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Mercer County Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Mercer County	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	50,618, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	23,870, 47.16%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,999, 54.46%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,999, 54.46%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,054, 92.73%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	945, 7.27%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10,871, 45.54%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	26,748, 52.84%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,929, 44.60%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,929, 44.60%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,400, 95.57%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	529, 4.43%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	14,819, 55.40%, see rank	50.61%	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

	Mercer County	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	50,676, see rank	1,508,549	243,810,053
Male¹	23,797, 46.96%, see rank	48.82%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,894, 54.18%, see rank	59.97%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.05%, see rank	0.19%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	12,881, 54.13%, see rank	59.78%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,934, 92.65%, see rank	90.97%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	947, 7.35%, see rank	9.03%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10,903, 45.82%, see rank	40.03%	29.80%
Female¹	26,879, 53.04%, see rank	51.18%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	12,061, 44.87%, see rank	49.97%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	12,061, 44.87%, see rank	49.95%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,509, 95.42%, see rank	93.42%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	552, 4.58%, see rank	6.58%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	14,818, 55.13%, see rank	50.03%	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

	Mercer County	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	50,474, see rank	1,498,611	238,733,844
Male¹	23,650, 46.86%, see rank	48.70%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,511, 52.90%, see rank	60.59%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	28, 0.12%, see rank	0.24%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	12,483, 52.78%, see rank	60.35%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,536, 92.41%, see rank	92.08%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	947, 7.59%, see rank	7.92%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,139, 47.10%, see rank	39.41%	29.08%
Female¹	26,824, 53.14%, see rank	51.30%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,827, 44.09%, see rank	49.70%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	16, 0.06%, see rank	0.02%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	11,811, 44.03%, see rank	49.67%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,162, 94.51%, see rank	93.78%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	649, 5.49%, see rank	6.22%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	14,997, 55.91%, see rank	50.30%	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

	Mercer County	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	49,897, see rank	1,471,068	235,871,704
Male¹	23,480, 47.06%, see rank	48.44%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,607, 53.69%, see rank	61.75%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	21, 0.09%, see rank	0.23%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	12,586, 53.60%, see rank	61.52%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,805, 93.79%, see rank	92.68%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	781, 6.21%, see rank	7.32%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10,873, 46.31%, see rank	38.25%	28.72%
Female¹	26,417, 52.94%, see rank	51.56%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,597, 43.90%, see rank	49.75%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	21, 0.08%, see rank	0.03%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	11,576, 43.82%, see rank	49.72%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,944, 94.54%, see rank	93.96%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	632, 5.46%, see rank	6.04%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	14,820, 56.10%, see rank	50.25%	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

	Mercer County	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	51,202, see rank	1,455,101	217,168,077
Male¹	23,892, 46.66%, see rank	47.97%	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,002, 58.61%, see rank	61.89%	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	36, 0.15%, see rank	0.20%	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	13,966, 58.45%, see rank	61.68%	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,444, 89.10%, see rank	92.05%	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,522, 10.90%, see rank	7.95%	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,890, 41.39%, see rank	38.11%	29.25%
Female¹	27,310, 53.34%, see rank	52.03%	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	12,035, 44.07%, see rank	47.60%	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.02%, see rank	0.03%	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	12,029, 44.05%, see rank	47.57%	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,007, 91.50%, see rank	93.40%	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,022, 8.50%, see rank	6.60%	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	15,275, 55.93%, see rank	52.40%	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.