| Parkersburg-Marietta MSA |
Select Characteristics |
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Both Sexes |
Male |
Female |
| |
Total |
White |
Black |
Total |
White |
Black |
Total |
White |
Black |
| 2000
POPULATION |
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| Total |
164,624 |
160,364 |
1,525 |
79,695 |
77,507 |
869 |
84,929 |
82,857 |
656 |
| Percent
Distribution (1) |
100 |
97.41 |
0.93 |
100 |
97.25 |
1.09 |
100 |
97.56 |
0.77 |
| 2000
POPULATION |
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|
|
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| 16 YEARS
AND OVER |
130,956 |
127,839 |
1,180 |
62,403 |
60,791 |
677 |
68,553 |
67,048 |
503 |
| Percent
Distribution (1) |
100 |
97.62 |
0.9 |
100 |
97.42 |
1.08 |
100 |
97.8 |
0.73 |
| 2000
NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
| 16 YEARS
AND OVER |
129,100 |
126,000 |
1,200 |
61,500 |
59,900 |
700 |
67,600 |
66,100 |
500 |
| Percent
Distribution (1) |
100 |
97.62 |
0.9 |
100 |
97.42 |
1.08 |
100 |
97.8 |
0.73 |
| 2000
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
77,485 |
75,497 |
634 |
41,942 |
40,930 |
334 |
35,543 |
34,567 |
300 |
| Employment |
72,176 |
70,452 |
558 |
38,730 |
37,852 |
297 |
33,446 |
32,600 |
261 |
| Unemployment |
5,309 |
5,045 |
76 |
3,212 |
3,078 |
37 |
2,097 |
1,967 |
39 |
| Unemployment |
6.9 |
6.7 |
12 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
11.1 |
5.9 |
5.7 |
13 |
| Participation
Rate |
60 |
59.9 |
54.5 |
68.2 |
68.3 |
50.1 |
52.6 |
52.3 |
60.5 |
| 2008
NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 YEARS
AND OVER |
96,200 |
93,900 |
900 |
45,900 |
44,700 |
500 |
50,400 |
49,300 |
400 |
| Percent
Distribution (1) |
100 |
97.62 |
0.9 |
100 |
97.42 |
1.08 |
100 |
97.8 |
0.73 |
| 2008
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 YEARS
AND OVER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
79,300 |
77,300 |
600 |
42,800 |
41,800 |
300 |
36,500 |
35,500 |
300 |
| Employment |
75,300 |
73,500 |
600 |
40,400 |
39,500 |
300 |
34,900 |
34,000 |
300 |
| Unemployment |
4,000 |
3,800 |
100 |
2,400 |
2,300 |
- |
1,600 |
1,500 |
- |
| Unemployment |
5.1 |
4.9 |
9.1 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
8.3 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
9.9 |
| Participation
Rate |
82.4 |
82.3 |
73.8 |
93.4 |
93.6 |
68 |
72.4 |
72.1 |
81.6 |
| Employment
Distribution (1) |
100 |
97.61 |
0.77 |
100 |
97.73 |
0.77 |
100 |
97.47 |
0.78 |
| Unemployment
Distribution (1) |
100 |
95.01 |
1.44 |
100 |
95.81 |
1.15 |
100 |
93.78 |
1.89 |
| Percent
Distribution of Select Characteristics (2) |
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| 2000 Total
Population |
100 |
97.41 |
0.93 |
48.41 |
47.08 |
0.53 |
51.59 |
50.33 |
0.4 |
| 2008
Employment |
100 |
97.61 |
0.77 |
53.66 |
52.44 |
0.41 |
46.34 |
45.17 |
0.36 |
| 2008
Unemployment |
100 |
95.01 |
1.44 |
60.5 |
57.97 |
0.7 |
39.5 |
37.04 |
0.74 |
| (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
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