Table 10. Labor Force Characterisctics, TTPI: 1980
				FSM
Characteristics	TTPI	Palau	Marshalls	Total	Yap	Chuuk	Pohnpei	Kosrae
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and over	59,227	6,966	14,659	37,602	4,515	19,198	11,159	2,730
Labor force	17,099	2,896	4,405	9,798	1,470	4,532	3,107	689
Percent	28.9	41.6	30.0	26.1	32.6	23.6	27.8	25.2
Civilian labor force	17,086	2,888	4,405	9,793	1,469	4,529	3,107	688
Employed	14,559	2,745	3,694	8,120	1,224	3,581	2,657	658
Also doing subsistence	3,729	941	790	1,998	384	856	711	47
Unemployed	2,527	143	711	1,673	245	948	450	30
Percent of civilian labor force	14.8	5.0	16.1	17.1	16.7	20.9	14.5	4.4
Not in the labor force	42,128	4,070	10,254	27,804	3,045	14,666	8,052	2,041
Subsistence activity only	13,767	2,158	2,358	9,251	480	4,308	3,815	648
Males 16 years and over	29,585	3,622	7,370	18,593	2,267	9,339	5,590	1,397
Labor force	12,079	1,904	3,294	6,881	1,054	3,085	2,174	568
Percent	40.8	52.6	44.7	37.0	46.5	33.0	38.9	40.7
Civilian labor force	12,073	1,902	3,294	6,877	1,053	3,083	2,174	567
Employed	10,617	1,810	2,839	5,968	910	2,562	1,938	558
Also doing subsistence	2,762	591	623	1,548	280	706	526	36
Unemployed	1,456	92	455	909	143	521	236	9
Percent of civilian labor force	12.1	4.8	13.8	13.2	13.6	16.9	10.9	1.6
Not in the labor force	17,476	1,718	3,776	11,982	1,213	6,524	3,416	829
Subsistence activity only	7,518	872	1,303	5,343	204	2,387	2,126	626
Females 16 years and over	29,642	3,344	7,289	19,009	2,248	9,859	5,569	1,333
Labor force	5,020	992	1,111	2,917	416	1,447	933	121
Percent	16.94	29.67	15.24	15.35	18.51	14.68	16.75	9.08
Civilian labor force	5,013	986	1,111	2,916	416	1,446	933	121
Employed	3,942	935	855	2,152	314	1,019	719	100
Also doing subsistence	967	350	167	450	104	150	185	11
Unemployed	1,071	51	256	764	102	427	214	21
Percent of civilian labor force	21.36	5.17	23.04	26.20	24.52	29.53	22.94	17.36
Not in the labor force	24,652	2,352	6,478	15,822	1,832	8,142	4,636	1,212
Subsistence activity only	6,249	1,286	1,055	3,908	276	1,921	1,689	22
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over	14,559	2,745	3,694	8,120	1,224	3,581	2,657	658
Private wage and salary workers	4,888	1,016	1,631	2,241	288	1,043	808	102
Federal Government workers	840	114	208	518	130	247	127	14
Local Government workers	7,579	1,449	1,601	4,529	701	1,834	1,475	519
Self-employed workers	493	86	144	263	40	61	151	11
Unpaid family workers	26	0	12	14	0	2	6	6
Primarily subsistence activities	733	80	98	555	65	394	90	6
Employed males 16 years and over	10,662	2,155	2,839	5,668	910	2,562	1,638	558
Private wage and salary workers	3,451	978	1,212	1,261	207	708	262	84
Federal Government workers	638	82	176	380	96	178	93	13
Local Government workers	5,849	988	1,281	3,580	556	1,435	1,142	447
Self-employed workers	346	76	107	163	24	36	97	6
Unpaid family workers	11	0	4	7	0	1	4	2
Primarily subsistence activities	367	31	59	277	27	204	40	6
Employed females 16 years and over	3,897	590	855	2,452	314	1,019	1,019	100
Private wage and salary workers	1,437	38	419	980	81	335	546	18
Federal Government workers	202	32	32	138	34	69	34	1
Local Government workers	1,730	461	320	949	145	399	333	72
Self-employed workers	147	10	37	100	16	25	54	5
Unpaid family workers	15	0	8	7	0	1	2	4
Primarily subsistence activities	366	49	39	278	38	190	50	0
Source: 1980 Decennial Cenus of TTPI, PC80-1-C/D57B