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CharlestonMSA:
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Kanawha
and Putnam Counties, WV
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Total
Population July 1, 2003 (est)
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248,448
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16
years & over (Based
on 2000 Census)
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Population:
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202,503
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Labor
Force Participation Rate (2002)
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66.0%
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Percapita
PersonalIncome 2002
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$30,699
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Poverty
Rate:
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13.3%
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In December
2004...
Over the year...
Total nonfarm payroll employment declined 100
Total unemployment increased seasonally by 600
Unemployment rate increased to 4.3 percent
Total nonfarm payroll employment added 500
Total unemployment increased slightly (+100)
Unemployment rate remained unchanged