| Table 13. Unemployment by District, Gulf: 2000 | |||
| Total | Krema | Kikori | |
| Total | 30,057 | 15,331 | 14,726 |
| Looking for work | 3,387 | 1,961 | 1,426 |
| Not looking | 26,670 | 13,370 | 13,300 |
| Males | 14,860 | 7,865 | 6,995 |
| Looking for work | 1,896 | 1,131 | 765 |
| Not looking | 12,964 | 6,734 | 6,230 |
| Females | 15,197 | 7,466 | 7,731 |
| Looking for work | 1,491 | 830 | 661 |
| Not looking | 13,706 | 6,636 | 7,070 |
| REASON FOR NOT WORKING | |||
| Total | 30,951 | 15,791 | 15,160 |
| Housework | 9,980 | 4,675 | 5,305 |
| Studying | 6,858 | 3,992 | 2,866 |
| Waiting for a job | 343 | 72 | 271 |
| Looking for a job | 718 | 446 | 272 |
| Too young | 4,289 | 2,634 | 1,655 |
| Too old | 1,203 | 658 | 545 |
| Sick | 1,673 | 1,116 | 557 |
| Disabled | 329 | 199 | 130 |
| Other | 5,558 | 1,999 | 3,559 |
| Males | 15,202 | 8,085 | 7,117 |
| Housework | 3,006 | 1,524 | 1,482 |
| Studying | 3,867 | 2,223 | 1,644 |
| Waiting for a job | 299 | 62 | 237 |
| Looking for a job | 627 | 396 | 231 |
| Too young | 2,434 | 1,526 | 908 |
| Too old | 497 | 267 | 230 |
| Sick | 967 | 681 | 286 |
| Disabled | 196 | 121 | 75 |
| Other | 3,309 | 1,285 | 2,024 |
| Females | 15,749 | 7,706 | 8,043 |
| Housework | 6,974 | 3,151 | 3,823 |
| Studying | 2,991 | 1,769 | 1,222 |
| Waiting for a job | 44 | 10 | 34 |
| Looking for a job | 91 | 50 | 41 |
| Too young | 1,855 | 1,108 | 747 |
| Too old | 706 | 391 | 315 |
| Sick | 706 | 435 | 271 |
| Disabled | 133 | 78 | 55 |
| Other | 2,249 | 714 | 1,535 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||