Labor Force
Selected labor force indicators by sex and state
| Indicator |
FSM |
Yap |
Chuuk |
Pohnpei |
Kosrae |
| Labor force participation rate |
58.6 |
72.3 |
57.6 |
57.7 |
48.2 |
| Male |
67.2 |
73.2 |
67.0 |
68.9 |
60.5 |
| Female |
50.1 |
71.6 |
48.2 |
48.2 |
36.4 |
| Number of wage and salary earners employed |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
9,286 |
|
|
|
|
| Female |
4,514 |
|
|
|
|
| Unpaid workers and subsistence workers |
10,624 |
2,234 |
5,134 |
3,058 |
198 |
| Male |
4,837 |
792 |
2,710 |
1,225 |
110 |
| Female |
5,787 |
1,442 |
2,424 |
1,833 |
88 |
| Unemployment rate (15+ years) |
22.0 |
4.1 |
34.2 |
12.3 |
16.5 |
| Male |
20.7 |
5.4 |
30.9 |
11.9 |
13.9 |
| Female |
23.8 |
2.8 |
38.6 |
12.8 |
20.7 |
| Unemployment rate (15-24 years) |
35.2 |
7.2 |
50.1 |
21.5 |
35.9 |
| Male |
35.0 |
11.2 |
47.0 |
22.0 |
34.4 |
| Female |
35.4 |
4.3 |
54.4 |
20.8 |
38.1 |
Source: 2000 FSM Census, P2-14 and unpublished data.
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