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West Virginia Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	West Virginia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,513,749	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	740,188	48.90%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	439,340	59.36%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,007	0.14%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	438,333	59.22%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	397,921	90.78%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	40,412	9.22%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	300,848	40.64%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	773,561	51.10%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	382,049	49.39%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	120	0.02%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	381,929	49.37%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	355,306	93.03%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	26,623	6.97%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	391,512	50.61%, see rank	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

ACS 2008-2012 data

	West Virginia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,508,549	see rank	243,810,053
Male¹	736,407	48.82%, see rank	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	441,632	59.97%, see rank	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,414	0.19%, see rank	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	440,218	59.78%, see rank	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	400,484	90.97%, see rank	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	39,734	9.03%, see rank	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	294,775	40.03%, see rank	29.80%
Female¹	772,142	51.18%, see rank	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	385,857	49.97%, see rank	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	148	0.02%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	385,709	49.95%, see rank	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	360,328	93.42%, see rank	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25,381	6.58%, see rank	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	386,285	50.03%, see rank	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

ACS 2006-2010 data

	West Virginia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,498,611	see rank	238,733,844
Male¹	729,898	48.70%, see rank	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	442,241	60.59%, see rank	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,737	0.24%, see rank	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	440,504	60.35%, see rank	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	405,599	92.08%, see rank	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	34,905	7.92%, see rank	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	287,657	39.41%, see rank	29.08%
Female¹	768,713	51.30%, see rank	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	382,029	49.70%, see rank	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	192	0.02%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	381,837	49.67%, see rank	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	358,092	93.78%, see rank	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	23,745	6.22%, see rank	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	386,684	50.30%, see rank	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

ACS 2005-2009 data

	West Virginia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,471,068	see rank	235,871,704
Male¹	712,546	48.44%, see rank	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	440,000	61.75%, see rank	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,667	0.23%, see rank	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	438,333	61.52%, see rank	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	406,254	92.68%, see rank	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	32,079	7.32%, see rank	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	272,546	38.25%, see rank	28.72%
Female¹	758,522	51.56%, see rank	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	377,360	49.75%, see rank	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	221	0.03%, see rank	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	377,139	49.72%, see rank	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	354,362	93.96%, see rank	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	22,777	6.04%, see rank	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	381,162	50.25%, see rank	40.90%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

US Census 2000 data

	West Virginia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,455,101	see rank	217,168,077
Male¹	697,967	47.97%, see rank	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	431,944	61.89%, see rank	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,415	0.20%, see rank	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	430,529	61.68%, see rank	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	396,289	92.05%, see rank	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	34,240	7.95%, see rank	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	266,023	38.11%, see rank	29.25%
Female¹	757,134	52.03%, see rank	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	360,400	47.60%, see rank	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	235	0.03%, see rank	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	360,165	47.57%, see rank	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	336,384	93.40%, see rank	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	23,781	6.60%, see rank	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	396,734	52.40%, see rank	42.46%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.