Hampshire County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	20,203	19,807	167	10,087	9,867	*	10,116	9,940	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.04	0.83	100	97.82	*	100	98.26	*
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	15,728	15,442	*	7,775	7,616	*	7,953	7,826	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.18	*	100	97.95	*	100	98.4	*
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	15,500	15,220	*	7,660	7,510	*	7,840	7,710	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.18	*	100	97.95	*	100	98.41	*
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	9,040	8,907	*	5,053	5,001	*	3,987	3,906	*
Employment	8,586	8,473	*	4,825	4,784	*	3,761	3,689	*
Unemployment	454	434	*	228	217	*	226	217	*
Unemployment	5	4.9	*	4.5	4.3	*	5.7	5.6	*
Participation Rate	58.3	58.5	*	65.9	66.6	*	50.9	50.6	*
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	17,320	17,010	*	8,560	8,390	*	8,760	8,620	*
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.18	*	100	97.96	*	100	98.4	*
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	9,440	9,310	*	5,280	5,230	*	4,160	4,080	*
Employment	9,050	8,930	*	5,080	5,040	*	3,960	3,890	*
Unemployment	400	380	*	200	190	*	200	190	*
Unemployment	4.2	4.1	*	3.8	3.6	*	4.7	4.6	*
Participation Rate	54.5	54.7	*	61.7	62.4	*	47.5	47.3	*
Employment Distribution (1)	100	98.68	*	100	99.15	*	100	98.08	*
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	95.45	*	100	94.97	*	100	95.94	*
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.04	0.83	49.93	48.84	*	50.07	49.2	*
2008 Employment	100	98.68	*	56.2	55.72	*	43.8	42.96	*
2008 Unemployment	100	95.45	*	50.25	47.73	*	49.75	47.73	*
(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