Wetzel County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	17,693	17,502	*	8,586	8,493	*	9,107	9,009	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.92	*	100	98.92	*	100	98.92	*
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	14,051	13,920	*	6,720	6,662	*	7,331	7,258	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	99.07	*	100	99.14	*	100	99	*
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	13,930	13,800	*	6,660	6,610	*	7,270	7,200	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	99.07	*	100	99.13	*	100	99.01	*
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	6,983	6,925	*	4,113	4,081	*	2,870	2,844	*
Employment	6,280	6,231	*	3,676	3,651	*	2,604	2,580	*
Unemployment	703	694	*	437	430	*	266	264	*
Unemployment	10.1	10	*	10.6	10.5	*	9.3	9.3	*
Participation Rate	50.1	50.2	*	61.7	61.8	*	39.5	39.5	*
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	12,860	12,740	*	6,150	6,100	*	6,710	6,640	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	99.07	*	100	99.14	*	100	99	*
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	6,280	6,230	*	3,690	3,670	*	2,590	2,570	*
Employment	5,840	5,790	*	3,420	3,400	*	2,420	2,400	*
Unemployment	440	440	*	280	270	*	170	170	*
Unemployment	7.1	7	*	7.4	7.4	*	6.5	6.5	*
Participation Rate	48.9	48.9	*	60	60.1	*	38.6	38.6	*
Employment Distribution (1)	100	99.23	*	100	99.33	*	100	99.09	*
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	98.65	*	100	98.55	*	100	98.81	*
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.92	*	48.53	48	*	51.47	50.92	*
2008 Employment	100	99.23	*	58.54	58.14	*	41.46	41.09	*
2008 Unemployment	100	98.65	*	62.08	61.17	*	37.92	37.47	*
(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