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Chapter 10. Industry and Occupation2000 FSM Census of Chuuk Stateoccupational categories, executives and managers with about (17.5 percent) and professionals (16.3 percent). In 1994service workers predominantly had ‘below high school graduates’ educational attainment, ‘high school graduates andsome college’ was similar to 2000 where they were predominantly technical, sales, and administrative support workers,and ‘BA/BS degree and higher’ were predominantly agriculture and fishing workers, then executive and managerialworkers in 2000. In effect, as educational attainment increased, employment shifted away from occupations in theprimary and secondary industries toward occupations in the tertiary and quaternary industries.Table 10.11: Educational Attainment of the Current Formal Work Force for Aged 25 Years and Over by Occupation, Chuuk State: 1994 and 2000Execs. Tech., Agric. Craft Machineand sales, and and Operatorsmana- Profes- admin. Ser- fish. related and ArmedEducational attainment Total gerial sional support vices workers workers laborers Forces1994Total 4,282 347 684 1,538 648 125 353 585 1Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Below H. school grads. 35.9 20.5 23.1 20.6 65.7 29.6 53.0 58.3 -H.S. grads & some coll. 50.6 60.8 57.0 63.6 31.6 28.0 43.1 34.0 100.0BA/BS degree & above 13.5 18.7 19.9 16.1 2.6 42.4 4.0 7.7 -Males 3,110 300 485 870 477 123 305 549 1Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Below H. school grads. 36.8 21.0 24.3 16.9 64.2 30.1 50.5 57.9 .H.S. grads & some coll. 47.4 59.3 53.4 59.9 32.9 27.6 45.2 34.1 100.0BA/BS degree & above 15.8 19.7 22.3 23.2 2.9 42.3 4.3 8.0 -Females 1,171 47 199 668 171 2 48 36 -Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -Below H. school grads. 33.6 17.0 20.1 25.4 70.2 - 68.8 63.9 -H.S. grads & some coll. 59.0 70.2 65.8 67.7 28.1 50.0 29.2 33.3 -BA/BS degree & above 7.3 12.8 14.1 6.9 1.8 50.0 2.1 2.8 -2000Total 3,982 428 1,099 952 644 41 252 566 -Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -Below H. school grads. 42.1 41.8 13.4 28.8 72.2 41.5 60.7 77.8 -H.S. grads & some coll. 49.8 40.7 70.3 64.2 27.5 58.5 38.9 22.2 -BA/BS degree & above 8.2 17.5 16.3 7.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 - -Males 2,894 398 689 519 511 40 235 502 -Percent 100.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.8 -Below H. school grads. 46.5 43.0 13.5 33.3 71.8 42.5 59.6 76.5 -H.S. grads & some coll. 45.3 40.7 67.5 59.2 28.0 57.5 40.0 23.3 -BA/BS degree & above 8.5 16.3 19.0 7.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 - -Females 1,088 30 410 433 133 1 17 64 -Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -Below H. school grads. 30.3 26.7 13.2 23.3 73.7 - 76.5 87.5 -H.S. grads & some coll. 61.7 40.0 75.1 70.2 25.6 100.0 23.5 12.5 -BA/BS degree & above 8.0 33.3 11.7 6.5 0.8 - - - -Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P125; 2000 FSM Census, Table P8-12Note: This table excludes persons with no formal educational attainment.Class of WorkerTable 10.12 presents 1994 and 2000 data on type of work for aged 15 years and older, by region and sex. In general,the data reveal the growth and development of the private sector. In 1994, of the 5,373 workers, 37.6 percent were inthe private sector and 62.4 percent worked in the public sector. By 2000, the private-sector proportion increased to43.1 percent of the 4,546 workers, while the public-sector proportion fell to 56.9 percent. This change was true in allfive regions. At the same time, the change was more descriptive of males than of females. In 1994, among males, 33.2percent were in the private sector and 66.8 percent were in the public sector, and in 2000, the private-sector shareincreased to 39.5 percent and the public-sector share dropped to 60.5 percent. Among females, in 1994, 48.5 percentwere in the private sector and 51.5 percent were in the public sector, and in 2000, the private-sector share rose to 52.2percent and the public-sector share dropped to 47.8 percent.Regional differences are striking. In both census years, Northern Namoneas, being the main center of Chuuk State, hadmost of the jobs and the smallest differential between the private and public sectors. For instance, in 1994 among alltypes of jobs in Northern Namoneas, 49.3 percent were in the private sector and 50.7 percent were in the public sector.In 2000, comparative percentages were 52.8 percent and 47.2 percent, respectively. The largest differential betweenprivate and public sectors were in the outer islands. For instance, in 1994 among all types of jobs in Mortlocks, 12.9percent were in the private sector and 87.1 percent were in the public sector. In 2000, 23.5 percent were in the privatesector and 76.5 percent were in the public sector in Oksoritod. The trends between regions and within the sectors weresimilar for males and females.98 Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs