| Table 13. Looking for Work and Non-economic Activity by District, Morobe: 2000 | ||||||||||
| Total | Bulolo | Finschafen | Huon | Kabwun | Lae | Markham | Menyamya | Nawae | Tawae/Siassi | |
| Total | 134,855 | 17,367 | 10,426 | 13,076 | 7,633 | 49,506 | 7,575 | 12,515 | 7,723 | 9,034 |
| Looking for work | 28,891 | 3,905 | 996 | 2,550 | 1,197 | 15,052 | 965 | 2,008 | 1,490 | 728 |
| Not looking | 105,964 | 13,462 | 9,430 | 10,526 | 6,436 | 34,454 | 6,610 | 10,507 | 6,233 | 8,306 |
| Males | 69,388 | 9,407 | 5,123 | 6,743 | 3,883 | 24,630 | 4,053 | 6,939 | 4,013 | 4,597 |
| Looking for work | 15,905 | 2,229 | 489 | 1,414 | 596 | 8,396 | 515 | 1,096 | 780 | 390 |
| Not looking | 53,483 | 7,178 | 4,634 | 5,329 | 3,287 | 16,234 | 3,538 | 5,843 | 3,233 | 4,207 |
| Females | 65,467 | 7,960 | 5,303 | 6,333 | 3,750 | 24,876 | 3,522 | 5,576 | 3,710 | 4,437 |
| Looking for work | 12,986 | 1,676 | 507 | 1,136 | 601 | 6,656 | 450 | 912 | 710 | 338 |
| Not looking | 52,481 | 6,284 | 4,796 | 5,197 | 3,149 | 18,220 | 3,072 | 4,664 | 3,000 | 4,099 |
| REASON NOT WORKING | ||||||||||
| Total | 137,801 | 17,736 | 10,581 | 13,571 | 8,370 | 49,619 | 7,794 | 12,939 | 7,933 | 9,258 |
| Housework | 38,438 | 4,563 | 2,562 | 3,757 | 834 | 18,533 | 1,469 | 3,217 | 1,583 | 1,920 |
| Studying | 31,670 | 4,205 | 2,361 | 3,357 | 2,048 | 12,831 | 1,932 | 793 | 1,723 | 2,420 |
| Waiting for a job | 2,033 | 282 | 75 | 178 | 34 | 1,163 | 73 | 105 | 79 | 44 |
| Looking for a job | 7,883 | 932 | 97 | 670 | 45 | 5,698 | 71 | 209 | 103 | 58 |
| Too young | 17,718 | 2,803 | 1,763 | 1,616 | 1,313 | 2,722 | 1,801 | 3,260 | 1,220 | 1,220 |
| Too old | 6,279 | 755 | 831 | 738 | 675 | 1,154 | 482 | 425 | 519 | 700 |
| Sick | 9,233 | 1,291 | 971 | 946 | 914 | 1,012 | 719 | 1,690 | 796 | 894 |
| Disabled | 1,383 | 201 | 157 | 135 | 140 | 248 | 161 | 81 | 138 | 122 |
| Other | 23,164 | 2,704 | 1,764 | 2,174 | 2,367 | 6,258 | 1,086 | 3,159 | 1,772 | 1,880 |
| Males | 70,678 | 9,608 | 5,198 | 6,966 | 4,257 | 24,522 | 4,173 | 7,136 | 4,129 | 4,689 |
| Housework | 11,573 | 1,420 | 850 | 1,131 | 255 | 4,845 | 550 | 1,318 | 631 | 573 |
| Studying | 18,071 | 2,464 | 1,346 | 1,885 | 1,213 | 7,159 | 1,167 | 532 | 965 | 1,340 |
| Waiting for a job | 1,604 | 230 | 59 | 143 | 24 | 913 | 57 | 86 | 58 | 34 |
| Looking for a job | 6,309 | 799 | 84 | 528 | 33 | 4,506 | 59 | 170 | 83 | 47 |
| Too young | 10,460 | 1,680 | 974 | 976 | 712 | 1,610 | 1,061 | 2,014 | 720 | 713 |
| Too old | 2,913 | 396 | 331 | 321 | 283 | 676 | 181 | 198 | 228 | 299 |
| Sick | 5,051 | 763 | 492 | 542 | 443 | 629 | 415 | 910 | 412 | 445 |
| Disabled | 821 | 128 | 78 | 84 | 76 | 157 | 85 | 55 | 81 | 77 |
| Other | 13,876 | 1,728 | 984 | 1,356 | 1,218 | 4,027 | 598 | 1,853 | 951 | 1,161 |
| Females | 67,123 | 8,128 | 5,383 | 6,605 | 4,113 | 25,097 | 3,621 | 5,803 | 3,804 | 4,569 |
| Housework | 26,865 | 3,143 | 1,712 | 2,626 | 579 | 13,688 | 919 | 1,899 | 952 | 1,347 |
| Studying | 13,599 | 1,741 | 1,015 | 1,472 | 835 | 5,672 | 765 | 261 | 758 | 1,080 |
| Waiting for a job | 429 | 52 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 250 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 10 |
| Looking for a job | 1,574 | 133 | 13 | 142 | 12 | 1,192 | 12 | 39 | 20 | 11 |
| Too young | 7,258 | 1,123 | 789 | 640 | 601 | 1,112 | 740 | 1,246 | 500 | 507 |
| Too old | 3,366 | 359 | 500 | 417 | 392 | 478 | 301 | 227 | 291 | 401 |
| Sick | 4,182 | 528 | 479 | 404 | 471 | 383 | 304 | 780 | 384 | 449 |
| Disabled | 562 | 73 | 79 | 51 | 64 | 91 | 76 | 26 | 57 | 45 |
| Other | 9,288 | 976 | 780 | 818 | 1,149 | 2,231 | 488 | 1,306 | 821 | 719 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||||||