Webster County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	9,719	9,639	*	4,783	4,745	*	4,936	4,894	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	99.18	*	100	99.21	*	100	99.15	*
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	7,802	7,739	*	3,795	3,768	*	4,007	3,971	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	99.19	*	100	99.29	*	100	99.1	*
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	7,740	7,680	*	3,770	3,740	*	3,980	3,940	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	99.19	*	100	99.28	*	100	99.09	*
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	3,401	3,395	*	1,908	1,902	*	1,493	1,493	*
Employment	2,906	2,900	*	1,701	1,695	*	1,205	1,205	*
Unemployment	495	495	*	207	207	*	288	288	*
Unemployment	14.6	14.6	*	10.8	10.9	*	19.3	19.3	*
Participation Rate	43.9	44.2	*	50.7	50.9	*	37.6	37.9	*
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	7,480	7,420	*	3,640	3,610	*	3,840	3,810	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	99.2	*	100	99.29	*	100	99.12	*
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	3,270	3,270	*	1,890	1,880	*	1,390	1,390	*
Employment	3,100	3,090	*	1,810	1,810	*	1,280	1,280	*
Unemployment	180	180	*	70	70	*	100	100	*
Unemployment	5.4	5.4	*	3.9	3.9	*	7.5	7.5	*
Participation Rate	43.8	44	*	51.8	52	*	36.1	36.4	*
Employment Distribution (1)	100	99.81	*	100	99.67	*	100	100	*
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	100	*	100	100	*	100	100	*
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	99.18	*	49.21	48.82	*	50.79	50.35	*
2008 Employment	100	99.81	*	58.53	58.33	*	41.47	41.47	*
2008 Unemployment	100	100	*	41.57	41.57	*	58.43	58.43	*
(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