Parkersburg-Marietta MSA Select Characteristics
  Both Sexes Male Female
  Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
2000 POPULATION                  
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                  
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                  
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)                  
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 Analysis 9-Dec-10