| Wood County |
Select Characteristics |
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Both Sexes |
Male |
Female |
| |
Total |
White |
Black |
Total |
White |
Black |
Total |
White |
Black |
| 2000
POPULATION |
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| Total |
87,986 |
85,627 |
887 |
42,246 |
41,046 |
493 |
45,740 |
44,581 |
394 |
| Percent
Distribution (1) |
100 |
97.32 |
1.01 |
100 |
97.16 |
1.17 |
100 |
97.47 |
0.86 |
| 2000
POPULATION |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 YEARS
AND OVER |
70,188 |
68,526 |
661 |
33,201 |
32,349 |
370 |
36,987 |
36,177 |
291 |
| Percent
Distribution (1) |
100 |
97.63 |
0.94 |
100 |
97.43 |
1.11 |
100 |
97.81 |
0.79 |
| 2000
NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION |
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
| 16 YEARS
AND OVER |
69,370 |
67,730 |
650 |
32,810 |
31,970 |
370 |
36,560 |
35,760 |
290 |
| Percent
Distribution (1) |
100 |
97.63 |
0.94 |
100 |
97.43 |
1.12 |
100 |
97.81 |
0.79 |
| 2000
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
40,970 |
39,945 |
340 |
22,207 |
21,678 |
176 |
18,763 |
18,267 |
164 |
| Employment |
38,324 |
37,377 |
313 |
20,646 |
20,167 |
161 |
17,678 |
17,210 |
152 |
| Unemployment |
2,646 |
2,568 |
27 |
1,561 |
1,511 |
15 |
1,085 |
1,057 |
12 |
| Unemployment |
6.5 |
6.4 |
7.9 |
7 |
7 |
8.5 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
| Participation
Rate |
59.1 |
59 |
52 |
67.7 |
67.8 |
48.1 |
51.3 |
51.1 |
56.9 |
| 2008
NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 YEARS
AND OVER |
67,960 |
66,360 |
640 |
32,150 |
31,320 |
360 |
35,820 |
35,030 |
280 |
| Percent
Distribution (1) |
100 |
97.63 |
0.94 |
100 |
97.43 |
1.11 |
100 |
97.81 |
0.79 |
| 2008
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 YEARS
AND OVER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
40,700 |
39,690 |
340 |
22,020 |
21,500 |
170 |
18,680 |
18,180 |
160 |
| Employment |
38,810 |
37,850 |
320 |
20,910 |
20,420 |
160 |
17,900 |
17,430 |
150 |
| Unemployment |
1,890 |
1,830 |
20 |
1,120 |
1,080 |
10 |
780 |
760 |
10 |
| Unemployment |
4.6 |
4.6 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
5 |
6.3 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
| Participation
Rate |
59.9 |
59.8 |
52.7 |
68.5 |
68.6 |
48.6 |
52.1 |
51.9 |
57.8 |
| Employment
Distribution (1) |
100 |
97.53 |
0.82 |
100 |
97.68 |
0.78 |
100 |
97.35 |
0.86 |
| Unemployment
Distribution (1) |
100 |
97.04 |
1.06 |
100 |
96.77 |
0.99 |
100 |
97.42 |
1.16 |
| Percent
Distribution of Select Characteristics (2) |
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| 2000
Total Population |
100 |
97.32 |
1.01 |
48.01 |
46.65 |
0.56 |
51.99 |
50.67 |
0.45 |
| 2008
Employment |
100 |
97.53 |
0.82 |
53.87 |
52.62 |
0.42 |
46.13 |
44.91 |
0.4 |
| 2008
Unemployment |
100 |
97.04 |
1.06 |
58.99 |
57.09 |
0.58 |
41.01 |
39.95 |
0.48 |
| (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
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