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LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS
Labour Force Indicators
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1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate, citizen (% of
population age 10 yrs and above) |
63.8 |
68.8 |
67.5 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate, male, citizen (%
of population aged 10 yrs and above) |
65.5 |
76.7 |
68.4 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate, female, citizen
(% of population aged 10 yrs and above) |
62 |
60.1 |
66.7 |
| Number
of wage and salary earners employed, male |
441,233 |
912,124 |
1,203,233 |
| Number
of wage and salary earners employed, female |
291,573 |
670,394 |
1,141,501 |
| Number
of unemployed, male |
139,344 |
90,767 |
53,654 |
| Number
of unemployed, female |
78,030 |
42,045 |
14,969 |
| Unemployment
rate (% of labour force) |
2.9 |
7.7 |
2.8 |
| Unemployment
rate, male (% of labour force) |
3.9 |
9.1 |
4.3 |
| Unemployment
rate, female (% of labour force) |
1.7 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
| Wage
job employment rate (% of employed population) |
15.1 |
14.7 |
10.4 |
| Wage job employment rate, male (% of employed
population) |
24.8 |
20.9 |
15.2 |
| Wage job employment rate, female (% of employed
population) |
4.1 |
6.2 |
5.3 |
| Subsistence
employment rate (% of employed population) |
43 |
37.8 |
67.4 |
| Subsistence employment rate, male (% of employed
population) |
35.4 |
34.8 |
60.8 |
| Subsistence employment rate, female (% of employed
population) |
51.5 |
41.9 |
74.3 |
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statistics obtained from the census 200.
For further inquiries, contact the PNG
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