Table 13. Looking for Work and Non-economic Activity by District, East New Britain: 2000    
  Total Gazelle Kokopo Pomio Rabaul
    Total 50,669 18,754 16,430 7,776 7,709
Looking for work 7,404 3,028 2,069 802 1,505
Not looking 43,265 15,726 14,361 6,974 6,204
     Males 25,089 9,595 7,904 3,946 3,644
Looking for work 3,932 1,562 1,127 436 807
Not looking 21,157 8,033 6,777 3,510 2,837
    Females 25,580 9,159 8,526 3,830 4,065
Looking for work 3,472 1,466 942 366 698
Not looking 22,108 7,693 7,584 3,464 3,367
REASON NOT WORKING
    Total 52,460 19,479 16,858 7,985 8,138
Housework 14,288 4,752 5,283 1,818 2,435
Studying 17,791 7,234 5,900 2,093 2,564
Waiting for a job 576 155 261 33 127
Looking for a job 1,378 346 537 126 369
Too young 4,066 1,315 1,041 1,063 647
Too old 2,866 1,142 780 476 468
Sick 3,307 1,252 903 860 292
Disabled 785 347 221 89 128
Other 7,403 2,936 1,932 1,427 1,108
    Males 25,886 9,944 8,070 4,051 3,821
Housework 4,827 1,672 1,669 680 806
Studying 9,661 3,927 3,209 1,175 1,350
Waiting for a job 421 124 183 26 88
Looking for a job 1,073 275 407 97 294
Too young 2,339 732 620 629 358
Too old 1,295 523 364 196 212
Sick 1,758 682 478 442 156
Disabled 488 219 142 57 70
Other 4,024 1,790 998 749 487
    Females 26,574 9,535 8,788 3,934 4,317
Housework 9,461 3,080 3,614 1,138 1,629
Studying 8,130 3,307 2,691 918 1,214
Waiting for a job 155 31 78 7 39
Looking for a job 305 71 130 29 75
Too young 1,727 583 421 434 289
Too old 1,571 619 416 280 256
Sick 1,549 570 425 418 136
Disabled 297 128 79 32 58
Other 3,379 1,146 934 678 621
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census