Table P9-11. Languages Spoken and Spoken at Home by Labor Force Participation and UN Definition, Yap State: 2000
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    In Labor Force Not in Labor Force
    Employed     Could have taken a job Not available for work
        Agriculture/Fishing    
Languages Total Total Total Formal Work Total Subsis-tence Market Oriented Unemp-loyed Total
ALL LANGUAGES SPOKEN
     Persons 15 years & over        6,902 4,940 4,927 2,567 2,360 2,159 201 13 1,962 1,460 502
English                             4,910 3,497 3,487 2,109 1,378 1,270 108 10 1,413 1,067 346
Yapese                              3,594 2,235 2,225 1,486 739 633 106 10 1,359 995 364
Ulithian/Woleaian/Satawalese        3,302 2,667 2,664 622 2,042 1,876 166 3 635 464 171
Chuukese                            59 42 42 26 16 14 2 - 17 11 6
Pohnpeian/Mwoakilloan/Ping          50 38 38 33 5 5 - - 12 7 5
Kosraean                            8 6 5 2 3 3 - 1 2 2 -
Asian                               743 579 577 520 57 51 6 2 164 119 45
Other language                      302 203 203 135 68 34 34 - 99 59 40
FIRST LANGUAGE REPORTED
     Persons 15 years & over        6,902 4,940 4,927 2,567 2,360 2,159 201 13 1,962 1,460 502
English                             203 153 153 138 15 12 3 - 50 36 14
Yapese                              3,378 2,095 2,085 1,382 703 601 102 10 1,283 942 341
Ulithian/Woleaian/Satawalese        2,733 2,166 2,164 537 1,627 1,532 95 2 567 436 131
Chuukese                            20 14 14 12 2 2 - - 6 4 2
Pohnpeian/Mwoakilloan/Ping          13 7 7 5 2 2 - - 6 3 3
Kosraean                            2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
Asian                               476 460 459 457 2 1 1 1 16 10 6
Other language                      77 43 43 35 8 8 - - 34 29 5
SECOND LANGUAGE REPORTED
  15 years & over with 2nd language 5,260 3,692 3,681 2,078 1,603 1,455 148 11 1,568 1,159 409
English                             4,437 3,127 3,119 1,890 1,229 1,161 68 8 1,310 995 315
Yapese                              127 76 76 50 26 22 4 - 51 34 17
Ulithian/Woleaian/Satawalese        393 335 334 50 284 216 68 1 58 22 36
Chuukese                            16 12 12 4 8 6 2 - 4 3 1
Pohnpeian/Mwoakilloan/Ping          16 12 12 11 1 1 - - 4 2 2
Kosraean                            2 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - -
Asian                               201 80 79 39 40 35 5 1 121 86 35
Other language                      68 48 48 34 14 13 1 - 20 17 3
LANGUAGE OF PERSONS SPEAKING ONLY ONE LANGUAGE
  15 years & over with 1 language   1,637 1,243 1,241 485 756 703 53 2 394 301 93
English                             47 38 38 38 - - - - 9 7 2
Yapese                              411 214 212 62 150 103 47 2 197 143 54
Ulithian/Woleaian/Satawalese        815 631 631 27 604 598 6 - 184 149 35
Chuukese                            1 - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Pohnpeian/Mwoakilloan/Ping          - - - - - - - - - - -
Kosraean                            - - - - - - - - - - -
Asian                               356 356 356 356 - - - - - - -
Other language                      7 4 4 2 2 2 - - 3 2 1
LANGUAGE USUALLY SPOKEN AT HOME
     Persons 15 years & over        6,902 4,940 4,927 2,567 2,360 2,159 201 13 1,962 1,460 502
English                             219 170 169 165 4 4 - 1 49 36 13
Yapese                              3,412 2,113 2,104 1,388 716 612 104 9 1,299 951 348
Ulithian/Woleaian/Satawalese        2,724 2,159 2,157 526 1,631 1,535 96 2 565 436 129
Chuukese                            8 3 3 2 1 1 - - 5 3 2
Pohnpeian/Mwoakilloan/Ping          7 5 5 4 1 1 - - 2 1 1
Kosraean                            2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - -
Asian                               469 455 454 453 1 - 1 1 14 10 4
Other language                      61 33 33 28 5 5 - - 28 23 5
Source: 2000 FSM Census