Morgantown MSA Select Characteristics
  Both Sexes Male Female
  Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
2000 POPULATION                  
Total 164,624 160,364 1,525 79,695 77,507 869 84,929 82,857 656
Percent Distribution (1) 100 97.41 0.93 100 97.25 1.09 100 97.56 0.77
2000 POPULATION                  
16 YEARS AND OVER 130,956 127,839 1,180 62,403 60,791 677 68,553 67,048 503
Percent Distribution (1) 100 97.62 0.9 100 97.42 1.08 100 97.8 0.73
2000 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION                  
16 YEARS AND OVER 90,300 88,100 800 43,000 41,900 500 47,300 46,200 300
Percent Distribution (1) 100 97.62 0.9 100 97.42 1.09 100 97.81 0.73
2000 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                  
Total 53,395 50,597 1,051 29,038 27,353 629 24,357 23,244 422
Employment 49,576 47,150 868 26,810 25,349 528 22,766 21,801 340
Unemployment 3,819 3,447 183 2,228 2,004 101 1,591 1,443 82
Unemployment 7.2 6.8 17.4 7.7 7.3 16.1 6.5 6.2 19.4
Participation Rate 59.1 57.4 129.1 67.5 65.3 134.7 51.5 50.3 121.6
2008 NONINSTITUTIONAL POPULATION                  
16 YEARS AND OVER 96,200 93,900 900 45,900 44,700 500 50,400 49,300 400
Percent Distribution (1) 100 97.62 0.9 100 97.42 1.08 100 97.8 0.73
2008 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                  
16 YEARS AND OVER                  
Total 63,300 60,100 1,200 34,300 32,400 700 29,000 27,700 500
Employment 61,400 58,400 1,100 33,200 31,400 700 28,200 27,000 400
Unemployment 1,900 1,700 100 1,100 1,000 - 800 700 -
Unemployment 2.9 2.8 7.6 3.2 3 7 2.7 2.5 8.7
Participation Rate 65.8 64 134.3 74.8 72.5 141.4 57.5 56.3 124.6
Employment Distribution (1) 100 95.11 1.75 100 94.55 1.97 100 95.76 1.49
Unemployment Distribution (1) 100 90.29 4.77 100 89.98 4.5 100 90.73 5.15
Percent Distribution of Select Characteristics (2)                  
2000 Total Population 100 97.41 0.93 48.41 47.08 0.53 51.59 50.33 0.4
2008 Employment 100 95.11 1.75 54.08 51.13 1.06 45.92 43.98 0.69
2008 Unemployment 100 90.29 4.77 58.34 52.49 2.63 41.66 37.8 2.14
(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