FSM - Labor Market Statistics

Figures provided in the table below were derived from the 1994 and 2000 censuses of housing and population.

Labor Force Indicators: 1994 and 2000
Labor Force Indicators 1994 2000
     Total person employed 21,756 29,175
Number of persons employed, males 15,265 16,957
Number of persons employed, females 6,491 12,218
Number of persons employed, urban1 7,703 10,368
Number of persons employed, rural2 14,053 18,807
Number of persons employed, private n.a n.a
Number of persons employed, public n.a n.a
     Total person unemployed 4,216 8,239
Number Unemployed3, males 1,833 4,419
Number Unemployed, females 2,383 3,820
Unemployment rate, urban 14.6 12.3
Unemployment rate, rural 15 18.3
Unemployment rate, males 15 - 24 25.8 35.1
Unemployment rate, females 15 - 24 45.3 35.7

Sources: FSM Statistics Division, 2000 Census Report
Notes: 1 Urban refers to Pohnpei State; 2 Rural refers to Yap, Chuuk and Kosrae States; 3 Unemployed is defined as: those persons who were not employed and were looking and available for work in the four weeks preceding the census.