Mineral County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	27,078	26,037	690	13,250	12,739	351	13,828	13,298	339
Percent Distribution (1)	100	96.16	2.55	100	96.14	2.65	100	96.17	2.45
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	21,488	20,745	528	10,355	9,992	267	11,133	10,753	261
Percent Distribution (1)	100	96.54	2.46	100	96.49	2.58	100	96.59	2.34
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	21,290	20,560	520	10,260	9,900	270	11,030	10,660	260
Percent Distribution (1)	100	96.54	2.46	100	96.49	2.58	100	96.59	2.35
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	12,518	12,058	331	6,996	6,718	191	5,522	5,340	140
Employment	11,788	11,369	301	6,499	6,258	165	5,289	5,111	136
Unemployment	730	689	30	497	460	26	233	229	4
Unemployment	5.8	5.7	9.1	7.1	6.8	13.6	4.2	4.3	2.9
Participation Rate	58.8	58.7	63.2	68.2	67.9	72.1	50.1	50.1	54.1
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	21,070	20,340	520	10,150	9,800	260	10,920	10,540	260
Percent Distribution (1)	100	96.54	2.46	100	96.49	2.58	100	96.58	2.35
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	13,420	12,930	350	7,470	7,180	200	5,940	5,740	150
Employment	12,810	12,360	330	7,060	6,800	180	5,750	5,560	150
Unemployment	600	570	20	410	380	20	190	190	-
Unemployment	4.5	4.4	6.8	5.5	5.3	10.5	3.2	3.3	2
Participation Rate	63.7	63.5	67.8	73.6	73.3	76.3	54.4	54.5	59
Employment Distribution (1)	100	96.44	2.55	100	96.29	2.53	100	96.63	2.57
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	94.35	3.99	100	92.44	5.12	100	98.44	1.56
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	96.16	2.55	48.93	47.05	1.3	51.07	49.11	1.25
2008 Employment	100	96.44	2.55	55.13	53.09	1.4	44.87	43.35	1.16
2008 Unemployment	100	94.35	3.99	68.11	62.96	3.49	31.89	31.4	0.5
(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