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