Table 13. Labor Force Participation in 1979, TTPI: 1980
        FSM
Characteristics TTPI Palau Marshalls Total Yap Chuuk Pohnpei Kosrae
LABOR FORCE STATUS IN 1979
     Males 16 yrs and over in LF in 1979 16,222 2,018 4,322 9,882 1,332 4,579 3,281 690
Worked in 1979 13,988 1,986 4,068 7,934 1,192 3,611 2,653 478
   50 to 52 weeks 9,327 1,445 2,923 4,959 762 1,930 1,842 425
   40 to 49 weeks 1,792 135 546 1,111 157 570 355 29
   1 to 39 weeks 2,869 406 599 1,864 273 1,111 456 24
  Usually worked 35 hours or more per week 11,112 1,703 3,380 6,029 999 2,524 2,049 457
   50 to 52 weeks 8,313 1,387 2,657 4,269 685 1,546 1,623 415
With unemployment in 1979 3,232 206 453 2,573 238 1,417 901 17
   Mean weeks of unemployment 17 8 25 16 19 15 15 42
     Females 16 yrs and over in LF in 1979 7,769 1,062 1,907 4,800 603 2,266 1,733 198
Worked in 1979 5,611 1,043 1,597 2,971 483 1,373 1,026 89
   50 to 52 weeks 3,431 754 861 1,816 301 754 691 70
   40 to 49 weeks 783 91 259 433 63 212 150 8
   1 to 39 weeks 1,397 198 477 722 119 407 185 11
  Usually worked 35 hours or more per week 3,853 865 1,018 1,970 325 812 755 78
   50 to 52 weeks 2,935 722 715 1,498 241 583 608 66
With unemployment in 1979 2,707 78 438 2,191 150 1,132 800 109
   Mean weeks of unemployment 19 14 26 18 13 18 18 33
Source: 1980 Decennial Cenus of TTPI, PC80-1-C/D57B