| Table 13. Looking for Work and Non-economic Activity by District, Madang: 2000 | |||||||
| Total | Bogia | Madang | Middle Ramu | Rai Coast | Sumkar | Usino Bundi | |
| Total | 90,647 | 14,108 | 28,508 | 9,778 | 13,865 | 16,014 | 8,374 |
| Looking for work | 15,277 | 2,753 | 6,429 | 915 | 1,995 | 1,730 | 1,455 |
| Not looking | 75,370 | 11,355 | 22,079 | 8,863 | 11,870 | 14,284 | 6,919 |
| Males | 46,920 | 7,411 | 14,671 | 5,194 | 7,216 | 8,074 | 4,354 |
| Looking for work | 8,183 | 1,368 | 3,656 | 470 | 1,001 | 869 | 819 |
| Not looking | 38,737 | 6,043 | 11,015 | 4,724 | 6,215 | 7,205 | 3,535 |
| Females | 43,727 | 6,697 | 13,837 | 4,584 | 6,649 | 7,940 | 4,020 |
| Looking for work | 7,094 | 1,385 | 2,773 | 445 | 994 | 861 | 636 |
| Not looking | 36,633 | 5,312 | 11,064 | 4,139 | 5,655 | 7,079 | 3,384 |
| REASON NOT WORKING | |||||||
| Total | 91,108 | 14,441 | 28,440 | 9,856 | 13,942 | 16,107 | 8,322 |
| Housework | 27,340 | 4,310 | 10,034 | 2,196 | 4,287 | 4,219 | 2,294 |
| Studying | 18,709 | 1,764 | 7,359 | 1,160 | 2,419 | 4,197 | 1,810 |
| Waiting for a job | 1,159 | 224 | 567 | 28 | 113 | 156 | 71 |
| Looking for a job | 3,402 | 173 | 2,413 | 58 | 150 | 203 | 405 |
| Too young | 13,535 | 2,023 | 2,509 | 2,719 | 2,265 | 2,017 | 2,002 |
| Too old | 3,920 | 818 | 970 | 396 | 621 | 825 | 290 |
| Sick | 6,257 | 1,244 | 1,058 | 939 | 1,349 | 1,189 | 478 |
| Disabled | 887 | 143 | 192 | 104 | 163 | 215 | 70 |
| Other | 15,899 | 3,742 | 3,338 | 2,256 | 2,575 | 3,086 | 902 |
| Males | 47,041 | 7,601 | 14,521 | 5,226 | 7,265 | 8,106 | 4,322 |
| Housework | 9,710 | 1,580 | 3,431 | 978 | 1,768 | 1,305 | 648 |
| Studying | 10,541 | 1,012 | 4,108 | 714 | 1,311 | 2,348 | 1,048 |
| Waiting for a job | 869 | 172 | 414 | 23 | 79 | 118 | 63 |
| Looking for a job | 2,656 | 146 | 1,825 | 36 | 137 | 157 | 355 |
| Too young | 7,809 | 1,181 | 1,481 | 1,567 | 1,295 | 1,129 | 1,156 |
| Too old | 1,971 | 411 | 523 | 188 | 300 | 392 | 157 |
| Sick | 3,525 | 723 | 602 | 463 | 763 | 702 | 272 |
| Disabled | 573 | 93 | 128 | 66 | 105 | 134 | 47 |
| Other | 9,387 | 2,283 | 2,009 | 1,191 | 1,507 | 1,821 | 576 |
| Females | 44,067 | 6,840 | 13,919 | 4,630 | 6,677 | 8,001 | 4,000 |
| Housework | 17,630 | 2,730 | 6,603 | 1,218 | 2,519 | 2,914 | 1,646 |
| Studying | 8,168 | 752 | 3,251 | 446 | 1,108 | 1,849 | 762 |
| Waiting for a job | 290 | 52 | 153 | 5 | 34 | 38 | 8 |
| Looking for a job | 746 | 27 | 588 | 22 | 13 | 46 | 50 |
| Too young | 5,726 | 842 | 1,028 | 1,152 | 970 | 888 | 846 |
| Too old | 1,949 | 407 | 447 | 208 | 321 | 433 | 133 |
| Sick | 2,732 | 521 | 456 | 476 | 586 | 487 | 206 |
| Disabled | 314 | 50 | 64 | 38 | 58 | 81 | 23 |
| Other | 6,512 | 1,459 | 1,329 | 1,065 | 1,068 | 1,265 | 326 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||||