Table 27. Unemployment by State, Palau: 2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | Kayangel | Ngerchelong | Ngaraard | Ngiwal | Melekeok | Ngchesar | Airai | Aimeliik | | Ngatpang | Ngardmau | Ngaremlengui | Angaur | Peleliu | Koror | Sonsorol | Hatohobei |
LOOKING FOR WORK | | | | | | | | | | LOOKING FOR WORK | | | | | | | | |
Total | 14,745 | 45 | 252 | 406 | 219 | 236 | 224 | 2,070 | 272 | Total | 243 | 143 | 276 | 95 | 375 | 9,851 | 22 | 16 |
Looking for work | 127 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | Looking for work | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
Not looking | 14,618 | 44 | 251 | 403 | 216 | 234 | 223 | 2,054 | 267 | Not looking | 242 | 141 | 272 | 86 | 371 | 9,776 | 22 | 16 |
Male | | | | | | | | | | Male | | | | | | | | |
Total | 7,897 | 26 | 139 | 184 | 111 | 130 | 103 | 1,110 | 142 | Total | 136 | 79 | 140 | 56 | 202 | 5,315 | 13 | 11 |
Looking for work | 88 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | Looking for work | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
Not looking | 7,809 | 25 | 138 | 181 | 110 | 129 | 102 | 1,100 | 137 | Not looking | 136 | 78 | 137 | 50 | 199 | 5,263 | 13 | 11 |
Female | | | | | | | | | | Female | | | | | | | | |
Total | 6,848 | 19 | 113 | 222 | 108 | 106 | 121 | 960 | 130 | Total | 107 | 64 | 136 | 39 | 173 | 4,536 | 9 | 5 |
Looking for work | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Looking for work | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Not looking | 6,809 | 19 | 113 | 222 | 106 | 105 | 121 | 954 | 130 | Not looking | 106 | 63 | 135 | 36 | 172 | 4,513 | 9 | 5 |
REASON NOT WORKING | | | | | | | | | | REASON NOT WORKING | | | | | | | | |
Total | 14,617 | 44 | 251 | 403 | 216 | 234 | 223 | 2,054 | 267 | Total | 242 | 141 | 272 | 86 | 371 | 9,775 | 22 | 16 |
Student | 2,100 | 1 | 42 | 106 | 22 | 21 | 35 | 333 | 43 | Student | 55 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 30 | 1,351 | 1 | 0 |
Already have a full-time job | 8,760 | 21 | 109 | 140 | 103 | 155 | 84 | 1,208 | 143 | Already have a full-time job | 111 | 73 | 150 | 56 | 182 | 6,194 | 16 | 15 |
Don’t want to work more | 374 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 20 | 51 | 1 | Don’t want to work more | 0 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 192 | 0 | 0 |
Physically / metally disabled | 339 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 8 | Physically / metally disabled | 11 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 192 | 0 | 0 |
Believe no paid work available | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Believe no paid work available | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Discouraged (stoped looking cannot find anything) | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Discouraged (stoped looking cannot find anything) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
Waiting for family / friends to help find a job | 42 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Waiting for family / friends to help find a job | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Weather / no transportation | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Weather / no transportation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Home duties (babysitting chores etc.) | 1,647 | 8 | 55 | 50 | 29 | 19 | 37 | 230 | 52 | Home duties (babysitting chores etc.) | 36 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 86 | 967 | 4 | 1 |
Other (write-in) | 1,294 | 12 | 25 | 57 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 185 | 20 | Other (write-in) | 28 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 42 | 812 | 1 | 0 |
Males | | | | | | | | | | Males | | | | | | | | |
Total | 7,808 | 25 | 138 | 181 | 110 | 129 | 102 | 1,100 | 137 | Total | 136 | 78 | 137 | 50 | 199 | 5,262 | 13 | 11 |
Student | 1,087 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 173 | 24 | Student | 35 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 720 | 1 | 0 |
Already have a full-time job | 5,303 | 15 | 68 | 93 | 64 | 97 | 52 | 739 | 86 | Already have a full-time job | 71 | 54 | 94 | 39 | 131 | 3,679 | 10 | 11 |
Don’t want to work more | 193 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 1 | Don’t want to work more | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
Physically / metally disabled | 166 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 2 | Physically / metally disabled | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
