Table P7-14: Labor Force Characteristics by Education, Yap State: 2000
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      Grade       Associate Degree     Percent
Labor Force Status and Subsistencey Activity Total None & Pre-schl 7 8 Grade           9-12 no diploma High School Grad. Some College Occup-ation Acad-emic Bachlor's degree High Degree High Sch. Grad. College Grad.
LABOR FORCE STATUS
     Persons 25 years & over  4,799 531 860 333 564 1,294 555 200 233 164 65 52.3 4.8
In labor force                3,697 315 580 252 402 1,063 489 180 212 146 58 58.1 5.5
       Percent                77.0 59.3 67.4 75.7 71.3 82.1 88.1 90.0 91.0 89.0 89 687.5 231.4
    Employed                  3,686 315 579 251 401 1,057 488 180 211 146 58 58.1 5.5
       Formal work            1,993 30 97 58 207 688 389 152 179 137 56 80.3 9.7
       Agriculture/Fishing    1,693 285 482 193 194 369 99 28 32 9 2 31.8 0.6
         Subsistence          1,537 253 439 185 166 339 90 25 30 8 2 32.1 0.7
         Market Oriented      156 32 43 8 28 30 9 3 2 1 - 28.8 0.6
    Unemployed                11 - 1 1 1 6 1 - 1 - - 72.7 -
      Percent of labor force  0.3 - 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.2 - 0.5 - - 433.3 -
Not in labor force            1,102 216 280 81 162 231 66 20 21 18 7 32.9 2.3
    Could have taken job      758 145 221 58 107 151 38 10 10 13 5 29.9 2.4
    Not available for work    344 71 59 23 55 80 28 10 11 5 2 39.5 2.0
     Females 25 years & over  2,512 400 646 246 284 562 203 37 68 45 21 37.3 2.6
In labor force                1,856 245 468 193 188 434 178 30 64 39 17 41.1 3.0
       Percent                73.9 61.3 72.4 78.5 66.2 77.2 87.7 81.1 94.1 86.7 81 687.1 226.9
    Employed                  1,851 245 468 193 188 430 177 30 64 39 17 40.9 3.0
       Formal work            709 9 58 26 71 269 145 25 53 36 17 76.9 7.5
       Agriculture/Fishing    1,142 236 410 167 117 161 32 5 11 3 - 18.6 0.3
         Subsistence          1,048 213 374 163 103 151 27 4 10 3 - 18.6 0.3
         Market Oriented      94 23 36 4 14 10 5 1 1 - - 18.1 -
    Unemployed                5 - - - - 4 1 - - - - 100.0 -
      Percent of labor force  0.3 - - - - 0.9 0.6 - - - - 500.0 -
Not in labor force            656 155 178 53 96 128 25 7 4 6 4 26.5 1.5
    Could have taken job      479 102 143 42 69 93 15 6 2 4 3 25.7 1.5
    Not available for work    177 53 35 11 27 35 10 1 2 2 1 28.8 1.7
With own children under 6 yrs 691 36 144 99 101 191 60 13 22 19 6 45.0 3.6
  In labor force              531 28 116 82 64 139 52 8 20 17 5 45.4 4.1
With own children 6-17 yrs on 1,133 86 283 142 166 286 87 21 38 20 4 40.2 2.1
  In labor force              884 64 231 106 112 227 72 16 36 17 3 42.0 2.3
SUBSISTENCE ACTIVITY
  Total, subsistence for home 2,275 293 515 213 239 537 233 76 113 47 9 44.6 2.5
Gardening                     1,812 255 473 196 205 389 146 39 78 25 6 37.7 1.7
Fishing                       857 60 74 41 93 283 141 56 80 25 4 68.7 3.4
Animal raising                1,566 247 389 169 145 338 142 48 61 23 4 39.3 1.7
Other                         939 196 248 121 51 186 67 25 38 6 1 34.4 0.7
  Total, subsistence and sold 197 34 48 10 36 39 14 6 8 2 - 35.0 1.0
Gardening                     79 19 21 3 13 15 5 - 3 - - 29.1 -
Fishing                       47 5 6 4 10 13 5 1 2 1 - 46.8 2.1
Animal raising                25 7 8 - - 5 2 1 2 - - 40.0 -
Other                         108 17 28 7 20 20 5 4 6 1 - 33.3 0.9
  Total, subsistence and gave 354 62 87 41 29 75 27 9 15 8 1 38.1 2.5
Gardening                     140 25 35 16 13 34 7 2 4 4 - 36.4 2.9
Fishing                       78 5 1 6 7 27 14 5 8 4 1 75.6 6.4
Animal raising                24 5 4 2 2 8 1 1 1 - - 45.8 -
Other                         139 30 47 18 8 21 6 4 5 - - 25.9 -
  Females, subsistence for home 1,349 241 433 175 140 227 76 14 28 14 1 26.7 1.1
Gardening                     1,320 235 421 173 139 224 74 13 28 12 1 26.7 1.0
Fishing                       67 15 17 6 11 10 3 - 3 2 - 26.9 3.0
Animal raising                992 208 330 145 92 141 47 8 15 6 - 21.9 0.6
Other                         628 166 229 109 30 67 17 5 5 - - 15.0 -
  Females, subsistence and sold 106 25 37 4 19 11 7 1 2 - - 19.8 -
Gardening                     46 14 17 - 5 6 4 - - - - 21.7 -
Fishing                       4 - - - - 3 1 - - - - 100.0 -
Animal raising                13 5 6 - - - 2 - - - - 15.4 -
Other                         67 13 23 4 15 6 3 1 2 - - 17.9 -
  Females, subsistence and gave 235 55 82 34 15 34 6 4 4 1 - 20.9 0.4
Gardening                     111 24 34 16 8 22 3 2 1 1 - 26.1 0.9
Fishing                       2 2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Animal raising                16 4 4 2 2 3 - - 1 - - 25.0 -
Other                         112 26 44 17 6 11 3 2 3 - - 17.0 -
Source: 2000 FSM Census