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Huntington
Ashland-Ironton MSA
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Cabell
and Wayne Counties in WV; Boyd,Carter and Greenup Counties in KY; Lawrence
County in OH
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Total
Population July 1, 2003 (est)
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313,661
|
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16
years & over (Based on 2000 Census)
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|
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Population:
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253,279
|
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Labor
Force Participation Rate (2002)
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53.1%
|
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Percapita
Personal Income 2002
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$22,678
|
|
Poverty
Rate:
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18.3%
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In December 2004...
Total nonfarm
payroll employment fell 100
Total unemployment declined 200
Unemployment
rate was nearly unchanged
Over the year...
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose 400
Total unemployment decreased 900
Unemployment rate plunged seven-tenths of a percentage point