Taylor County	Select Characteristics
	Both Sexes			Male			Female
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
2000 POPULATION
Total	16,089	15,779	134	7,869	7,720	70	8,220	8,059	64
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.07	0.83	100	98.11	0.89	100	98.04	0.78
2000 POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	12,852	12,634	103	6,203	6,095	56	6,649	6,539	47
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.3	0.8	100	98.26	0.9	100	98.35	0.71
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	12,410	12,200	100	5,990	5,880	50	6,420	6,310	50
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.3	0.8	100	98.25	0.9	100	98.35	0.7
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Total	6,775	6,649	55	3,780	3,693	39	2,995	2,956	16
Employment	6,277	6,174	55	3,455	3,391	39	2,822	2,783	16
Unemployment	498	475	-	325	302	-	173	173	-
Unemployment	7.4	7.1	-	8.6	8.2	-	5.8	5.9	-
Participation Rate	54.6	54.5	55.6	63.1	62.8	72.2	46.7	46.8	35.6
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION
16 YEARS AND OVER	12,460	12,250	100	6,010	5,910	50	6,450	6,340	50
Percent Distribution (1)	100	98.31	0.8	100	98.27	0.9	100	98.34	0.71
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
16 YEARS AND OVER
Total	6,930	6,810	60	3,840	3,760	40	3,090	3,040	20
Employment	6,630	6,520	60	3,650	3,580	40	2,980	2,940	20
Unemployment	300	290	-	200	180	-	100	100	-
Unemployment	4.3	4.2	-	5.1	4.8	-	3.4	3.4	-
Participation Rate	55.6	55.6	58	63.9	63.7	75.9	47.9	48	37
Employment Distribution (1)	100	98.37	0.87	100	98.16	1.12	100	98.62	0.57
Unemployment Distribution (1)	100	95.32	-	100	92.82	-	100	100	-
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)
2000 Total Population	100	98.07	0.83	48.91	47.98	0.44	51.09	50.09	0.4
2008 Employment	100	98.37	0.87	55.04	54.03	0.62	44.96	44.34	0.26
2008 Unemployment	100	95.32	-	65.22	60.54	-	34.78	34.78	-
(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