Table P4-14: Labor Force Characteristics by Ethnicity, Yap State: 2000
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Labor Force Status and Subsistence Activity Ethnicity
Total Yapese Yap       O. Is. Chuuk-ese Mort-lockese Pohn-peian Pohn.    O. Is. Kosr-aean Other Pac. Is. Filipino Other Asian USA Others
LABOR FORCE STATUS
     Persons 15 years & over     7,153 3,544 2,735 130 7 19 2 4 114 137 385 52 24
In labor force                   5,021 2,136 2,120 122 5 10 2 3 66 124 373 42 18
       Percent                   70.2 60.3 77.5 93.8 71.4 52.6 100.0 75.0 57.9 90.5 96.9 80.8 75.0
    Employed                     5,007 2,126 2,118 122 5 10 2 2 66 123 373 42 18
       Formal work               2,570 1,398 523 22 3 9 2 1 61 123 372 40 16
       Agriculture/Fishing       2,437 728 1,595 100 2 1 - 1 5 - 1 2 2
         Subsistence             2,234 620 1,502 100 1 1 - 1 5 - - 2 2
         Market Oriented         203 108 93 - 1 - - - - - 1 - -
    Unemployed                   14 10 2 - - - - 1 - 1 - - -
      Percent of labor force     0.3 0.5 0.1 - - - - 33.3 - 0.8 - - -
Not in labor force               2,132 1,408 615 8 2 9 - 1 48 13 12 10 6
    Could have taken job         1,619 1,057 477 6 1 5 - 1 43 8 7 8 6
    Not available for work       513 351 138 2 1 4 - - 5 5 5 2 -
     Females 15 years & over     3,745 1,753 1,471 82 6 14 1 3 62 37 288 22 6
In labor force                   2,628 1,026 1,143 76 4 7 1 3 36 31 281 18 2
       Percent                   70.2 58.5 77.7 92.7 66.7 50.0 100.0 100.0 58.1 83.8 97.6 81.8 33.3
    Employed                     2,622 1,023 1,142 76 4 7 1 2 36 30 281 18 2
       Formal work               1,059 572 110 4 2 6 1 1 34 30 280 17 2
       Agriculture/Fishing       1,563 451 1,032 72 2 1 - 1 2 - 1 1 -
         Subsistence             1,443 390 975 72 1 1 - 1 2 - - 1 -
         Market Oriented         120 61 57 - 1 - - - - - 1 - -
    Unemployed                   6 3 1 - - - - 1 - 1 - - -
      Percent of labor force     0.2 0.3 0.1 - - - - 33.3 - 3.2 - - -
Not in labor force               1,117 727 328 6 2 7 - - 26 6 7 4 4
    Could have taken job         870 572 252 4 1 4 - - 24 2 5 2 4
    Not available for work       247 155 76 2 1 3 - - 2 4 2 2 -
With own children under 6 yrs    934 485 391 21 2 5 - 1 14 9 3 3 -
  In labor force                 675 307 324 21 2 2 - 1 6 8 1 3 -
With own children 6-17 yrs only  1,165 665 434 22 3 7 1 1 20 5 2 3 2
  In labor force                 908 484 373 21 1 3 1 1 15 5 1 3 -
SUBSISTENCE ACTIVITY
  Total, subsistence for home    3,090 1,106 1,841 112 3 5 - 1 7 5 3 4 3
Gardening                        2,437 885 1,451 77 3 4 - 1 6 2 3 4 1
Fishing                          1,193 366 777 40 2 - - - 3 2 - - 3
Animal raising                   2,184 593 1,471 107 2 4 - 1 4 - 1 - 1
Other                            1,335 51 1,187 91 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 2 -
  Total, subsistence and sold    245 132 111 - 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Gardening                        98 96 2 - - - - - - - - - -
Fishing                          59 55 4 - - - - - - - - - -
Animal raising                   36 26 9 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Other                            138 34 103 - 1 - - - - - - - -
  Total, subsistence and gave    449 122 305 22 - - - - - - - - -
Gardening                        180 70 101 9 - - - - - - - - -
Fishing                          111 30 78 3 - - - - - - - - -
Animal raising                   26 10 15 1 - - - - - - - - -
Other                            169 15 143 11 - - - - - - - - -
   Females, subsistence for home 1,809 636 1,082 73 2 3 - 1 3 4 2 3 -
Gardening                        1,768 614 1,066 72 2 3 - 1 3 2 2 3 -
Fishing                          83 12 66 2 1 - - - - 2 - - -
Animal raising                   1,366 329 961 70 1 2 - 1 1 - 1 - -
Other                            889 36 786 64 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 -
  Females, subsistence and sold  133 68 63 - 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Gardening                        56 56 - - - - - - - - - - -
Fishing                          5 5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Animal raising                   19 15 3 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Other                            85 24 60 - 1 - - - - - - - -
  Females, subsistence and gave  286 71 197 18 - - - - - - - - -
Gardening                        141 51 82 8 - - - - - - - - -
Fishing                          2 2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Animal raising                   17 6 10 1 - - - - - - - - -
Other                            133 12 111 10 - - - - - - - - -
Source: 2000 FSM Census