| Table 13. Looking for Work and Non-economic Activity by District, East New Britain: 2000 | |||||
| Total | Gazelle | Kokopo | Pomio | Rabaul | |
| Total | 50,669 | 18,754 | 16,430 | 7,776 | 7,709 |
| Looking for work | 7,404 | 3,028 | 2,069 | 802 | 1,505 |
| Not looking | 43,265 | 15,726 | 14,361 | 6,974 | 6,204 |
| Males | 25,089 | 9,595 | 7,904 | 3,946 | 3,644 |
| Looking for work | 3,932 | 1,562 | 1,127 | 436 | 807 |
| Not looking | 21,157 | 8,033 | 6,777 | 3,510 | 2,837 |
| Females | 25,580 | 9,159 | 8,526 | 3,830 | 4,065 |
| Looking for work | 3,472 | 1,466 | 942 | 366 | 698 |
| Not looking | 22,108 | 7,693 | 7,584 | 3,464 | 3,367 |
| REASON NOT WORKING | |||||
| Total | 52,460 | 19,479 | 16,858 | 7,985 | 8,138 |
| Housework | 14,288 | 4,752 | 5,283 | 1,818 | 2,435 |
| Studying | 17,791 | 7,234 | 5,900 | 2,093 | 2,564 |
| Waiting for a job | 576 | 155 | 261 | 33 | 127 |
| Looking for a job | 1,378 | 346 | 537 | 126 | 369 |
| Too young | 4,066 | 1,315 | 1,041 | 1,063 | 647 |
| Too old | 2,866 | 1,142 | 780 | 476 | 468 |
| Sick | 3,307 | 1,252 | 903 | 860 | 292 |
| Disabled | 785 | 347 | 221 | 89 | 128 |
| Other | 7,403 | 2,936 | 1,932 | 1,427 | 1,108 |
| Males | 25,886 | 9,944 | 8,070 | 4,051 | 3,821 |
| Housework | 4,827 | 1,672 | 1,669 | 680 | 806 |
| Studying | 9,661 | 3,927 | 3,209 | 1,175 | 1,350 |
| Waiting for a job | 421 | 124 | 183 | 26 | 88 |
| Looking for a job | 1,073 | 275 | 407 | 97 | 294 |
| Too young | 2,339 | 732 | 620 | 629 | 358 |
| Too old | 1,295 | 523 | 364 | 196 | 212 |
| Sick | 1,758 | 682 | 478 | 442 | 156 |
| Disabled | 488 | 219 | 142 | 57 | 70 |
| Other | 4,024 | 1,790 | 998 | 749 | 487 |
| Females | 26,574 | 9,535 | 8,788 | 3,934 | 4,317 |
| Housework | 9,461 | 3,080 | 3,614 | 1,138 | 1,629 |
| Studying | 8,130 | 3,307 | 2,691 | 918 | 1,214 |
| Waiting for a job | 155 | 31 | 78 | 7 | 39 |
| Looking for a job | 305 | 71 | 130 | 29 | 75 |
| Too young | 1,727 | 583 | 421 | 434 | 289 |
| Too old | 1,571 | 619 | 416 | 280 | 256 |
| Sick | 1,549 | 570 | 425 | 418 | 136 |
| Disabled | 297 | 128 | 79 | 32 | 58 |
| Other | 3,379 | 1,146 | 934 | 678 | 621 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||