Monroe County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	14,583	13,514	872	6,470	6,316	69	8,113	7,198	803
Percent Distribution (1)	100	92.67	5.98	100	97.62	1.07	100	88.72	9.9
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	11,999	11,022	837	5,123	5,016	48	6,876	6,006	789
Percent Distribution (1)	100	91.86	6.98	100	97.91	0.94	100	87.35	11.47
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	10,530	9,680	740	4,500	4,400	40	6,040	5,270	690
Percent Distribution (1)	100	91.86	6.98	100	97.91	0.93	100	87.36	11.48
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	5,561	5,449	32	3,106	3,054	15	2,455	2,395	17
Employment	5,272	5,172	25	2,955	2,913	10	2,317	2,259	15
Unemployment	289	277	7	151	141	5	138	136	2
Unemployment	5.2	5.1	21.9	4.9	4.6	33.3	5.6	5.7	11.8
Participation Rate	52.8	56.3	4.4	69.1	69.3	35.7	40.7	45.4	2.5
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	9,920	9,120	690	4,240	4,150	40	5,690	4,970	650
Percent Distribution (1)	100	91.86	6.98	100	97.92	0.94	100	87.34	11.48
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	5,860	5,750	30	3,280	3,220	20	2,590	2,520	20
Employment	5,610	5,500	30	3,140	3,100	10	2,470	2,400	20
Unemployment	260	240	10	130	120	-	120	120	-
Unemployment	4.3	4.2	18.2	4.1	3.8	26.7	4.7	4.8	11.1
Participation Rate	59.1	63	4.8	77.3	77.7	37.5	45.5	50.8	2.8
Employment Distribution (1)	100	98.11	0.48	100	98.6	0.35	100	97.48	0.65
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	95.69	2.35	100	93.23	3.01	100	98.36	1.64
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	92.67	5.98	44.37	43.31	0.47	55.63	49.36	5.51
2008 Employment	100	98.11	0.48	56.04	55.26	0.2	43.96	42.85	0.29
2008 Unemployment	100	95.69	2.35	52.16	48.63	1.57	47.84	47.06	0.78
(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