Population Census 2006

Social characteristics

Labour Market Activity

Population aged 15 aged and older by sex, urban-rural residence, labour force
participation rate, and employment-population ratio.
  Labour force
participation rate		 Employment-
population ratio
Tonga 56.6 37.2
  Males 64.2 45.4
  Females 49.0 29.0
Urban 51.9 40.7
  Males 60.3 50.3
  Females 43.6 31.4
Rural 58.1 36.0
  Males 65.4 43.9
  Females 50.8 28.2

Source: Tonga Statistics Population Census 2006 Analytical Report Volume 2.

Population aged 15 and older and unemployment status according to various
unemployment concepts.
Unemployment concept Number of unemployment Unemployment rate
Males Females Total Males Females Total
According to official definition            
  Tonga 214 174 388 1.1 1.1 1.1
  Urban 70 56 126 1.5 1.7 1.6
  Rural 144 118 262 0.9 1.0 0.9
According to adjusted definition*            
  Tonga 924 900 1,824 4.4 5.5 4.9
  Urban 230 215 445 4.9 6.1 5.4
  Rural 694 685 1,379 4.3 5.4 4.8
If "subsistence work" is classified as
unemployed		            
  Tonga 6,423 6,898 13,321 30.8 42.5 35.9
  Urban 854 1,040 1,894 18.1 29.4 23.0
  Rural 5,569 5,858 11,427 34.4 46.1 39.6

Source: Tonga Statistics Population Census 2006 Analytical Report Volume 2.

Population aged 15 and older by labour market activity, sex, and urban-rural residence.
Region/Sex Labour Force Non Labour Force Total
Paid
work		 Subsistence
work		 Unspecified
work		 Un-
employed		 Total Student Retired,
disabled,
 family
responsibilities		 Other* Total
Total 23,438 11,497 355 388 35,678 8,906 10,312 8,189 27,407 63,085
  Urban 6,222 1,449 133 126 7,960 2,289 2,943 2,129 7,361 15,291
  Rural 17,216 10,048 222 262 27,748 6,617 7,369 6,060 20,046 47,794
Males 14,273 5,499 184 214 20,170 4,396 3,115 3,760 11,271 31,441
  Urban 3,792 624 64 70 4,550 1,108 881 1,003 2,992 7,542
  Rural 10,481 4,875 120 144 15,620 3,288 2,234 2,757 8,279 23,899
Females 9,165 5,998 171 174 15,508 4,510 7,197 4,429 16,136 31,644
  Urban 2,430 825 69 56 3,380 1,181 2,062 1,129 4,369 7,749
  Rural 6,735 5,173 102 118 12,128 3,329 5,135 3,303 11,767 23,895

Source: Tonga Statistics Population Census 2006 Analytical Report Volume 2.

'Other' includes people that did not work because:

  • they were not interested in finding work: 5,996
  • they were not willing and available to work: 308
  • of weather condition: 159
  • they cannot afford transportation cost: 36
  • they did not look for work because they believed that no work was available: 1,241
  • not specified: 449
    • Population aged 15 and older by labour market activity, sex, and urban-rural residence. (according to an
    adjusted definition of unemployed).
    Region/Sex Labour Force Non Labour Force Total
    Paid
    work    		 Subsistence
    work    		 Unspecified
    work    		 Un-
    employed    		 Total Student Retired,
    disabled,
     family
    responsibilities    		 Other* Total
    Total 23,438 11,497 355 1,824 37,114 8,906 10,312 6,753 25,971 63,085
      Urban 62,222 1,449 133 445 8,249 2,289 2,943 1,810 7,042 15,291
      Rural 17,216 10,048 222 1,379 28,865 6,617 7,369 4,943 18,929 47,794
    Males 14,273 5,499 184 924 20,880 4,396 3,115 3,050 10,561 31,441
      Urban 3,792 624 64 230 4710, 1,108 881 843 2,832 7,542
      Rural 10,481 4,875 120 694 16,170 3,288 2,234 2,207 7,729 23,899
    Females 9,165 5,998 171 900 16,234 4,510 7,197 3,703 15,410 31,644
      Urban 2,430 825 69 215 3,539 1,181 2,062 967 4,210 7,749
      Rural 6,735 5,173 102 685 12,695 3,329 5,135 2,736 11,200 23,895

    Source: Tonga Statistics Population Census 2006 Analytical Report Volume 2.

    Unemployed include people that did not work because:

  • they did not look for work because they believed that no work was available: 1,241
  • of weather condition: 159
  • they cannot afford transportation cost: 36


    • 'Other include people that did not work because:

  • they were not interested in finding work: 5,996
  • they were not willing and available to work: 308
  • not specified: 449
    • Employed workers by Industry.

     

    Source: Tonga Statistics Population Census 2006 Analytical Report Volume 2.

    Employed workers by Occupational group.

    Source: Tonga Statistics Population Census 2006 Analytical Report Volume 2.

    For more information please download the complete report here..
     

    Contact person. Viliami Fifita  OR Sione Lolohea