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2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateChapter 9. Economic ActivityTable 9.11: Labor Force Status for Age 15 Years & Over by Language Ability, Chuuk State: 1994 and 2000In the labor force (LF)Not inEmployed Unemployed the labor forceEnglish Language ability 15+ years Number Percent Number Percent of LF Number Percent of LF Number Percent1994Total 29,068 11,140 38.3 8,922 80.1 2,218 19.9 17,928 61.7English 14,921 6,915 46.3 5,745 83.1 1,170 16.9 8,006 53.7English only 303 149 49.2 147 98.7 2 1.3 154 50.8English with others 14,618 6,766 46.3 5,598 82.7 1,168 17.3 7,852 53.7English as first 1,416 588 41.5 526 89.5 62 10.5 828 58.5English as second 13,053 6,109 46.8 5,011 82.0 1,098 18.0 6,944 53.2English as third 149 69 46.3 61 88.4 8 11.6 80 53.7No English 14,147 4,225 29.9 3,177 75.2 1,048 24.8 9,922 70.12000Total 31,587 18,192 57.6 11,979 65.8 6,213 34.2 13,395 42.4English 29,731 17,982 60.5 12,274 68.3 5,708 31.7 11,749 39.5English only 38 27 71.1 27 100.0 - - 11 28.9English with others 15,478 9,382 60.6 6,386 68.1 2,996 31.9 6,096 39.4English as first 129 58 45.0 56 96.6 2 3.4 71 55.0English as second 13,978 8,437 60.4 5,729 67.9 2,708 32.1 5,541 39.6English as third 108 78 72.2 76 97.4 2 2.6 30 27.8No English 1,856 210 11.3 (295) (140.5) 505 240.5 1,646 88.7Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P139; 2000 FSM Census, Table P9-11.Labor Force Status by Educational AttainmentTable 9.12 examines the significance of educational attainment in determining labor force status in Chuuk State in1994 and 2000. Those with high school education or higher had a greater probability of being in the labor force andemployed. In 1994 and 2000, persons with high school or higher education had less than average unemploymentrates, especially college graduates who reported less than 3 and 5 percent unemployment rates, respectively. Someevidence also exists of an emerging unemployment problem among school drop-outs as both elementary and highschool non-graduates reported above average levels of unemployment (above 20 percent).Table 9.12: Educational Attainment for Aged 15 Years & Over by Labor Force Status, Chuuk State: 1994 and 2000In the Labor ForceNot in LFPersons Total in Percent in Employed UnemployedEducational attainment 15+ years labor force labor force Number % of LF Number % of LF Number Percent1994Total 29,068 11,140 38.3 8,922 80.1 2,218 19.9 17,928 61.7No school completed 6,584 1,706 25.9 1,332 78.1 374 21.9 4,878 74.1Elementary school 8,496 2,887 34.0 2,009 69.6 878 30.4 5,609 66.0High school 7,113 2,329 32.7 1,778 76.3 551 23.7 4,784 67.3High school graduates 3,276 1,825 55.7 1,576 86.4 249 13.6 1,451 44.3Some college 1,900 1,071 56.4 936 87.4 135 12.6 829 43.6A.S. occupational 505 373 73.9 362 97.1 11 2.9 132 26.1A.S. academic 434 334 77.0 320 95.8 14 4.2 100 23.0Bachelor degree 397 313 78.8 307 98.1 6 1.9 84 21.2Higher degree 363 302 83.2 302 100.0 0 - 61 16.82000Total 31,587 18,192 57.6 11,979 65.8 6,213 34.2 13,395 42.4No school completed 4,934 2,574 52.2 1,604 62.3 970 37.7 2,360 47.8Elementary school 15,216 8,717 57.3 5,408 62.0 3,309 38.0 6,499 42.7High school 9,624 4,975 51.7 3,169 63.7 1,806 36.3 4,649 48.3High school graduates 3,059 1,989 65.0 1,375 69.1 614 30.9 1,070 35.0Some college 2,311 1,360 58.8 966 71.0 394 29.0 951 41.2A.S. occupational 499 405 81.2 360 88.9 45 11.1 94 18.8A.S. academic 449 380 84.6 350 92.1 30 7.9 69 15.4Bachelor degree 348 295 84.8 281 95.3 14 4.7 53 15.2Higher degree 81 71 87.7 70 98.6 1 1.4 10 12.3Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P140; 2000 FSM Census, Table P9-12Note: The number of unemployed as a percent of the labor force is also the unemployed rate.Work ExperienceTable 9.13 provides information on persons who are not in the labor force and year in which they last worked. In1994, more than 82 percent of the working age population had never worked before in the formal sector, including72 percent of males and 89 percent of females. About 9 percent of the working age population had worked in the 5years before the census, and almost 19 percent currently in the labor force. By 2000, the proportion of working agepopulation who had never worked previously in the formal sector increased to 82 percent, with males about 75Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs 83