	100	97.51	-	57.23	55.49	*	42.77	42.02	*
(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