Table 13. Looking for Work and Non-economic Activity by District, Enga: 2000
	Total	Kandep	Kompiam	Lagaip/Pogera	Wabag	Wapenamanda
Total	56,540	5,646	7,400	17,744	15,912	9,838
Looking for work	13,646	872	1,315	5,468	4,322	1,669
Not looking	42,894	4,774	6,085	12,276	11,590	8,169
Males	31,626	3,310	4,211	9,957	8,654	5,494
Looking for work	7,922	538	773	3,170	2,505	936
Not looking	23,704	2,772	3,438	6,787	6,149	4,558
Females	24,914	2,336	3,189	7,787	7,258	4,344
Looking for work	5,724	334	542	2,298	1,817	733
Not looking	19,190	2,002	2,647	5,489	5,441	3,611
REASON NOIT WORKING
Total	57,437	5,732	7,496	18,051	15,883	10,275
Housework	12,807	1,181	1,231	4,284	4,175	1,936
Studying	16,828	1,554	2,417	3,823	5,336	3,698
Waiting for a job	798	25	53	401	261	58
Looking for a job	2,442	141	126	1,065	864	246
Too young	9,959	1,578	1,737	2,869	1,722	2,053
Too old	2,836	243	428	851	671	643
Sick	4,723	480	636	1,814	1,211	582
Disabled	857	39	141	325	227	125
Other	6,187	491	727	2,619	1,416	934
Males	32,076	3,367	4,247	10,113	8,613	5,736
Housework	5,702	568	568	1,953	1,720	893
Studying	9,969	995	1,438	2,256	3,133	2,147
Waiting for a job	602	22	43	291	194	52
Looking for a job	1,899	126	106	814	667	186
Too young	5,680	882	1,004	1,640	999	1,155
Too old	1,549	139	224	490	364	332
Sick	2,625	299	362	1,033	614	317
Disabled	527	25	95	193	147	67
Other	3,523	311	407	1,443	775	587
Females	25,361	2,365	3,249	7,938	7,270	4,539
Housework	7,105	613	663	2,331	2,455	1,043
Studying	6,859	559	979	1,567	2,203	1,551
Waiting for a job	196	3	10	110	67	6
Looking for a job	543	15	20	251	197	60
Too young	4,279	696	733	1,229	723	898
Too old	1,287	104	204	361	307	311
Sick	2,098	181	274	781	597	265
Disabled	330	14	46	132	80	58
Other	2,664	180	320	1,176	641	347
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census