Grant County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	11,299	11,110	76	5,585	5,483	44	5,714	5,627	32
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.33	0.67	100	98.17	0.79	100	98.48	0.56
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	9,019	8,887	62	4,415	4,343	37	4,604	4,544	25
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.54	0.69	100	98.37	0.84	100	98.7	0.54
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	8,900	8,770	60	4,350	4,280	40	4,540	4,480	30
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.54	0.69	100	98.37	0.83	100	98.7	0.55
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	5,321	5,257	50	3,046	3,005	30	2,275	2,252	20
Employment	5,016	4,952	50	2,860	2,819	30	2,156	2,133	20
Unemployment	305	305	-	186	186	-	119	119	-
Unemployment	5.7	5.8	-	6.1	6.2	-	5.2	5.3	-
Participation Rate	59.8	60	82	70	70.2	83.3	50.1	50.2	80
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	9,480	9,350	70	4,640	4,570	40	4,840	4,780	30
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.53	0.69	100	98.36	0.84	100	98.7	0.54
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	5,240	5,170	50	3,000	2,960	30	2,240	2,220	20
Employment	4,970	4,910	50	2,830	2,790	30	2,140	2,110	20
Unemployment	270	270	-	160	160	-	110	110	-
Unemployment	5.1	5.2	-	5.5	5.5	-	4.7	4.7	-
Participation Rate	55.2	55.4	76.9	64.5	64.7	76.9	46.3	46.4	76.9
Employment Distribution (1)	100	98.73	1.01	100	98.55	1.06	100	98.97	0.94
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	100	-	100	100	-	100	100	-
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.33	0.67	49.43	48.53	0.39	50.57	49.8	0.28
2008 Employment	100	98.73	1.01	57.02	56.2	0.6	42.98	42.53	0.4
2008 Unemployment	100	100	-	60.97	60.97	-	39.03	39.03	-
(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