| Table 13. Whether Currently Working by Milne Bay District, PNG: 1990 | ||||||
| Total | Alotau District | Samarai-Murua | Kiriwina-Goodenough | Esa'ala | District not stated | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 8,241 | 0 | 6,545 | 501 | 232 | 963 |
| Working | 3,324 | 0 | 2,763 | 138 | 87 | 336 |
| Not working | 4,917 | 0 | 3,782 | 363 | 145 | 627 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 4,755 | 0 | 3,838 | 267 | 129 | 521 |
| Working | 2,510 | 0 | 2,066 | 103 | 68 | 273 |
| Not working | 2,245 | 0 | 1,772 | 164 | 61 | 248 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 3,486 | 0 | 2,707 | 234 | 103 | 442 |
| Working | 814 | 0 | 697 | 35 | 19 | 63 |
| Not working | 2,672 | 0 | 2,010 | 199 | 84 | 379 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||