Table 13. Looking for Work and Non-economic Activity by District, Central Province: 2000
	Total	Abau	Goilala	Kairuku - Hiri	Rigo
Total	39,424	9,549	3,080	17,654	9,141
Looking for work	6,266	1,549	759	2,670	1,288
Not looking	33,158	8,000	2,321	14,984	7,853
Males	19,901	4,646	1,647	8,999	4,609
Looking for work	3,253	768	369	1,376	740
Not looking	16,648	3,878	1,278	7,623	3,869
Females	19,523	4,903	1,433	8,655	4,532
Looking for work	3,013	781	390	1,294	548
Not looking	16,510	4,122	1,043	7,361	3,984
REASON NOT WORKING
Total	40,303	9,595	3,258	17,872	9,578
Housework	12,180	3,840	384	5,255	2,701
Studying	12,279	2,604	1,023	5,219	3,433
Waiting for a job	358	127	25	124	82
Looking for a job	1,127	179	101	544	303
Too young	4,739	1,142	668	1,920	1,009
Too old	2,009	464	309	819	417
Sick	2,285	518	223	1,113	431
Disabled	552	115	38	240	159
Other	4,774	606	487	2,638	1,043
Males	20,248	4,635	1,726	9,044	4,843
Housework	3,802	1,189	74	1,751	788
Studying	6,997	1,522	603	2,873	1,999
Waiting for a job	280	110	16	88	66
Looking for a job	920	155	93	432	240
Too young	2,740	667	383	1,123	567
Too old	1,016	215	164	419	218
Sick	1,363	332	116	662	253
Disabled	328	65	24	133	106
Other	2,802	380	253	1,563	606
Females	20,055	4,960	1,532	8,828	4,735
Housework	8,378	2,651	310	3,504	1,913
Studying	5,282	1,082	420	2,346	1,434
Waiting for a job	78	17	9	36	16
Looking for a job	207	24	8	112	63
Too young	1,999	475	285	797	442
Too old	993	249	145	400	199
Sick	922	186	107	451	178
Disabled	224	50	14	107	53
Other	1,972	226	234	1,075	437
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census