| Table 13. Looking for Work and Non-economic Activity by District, Eastern Highlands: 2000 | |||||||||
| Total | Daulo | Goroka | Henganofi | Kainanatu | Lufa | Obura/Wonenara | Okapa | Unggai/Benna | |
| Total | 82,680 | 6,189 | 23,923 | 9,342 | 15,667 | 7,274 | 2,682 | 9,701 | 7,902 |
| Looking for work | 17,969 | 1,311 | 5,903 | 2,158 | 3,078 | 1,621 | 571 | 1,884 | 1,443 |
| Not looking | 64,711 | 4,878 | 18,020 | 7,184 | 12,589 | 5,653 | 2,111 | 7,817 | 6,459 |
| Males | 45,608 | 3,552 | 12,497 | 5,185 | 8,705 | 4,095 | 1,484 | 5,559 | 4,531 |
| Looking for work | 10,522 | 751 | 3,439 | 1,241 | 1,905 | 898 | 326 | 1,098 | 864 |
| Not looking | 35,086 | 2,801 | 9,058 | 3,944 | 6,800 | 3,197 | 1,158 | 4,461 | 3,667 |
| Females | 37,072 | 2,637 | 11,426 | 4,157 | 6,962 | 3,179 | 1,198 | 4,142 | 3,371 |
| Looking for work | 7,447 | 560 | 2,464 | 917 | 1,173 | 723 | 245 | 786 | 579 |
| Not looking | 29,625 | 2,077 | 8,962 | 3,240 | 5,789 | 2,456 | 953 | 3,356 | 2,792 |
| REASON NOT WORKING | |||||||||
| Total | 84,279 | 6,477 | 24,360 | 10,108 | 16,078 | 7,076 | 2,665 | 9,495 | 8,020 |
| Housework | 17,586 | 1,165 | 6,953 | 1,487 | 3,490 | 1,490 | 389 | 1,270 | 1,342 |
| Studying | 17,185 | 982 | 5,671 | 1,714 | 3,566 | 1,083 | 319 | 2,493 | 1,357 |
| Waiting for a job | 1,534 | 124 | 622 | 270 | 232 | 78 | 23 | 57 | 128 |
| Looking for a job | 4,233 | 201 | 2,287 | 312 | 936 | 115 | 17 | 131 | 234 |
| Too young | 15,609 | 1,349 | 2,538 | 2,556 | 3,146 | 1,559 | 1,032 | 1,826 | 1,603 |
| Too old | 4,520 | 517 | 1,041 | 632 | 843 | 419 | 105 | 334 | 629 |
| Sick | 6,209 | 504 | 1,322 | 779 | 827 | 905 | 223 | 705 | 944 |
| Disabled | 872 | 77 | 209 | 111 | 173 | 100 | 47 | 64 | 91 |
| Other | 16,531 | 1,558 | 3,717 | 2,247 | 2,865 | 1,327 | 510 | 2,615 | 1,692 |
| Males | 46,430 | 3,717 | 12,721 | 5,609 | 8,936 | 3,962 | 1,468 | 5,423 | 4,594 |
| Housework | 6,508 | 397 | 2,171 | 631 | 1,384 | 621 | 170 | 567 | 567 |
| Studying | 10,123 | 595 | 3,118 | 1,009 | 2,118 | 695 | 208 | 1,515 | 865 |
| Waiting for a job | 1,061 | 82 | 452 | 163 | 162 | 51 | 12 | 42 | 97 |
| Looking for a job | 3,304 | 154 | 1,757 | 224 | 763 | 95 | 13 | 107 | 191 |
| Too young | 9,570 | 876 | 1,556 | 1,506 | 1,908 | 966 | 614 | 1,142 | 1,002 |
| Too old | 2,163 | 266 | 567 | 276 | 362 | 181 | 39 | 169 | 303 |
| Sick | 3,415 | 300 | 734 | 432 | 446 | 480 | 105 | 389 | 529 |
| Disabled | 562 | 48 | 135 | 77 | 111 | 66 | 18 | 46 | 61 |
| Other | 9,724 | 999 | 2,231 | 1,291 | 1,682 | 807 | 289 | 1,446 | 979 |
| Females | 37,849 | 2,760 | 11,639 | 4,499 | 7,142 | 3,114 | 1,197 | 4,072 | 3,426 |
| Housework | 11,078 | 768 | 4,782 | 856 | 2,106 | 869 | 219 | 703 | 775 |
| Studying | 7,062 | 387 | 2,553 | 705 | 1,448 | 388 | 111 | 978 | 492 |
| Waiting for a job | 473 | 42 | 170 | 107 | 70 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 31 |
| Looking for a job | 929 | 47 | 530 | 88 | 173 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 43 |
| Too young | 6,039 | 473 | 982 | 1,050 | 1,238 | 593 | 418 | 684 | 601 |
| Too old | 2,357 | 251 | 474 | 356 | 481 | 238 | 66 | 165 | 326 |
| Sick | 2,794 | 204 | 588 | 347 | 381 | 425 | 118 | 316 | 415 |
| Disabled | 310 | 29 | 74 | 34 | 62 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 30 |
| Other | 6,807 | 559 | 1,486 | 956 | 1,183 | 520 | 221 | 1,169 | 713 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||||||