Believe no paid work available | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Believe no paid work available | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Discouraged (stoped looking cannot find anything) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Discouraged (stoped looking cannot find anything) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Waiting for family / friends to help find a job | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Waiting for family / friends to help find a job | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Weather / no transportation | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Weather / no transportation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Home duties (babysitting chores etc.) | 367 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 17 | Home duties (babysitting chores etc.) | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 227 | 1 | 0 |
Other (write-in) | 613 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 7 | Other (write-in) | 11 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 385 | 1 | 0 |
Females | | | | | | | | | | Females | | | | | | | | |
Total | 6,809 | 19 | 113 | 222 | 106 | 105 | 121 | 954 | 130 | Total | 106 | 63 | 135 | 36 | 172 | 4,513 | 9 | 5 |
Student | 1,013 | 0 | 12 | 80 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 160 | 19 | Student | 20 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 631 | 0 | 0 |
Already have a full-time job | 3,457 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 39 | 58 | 32 | 469 | 57 | Already have a full-time job | 40 | 19 | 56 | 17 | 51 | 2,515 | 6 | 4 |
Don’t want to work more | 181 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 0 | Don’t want to work more | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
Physically / metally disabled | 173 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 6 | Physically / metally disabled | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
Believe no paid work available | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Believe no paid work available | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Discouraged (stoped looking cannot find anything) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Discouraged (stoped looking cannot find anything) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Waiting for family / friends to help find a job | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Waiting for family / friends to help find a job | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Weather / no transportation | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Weather / no transportation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Home duties (babysitting chores etc.) | 1,280 | 8 | 41 | 45 | 24 | 17 | 33 | 176 | 35 | Home duties (babysitting chores etc.) | 25 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 72 | 740 | 3 | 1 |
Other (write-in) | 681 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 99 | 13 | Other (write-in) | 17 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 427 | 0 | 0 |
WILLING TO WORK | | | | | | | | | | WILLING TO WORK | | | | | | | | |
Total | 14,745 | 45 | 252 | 406 | 219 | 236 | 224 | 2,070 | 272 | Total | 243 | 143 | 276 | 95 | 375 | 9,851 | 22 | 16 |
Willing to work | 483 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 5 | Willing to work | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 348 | 0 | 0 |
Not willing to work | 14,262 | 39 | 252 | 387 | 218 | 231 | 222 | 2,002 | 267 | Not willing to work | 228 | 138 | 271 | 95 | 371 | 9,503 | 22 | 16 |
Males | | | | | | | | | | Males | | | | | | | | |
Total | 7,897 | 26 | 139 | 184 | 111 | 130 | 103 | 1,110 | 142 | Total | 136 | 79 | 140 | 56 | 202 | 5,315 | 13 | 11 |
Willing to work | 309 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 5 | Willing to work | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 0 | 0 |
Not willing to work | 7,588 | 23 | 139 | 166 | 111 | 126 | 102 | 1,070 | 137 | Not willing to work | 127 | 76 | 136 | 56 | 199 | 5,096 | 13 | 11 |
Females | | | | | | | | | | Females | | | | | | | | |
Total | 6,848 | 19 | 113 | 222 | 108 | 106 | 121 | 960 | 130 | Total | 107 | 64 | 136 | 39 | 173 | 4,536 | 9 | 5 |
Willing to work | 174 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | Willing to work | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
Not willing to work | 6,674 | 16 | 113 | 221 | 107 | 105 | 120 | 932 | 130 | Not willing to work | 101 | 62 | 135 | 39 | 172 | 4,407 | 9 | 5 |
Source: 2015 Palau Census compiled by PacificWeb | | | | | | | | | | | | |