| Table 13. Looking for Work and Non-economic Activity by District, Southern Highlands: 2000 | |||||||
| Ialibu/ | Kagua/ | Mendi/ | Nipa/ | ||||
| Total | Pangia | Imbonggu | Erave | Munihu | Kutubu | NS | |
| Total | 106,571 | 9,025 | 12,309 | 32,387 | 24,603 | 19,378 | 8,869 |
| Looking for work | 19,039 | 2,173 | 2,265 | 4,794 | 4,992 | 2,884 | 1,931 |
| Not looking | 87,532 | 6,852 | 10,044 | 27,593 | 19,611 | 16,494 | 6,938 |
| Males | 59,817 | 5,127 | 6,948 | 18,767 | 13,259 | 10,691 | 5,025 |
| Looking for work | 11,226 | 1,304 | 1,296 | 3,021 | 2,835 | 1,606 | 1,164 |
| Not looking | 48,591 | 3,823 | 5,652 | 15,746 | 10,424 | 9,085 | 3,861 |
| Females | 46,754 | 3,898 | 5,361 | 13,620 | 11,344 | 8,687 | 3,844 |
| Looking for work | 7,813 | 869 | 969 | 1,773 | 2,157 | 1,278 | 767 |
| Not looking | 38,941 | 3,029 | 4,392 | 11,847 | 9,187 | 7,409 | 3,077 |
| REASON NOT WORKING | |||||||
| Total | 107,849 | 9,457 | 12,162 | 32,972 | 24,219 | 19,634 | 9,405 |
| Housework | 21,309 | 1,748 | 1,852 | 5,798 | 6,563 | 3,099 | 2,249 |
| Studying | 26,594 | 2,424 | 3,368 | 7,809 | 5,899 | 4,823 | 2,271 |
| Waiting for a job | 1,207 | 95 | 142 | 360 | 179 | 257 | 174 |
| Looking for a job | 3,350 | 519 | 372 | 792 | 844 | 510 | 313 |
| Too young | 26,226 | 2,173 | 3,121 | 8,637 | 4,469 | 5,776 | 2,050 |
| Too old | 3,995 | 324 | 474 | 1,494 | 664 | 666 | 373 |
| Sick | 9,080 | 491 | 972 | 3,583 | 1,238 | 2,012 | 784 |
| Disabled | 1,177 | 81 | 158 | 443 | 186 | 220 | 89 |
| Other | 14,911 | 1,602 | 1,703 | 4,056 | 4,177 | 2,271 | 1,102 |
| Males | 60,380 | 5,340 | 6,812 | 19,061 | 13,042 | 10,807 | 5,318 |
| Housework | 9,861 | 817 | 836 | 2,796 | 2,994 | 1,267 | 1,151 |
| Studying | 16,085 | 1,494 | 2,032 | 4,981 | 3,370 | 2,837 | 1,371 |
| Waiting for a job | 858 | 72 | 96 | 249 | 126 | 172 | 143 |
| Looking for a job | 2,600 | 345 | 268 | 667 | 670 | 415 | 235 |
| Too young | 14,784 | 1,264 | 1,726 | 4,904 | 2,524 | 3,242 | 1,124 |
| Too old | 1,951 | 147 | 215 | 753 | 351 | 308 | 177 |
| Sick | 5,019 | 279 | 515 | 2,009 | 661 | 1,102 | 453 |
| Disabled | 703 | 53 | 92 | 265 | 99 | 136 | 58 |
| Other | 8,519 | 869 | 1,032 | 2,437 | 2,247 | 1,328 | 606 |
| Females | 47,469 | 4,117 | 5,350 | 13,911 | 11,177 | 8,827 | 4,087 |
| Housework | 11,448 | 931 | 1,016 | 3,002 | 3,569 | 1,832 | 1,098 |
| Studying | 10,509 | 930 | 1,336 | 2,828 | 2,529 | 1,986 | 900 |
| Waiting for a job | 349 | 23 | 46 | 111 | 53 | 85 | 31 |
| Looking for a job | 750 | 174 | 104 | 125 | 174 | 95 | 78 |
| Too young | 11,442 | 909 | 1,395 | 3,733 | 1,945 | 2,534 | 926 |
| Too old | 2,044 | 177 | 259 | 741 | 313 | 358 | 196 |
| Sick | 4,061 | 212 | 457 | 1,574 | 577 | 910 | 331 |
| Disabled | 474 | 28 | 66 | 178 | 87 | 84 | 31 |
| Other | 6,392 | 733 | 671 | 1,619 | 1,930 | 943 | 496 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||||