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Chapter 10. Industry and Occupation2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateAnalysis of Industry and Occupation DataIndustryThe number of employed persons 15 years and over decreased between 1994 and 2000. Table 10.1 displays thebreakdown of selected industries in Chuuk State in 1994 and 2000. The proportion of persons in the large groupingscan be used to see trends in industry size. Data on industry and occupation refer to persons who were currently in theformal work force as well as persons who worked in the 5 years prior to the census.The distribution of employment changed during the 6-year time span between 1994 and 2000. For example, from 1994to 2000, the number of employed persons decreased by a little over 15 percent.The largest proportions of employed were in two industries – education and public administration. In 1994, the largestproportion of the economically active remained in public administration (26.7 percent) followed closely by education(25.5 percent). In 2000, the gap between these two widened, with public administration increasing to 35.5 percentwhile education actually fell 1 percent to 24.5 percent. By 2000, the percentage in public administration had continuedto increase, even though technical advice from the Asian Development Bank directed government officials to cut downon the size of government employment and to upgrade employability in the private sector.Of particular interest are two industries – agriculture, forestry, fishing and quarrying, and hotels, restaurants and bars.Taken more specifically, both industries are components of fishing, agriculture, and tourism. For the past 25 yearsgovernment reports have defined these three industries as the highest priorities in economic development. All thesame, both industries have shown that these priorities were not achievable in the 1990s and possibly for the 20 yearsfrom 1980 to 2000. By 2000, the first industry (agriculture, forestry, fishing and quarrying) carried nearly 2.0 percentof the economically active jobs, while tourism (hotels, restaurants, and bars) showed only 3.7 percent. In general,fishing, agriculture, and tourism are industries in the private sector, and the low proportions of 1.9 percent and 3.7percent attest to the failure of government efforts in encouraging more growth and development in the private sector.Table 10.1: Industry of Employment for Aged 15 Years and Over, Chuuk State: 1994 and 2000Number Percent change PercentIndustry 1994 2000 1994-2000 1994 2000Current formal work force 15+ years 5,373 4,546 (15.4) 100.0 100.0Agriculture, forestry, fishing and quarrying 432 88 (79.6) 8.0 1.9Construction 136 113 (16.9) 2.5 2.5Gas, electricity and water supply 28 85 203.6 0.5 1.9Transportation and communication 194 245 26.3 3.6 5.4Manufacturing 107 94 (12.1) 2.0 2.1Wholesale and retail trade 380 503 32.4 7.1 11.1Hotels, restaurants, and bars 187 168 (10.2) 3.5 3.7Financial intermediation and real estate 62 32 (48.4) 1.2 0.7Real Estate, Business & computer activities 84 62 (26.2) 1.6 1.4Health 375 273 (27.2) 7.0 6.0Education 1,369 1,116 (18.5) 25.5 24.5Public administration 1,435 1,614 12.5 26.7 35.5Other service activities 584 153 (73.8) 10.9 3.4Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P29; 2000 FSM Census, Table 2-17Table 10.2 gives a more detailed breakdown of industries, by sex, in Chuuk in 1994 and 2000. The most obviousfinding is that males dominated employment in all industries except for hotel, restaurant, and bar sector. In 1994,among 5,373 economically active persons, 71.2 percent were males and 28.8 percent were females. In 2000, among4,546 economically active, 71.7 percent were males and 28.3 percent were females – very little change towardemployability of women in the labor force. Even higher percentages of males, by specific industry, were recorded in2000 – construction, 97.3 percent; electricity, gas and water supply, 92.9 percent; transportation and communication,91.4 percent; agriculture, forestry, fishing and quarrying, 90.9 percent; public administration, 82.8 percent; businessand computer activities, 80.6 percent; and other services, 77.1 percent. Females dominated only two particularindustries – hotels, restaurants and bars, 61.9 percent; and health, 52.7 percent. Under the generic heading ofmanufacturing, one specific industry (manufacturing of non-durables) had 59.5 percent females.The largest number of employees in the three primary industries – public administration, education, and wholesaleand retail trade – males dominated. In 1994, males comprised 85.2 percent of the economically active in publicadministration, 65.2 percent in education, and 53.4 percent in wholesale and retail trade. In the first two primary92 Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs