Table 13. Looking for Work and Non-economic Activity by District, Chimbu: 2000    
        Karimui/   Kundiawa/ Sina Sina 
  Total Chuave Gumine Nomane Kerowagi Gembogl Yonggomugl
    Total 50,478 5,867 5,408 5,078 10,848 14,960 8,317
Looking for work 9,252 739 748 521 2,403 3,360 1,481
Not looking 41,226 5,128 4,660 4,557 8,445 11,600 6,836
    Males 28,334 3,312 3,093 2,983 6,035 8,312 4,599
Looking for work 5,351 423 420 322 1,364 1,967 855
Not looking 22,983 2,889 2,673 2,661 4,671 6,345 3,744
   Females 22,144 2,555 2,315 2,095 4,813 6,648 3,718
Looking for work 3,901 316 328 199 1,039 1,393 626
Not looking 18,243 2,239 1,987 1,896 3,774 5,255 3,092
REASON NOT WORKING
    Total 51,071 5,839 5,550 4,974 10,870 15,314 8,524
Housework 8,984 764 636 501 2,606 3,066 1,411
Studying 12,467 1,101 1,254 1,153 2,671 4,323 1,965
Waiting for a job 572 34 40 26 116 203 153
Looking for a job 1,732 65 85 47 360 867 308
Too young 11,242 1,524 1,628 1,412 2,548 2,382 1,748
Too old 4,419 711 606 363 661 1,114 964
Sick 3,715 456 399 615 696 893 656
Disabled 798 115 81 95 150 203 154
Other 7,142 1,069 821 762 1,062 2,263 1,165
    Males 28,634 3,302 3,164 2,915 6,050 8,502 4,701
Housework 3,571 315 253 225 1,110 1,148 520
Studying 7,559 687 741 773 1,599 2,542 1,217
Waiting for a job 440 27 31 20 89 167 106
Looking for a job 1,326 57 64 36 293 648 228
Too young 6,748 942 956 849 1,544 1,423 1,034
Too old 2,251 347 329 179 328 585 483
Sick 2,125 249 258 360 380 519 359
Disabled 502 73 51 57 100 133 88
Other 4,112 605 481 416 607 1,337 666
    Females 22,437 2,537 2,386 2,059 4,820 6,812 3,823
Housework 5,413 449 383 276 1,496 1,918 891
Studying 4,908 414 513 380 1,072 1,781 748
Waiting for a job 132 7 9 6 27 36 47
Looking for a job 406 8 21 11 67 219 80
Too young 4,494 582 672 563 1,004 959 714
Too old 2,168 364 277 184 333 529 481
Sick 1,590 207 141 255 316 374 297
Disabled 296 42 30 38 50 70 66
Other 3,030 464 340 346 455 926 499
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census