Table 8. Employment Status by District, TTPI: 1970
Employment Status	Total	Marianas	Marshalls	Palau	FSM Total	Ponape	Truk	Yap
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Males, 16 years and over	24,307	2,368	6,713	2,903	12,323	4,600	5,593	2,130
Labor force	10,945	1,635	4,108	1,418	3,784	1,231	1,799	754
Percent of total	45.0	69.0	61.2	48.8	30.7	26.8	32.2	35.4
Armed forces	119	24	51	26	18	2	1	15
Civilian labor force	10,826	1,611	4,057	1,392	3,766	1,229	1,798	739
Employed	10,335	1,579	3,995	1,324	3,437	1,153	1,584	700
Unemployed	491	32	62	68	329	76	214	39
Percent	4.5	2.0	1.5	4.9	8.7	6.2	11.9	5.3
Not in the labor force	13,362	733	2,605	1,485	8,539	3,369	3,794	1,376
Inmate of institution	59	0	19	21	19	0	0	19
Enrolled in school	3,187	275	850	468	1,594	558	720	316
Other: Under 65 years	8,716	367	1,445	791	6,113	2,496	2,764	853
65+ years	1,400	91	291	205	813	315	310	188
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Females, 16 years and over	22,663	2,231	5,425	2,826	12,181	4,499	5,642	2,040
Labor force	3,318	601	883	588	1,246	306	723	217
Percent of total	14.6	26.9	16.3	20.8	10.2	6.8	12.8	10.6
Armed forces	9	0	0	8	1	0	0	1
Civilian labor force	3,309	601	883	580	1,245	306	723	216
Employed	3,042	570	826	518	1,128	278	647	203
Unemployed	267	31	57	62	117	28	76	13
Percent	8.1	5.2	6.5	10.7	9.4	9.2	10.5	6.0
Not in the labor force	19,345	1,630	4,542	2,238	10,935	4,193	4,919	1,823
Inmate of institution	15	0	11	0	4	1	3	0
Enrolled in school	2,471	220	674	465	1,112	377	534	201
Other: Under 65 years	15,278	1,285	3,494	1,526	8,973	3,477	4,084	1,412
65+ years	1,581	125	363	247	846	338	298	210
PERCENT IN LABOR FORCE BY AGE
Males
16 and 17 years	9.5	21.4	10.4	11.1	NA	3.7	8.8	3.4		95	214	104	111	37	88	34
18 and 19 years	15.5	29.0	16.2	18.7	NA	11.0	13.5	7.8		155	290	162	187	110	135	78
20 and 21 years	33.2	71.7	32.4	39.4	NA	19.6	27.4	23.7		332	717	324	394	196	274	237
22 to 24 years	52.2	85.1	64.6	45.5	NA	39.7	36.0	44.9		522	851	646	455	397	360	449
25 to 34 years	65.4	89.5	83.0	70.0	NA	47.3	44.0	58.3		654	895	830	700	473	440	583
35 to 44 years	62.8	93.0	81.7	74.3	NA	38.9	43.5	55.8		628	930	817	743	389	435	558
45 to 64 years	46.5	72.6	66.1	60.7	NA	21.5	31.9	33.9		465	726	661	607	215	319	339
65 years and over	14.6	18.6	20.9	15.9	NA	4.5	13.4	17.1		146	186	209	159	45	134	171
Females
16 and 17 years	8.0	20.0	8.0	6.9	NA	3.2	7.5	7.0		80	200	80	69	32	75	70
18 and 19 years	14.3	34.5	11.6	16.1	NA	9.4	11.9	9.6		143	345	116	161	94	119	96
20 and 21 years	19.8	48.0	15.5	30.9	NA	11.0	14.4	11.1		198	480	155	309	110	144	111
22 to 24 years	24.8	53.7	23.1	31.4	NA	16.0	18.5	2.3		248	537	231	314	160	185	23
25 to 34 years	20.8	31.5	20.4	36.5	NA	8.7	21.4	15.3		208	315	204	365	87	214	153
35 to 44 years	16.1	25.1	23.3	23.9	NA	6.2	11.3	14.4		161	251	233	239	62	113	144
45 to 64 years	9.8	12.8	14.7	13.6	NA	3.4	8.7	6.1		98	128	147	136	34	87	61
65 years and over	2.1	0.8	1.4	4.2	NA	1.5	1.6	3.6		21	8	14	42	15	16	36
Source: 1970 US Census of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands