West Virginia
Potential Available Labor Supply and Participation Rates
by County of Residence
COUNTY
2006 Noninstitutional Population
16 Years and Over
2007 Potential Labor Supply
2006 Participation Rates
TOTAL
MALE
FEMALE
TOTAL
MALE
FEMALE
TOTAL
MALE
FEMALE
WEST VIRGINIA 1,439,500 690,300 749,300 182,100 90,900 91,200 56.1 63.5 49.2
BARBOUR 12,480 6,000 6,490 1,830 780 1,060 54.2 63.6 45.6
BERKELEY 74,430 36,700 37,730 6,580 3,880 2,700 59.8 65.3 54.4
BOONE 20,250 9,740 10,510 4,270 1,950 2,330 46.8 55.8 38.4
BRAXTON 11,350 5,760 5,590 1,880 810 1,070 52.5 63.3 41.3
BROOKE 19,600 9,280 10,320 2,690 1,270 1,420 56.2 64.2 49.0
CABELL 76,150 35,850 40,300 7,380 4,090 3,290 58.8 65.3 53.0
CALHOUN 5,950 2,950 3,000 1,370 730 640 46.1 53.0 39.4
CLAY 7,890 3,890 4,000 1,910 890 1,030 44.5 53.7 35.6
DODDRIDGE 5,870 2,930 2,930 1,120 530 580 49.5 58.0 41.1
FAYETTE 36,370 17,740 18,620 6,850 3,490 3,360 49.8 56.9 43.0
GILMER 5,710 2,880 2,830 790 510 280 55.0 58.6 51.3
GRANT 9,380 4,590 4,790 1,430 650 780 54.0 63.2 45.2
GREENBRIER 27,790 13,080 14,710 3,520 1,410 2,110 56.6 66.5 47.7
HAMPSHIRE 17,250 8,530 8,720 1,930 920 1,010 57.2 64.7 49.8
HANCOCK 24,950 11,790 13,160 2,920 1,270 1,650 58.5 67.2 50.8
HARDY 10,530 5,170 5,360 200 70 130 69.1 75.0 63.3
HARRISON 54,190 25,490 28,700 6,280 3,150 3,130 56.8 64.4 50.1
JACKSON 22,130 10,610 11,530 3,340 1,600 1,730 53.5 61.7 45.9
JEFFERSON 39,630 19,390 20,230 2,150 910 1,240 62.8 70.6 55.4
KANAWHA 154,780 72,320 82,460 13,990 7,330 6,660 59.3 66.4 53.1
LEWIS 13,550 6,480 7,070 1,910 990 920 54.5 61.3 48.4
LINCOLN 17,690 8,660 9,030 4,160 2,200 1,960 44.9 51.4 38.7
LOGAN 28,790 13,750 15,040 6,520 3,270 3,250 45.1 52.0 38.8
MCDOWELL 18,860 8,760 10,100 5,880 2,840 3,040 36.9 44.0 30.7
MARION 45,800 21,420 24,380 4,970 2,410 2,550 57.4 65.2 50.6
MARSHALL 26,540 12,730 13,810 3,280 1,610 1,670 56.8 64.3 49.8
MASON 20,360 9,800 10,570 3,580 1,730 1,850 51.8 60.6 43.6
MERCER 49,480 23,180 26,300 9,630 4,830 4,810 48.5 55.3 42.5
MINERAL 21,170 10,200 10,970 1,270 480 790 63.2 73.1 53.9
MINGO 21,320 10,150 11,170 5,820 2,830 3,000 40.3 47.3 34.0
MONONGALIA 69,570 35,000 34,570 2,690 2,070 630 66.2 70.1 62.1
MONROE 9,760 4,170 5,590 990 170 820 61.1 79.9 47.1
MORGAN 12,900 6,310 6,590 1,680 830 850 55.6 63.3 48.2
NICHOLAS 20,910 10,080 10,830 3,630 1,830 1,790 51.2 58.4 44.4
OHIO 35,800 16,410 19,400 3,500 1,780 1,720 58.7 66.1 52.4
PENDLETON 6,110 3,070 3,030 360 110 250 63.2 72.1 54.2
PLEASANTS 5,530 2,730 2,800 620 320 310 58.1 65.0 51.3
POCAHONTAS 6,860 3,500 3,360 1,010 560 450 55.8 62.0 49.4
PRESTON 23,930 11,760 12,160 1,630 520 1,100 62.2 72.1 52.6
PUTNAM 42,640 20,620 22,020 2,470 1,090 1,380 62.9 71.3 55.0
RALEIGH 61,210 29,850 31,360 8,900 4,920 3,980 53.8 59.7 48.2
RANDOLPH 21,720 10,870 10,850 1,880 1,350 540 60.7 64.4 56.9
RITCHIE 8,440 4,120 4,320 1,040 410 630 56.5 66.3 47.1
ROANE 12,360 6,080 6,280 2,940 1,580 1,370 44.7 50.5 39.1
SUMMERS 10,990 5,330 5,660 2,760 1,410 1,350 43.3 49.4 37.5
TAYLOR 12,570 6,070 6,500 1,630 780 850 55.8 64.3 47.9
TUCKER 5,520 2,680 2,830 750 340 410 55.8 64.6 47.5
TYLER 7,290 3,550 3,740 1,380 600 780 50.4 60.7 40.6
UPSHUR 18,900 9,010 9,890 2,140 1,060 1,080 57.2 64.4 50.7
WAYNE 33,050 15,860 17,200 4,820 2,520 2,300 54.1 60.7 48.1
WEBSTER 7,720 3,760 3,970 1,820 840 980 44.6 52.8 36.9
WETZEL 13,140 6,280 6,860 2,780 1,170 1,610 48.5 59.6 38.2
WIRT 4,650 2,280 2,360 710 430 280 54.0 58.8 49.4
WOOD 68,270 32,300 35,980 5,670 2,510 3,170 60.5 69.3 52.7
WYOMING 19,480 9,440 10,050 4,900 2,300 2,600 42.9 51.2 35.0