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Chapter 10. Industry and Occupation2000 FSM Census of Chuuk Statework opportunities in the private sector and in the municipal government. Those with high school diplomas and thosewith some college had the best work opportunities in the public sector excluding municipal governments, and in nonprofitorganizations. In 1994 those with bachelor’s degrees or higher found the best opportunities at the state andnational governments, and self-employed sectors. The trends in educational attainment by class of worker were quitesimilar for males and females. The only differences found were among the ‘high school graduates and some college’where in 1994 males were employed in the national government while females in state government, and in 2000,among those with below high school graduate level, males work in ‘for profit’ organizations while females selfemployed.Interestingly, the 2000 data show that both males and females with bachelors degree or higher were morelikely to be employed with the national government and ‘non-profit’ organizations while the 1994 Census showedresponsiveness with the state governments.Table 10.14: Educational Attainment for Aged 25 Years and Over by Class of Worker, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Private Public Private PublicFor Non- Self- Work Muni- Nat- Foreign/ For Non- Self- Work Muni Nat- Foreign/Educational attainment Total profit profit emplo no pay cipal State ional Federal Total profit profit employe no pay pal State ional FederalCurrent formal work-All Persons 25 + 4,281 1,144 137 111 2 461 2,287 83 56 3,982 928 126 23 3 728 1,878 142 154yearsPercent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Below H. school grads. 35.9 50.2 38.0 17.1 100.0 62.0 24.9 22.9 26.8 42.1 58.6 46.0 43.5 33.3 69.6 25.3 26.1 27.3H.S. grads & some coll. 50.6 44.3 52.6 22.5 - 36.7 56.9 62.7 69.6 49.8 37.3 31.7 47.8 66.7 28.8 63.4 59.9 63.0BA/BS degree & above 13.5 5.5 9.5 60.4 - 1.3 18.1 14.5 3.6 8.2 4.1 22.2 8.7 - 1.5 11.2 14.1 9.7Males 1,171 411 71 12 - 54 581 19 23 2,889 611 78 13 2 658 1,335 113 79Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Below H. school grads. 33.6 47.4 38.0 58.3 - 42.6 22.4 26.3 30.4 46.4 63.5 47.4 30.8 50.0 71.7 28.8 30.1 24.1H.S. grads & some coll. 59.0 49.1 54.9 41.7 - 55.6 66.8 57.9 69.6 45.4 32.6 26.9 61.5 50.0 26.9 59.0 57.5 65.8BA/BS degree & above 7.3 3.4 7.0 - - 1.9 10.8 15.8 - 8.2 3.9 25.6 7.7 - 1.4 12.1 12.4 10.1Females 3,110 733 66 99 2 407 1,706 64 33 1,093 317 48 10 1 70 543 29 75Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Below H. school grads. 36.8 51.7 37.9 12.1 100.0 64.6 25.8 21.9 24.2 30.6 49.2 43.8 60.0 - 50.0 16.8 10.3 30.7H.S. grads & some coll. 47.4 41.6 50.0 20.2 - 34.2 53.6 64.1 69.7 61.4 46.4 39.6 30.0 100.0 47.1 74.2 69.0 60.0BA/BS degree & above 15.8 6.7 12.1 67.7 - 1.2 20.6 14.1 6.1 8.0 4.4 16.7 10.0 - 2.9 9.0 20.7 9.3Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P114; 2000 FSM Census, Table P7-17ConclusionThe number of employed persons decreased by 15 percent between 1994 and 2000. During the same periods, thelargest proportions of employed persons in Chuuk State were found in public administration followed by education.The Asian Development Bank advised Chuuk State in the 1990s to cut down on the number of jobs in the public sectorand to focus on increasing the number of jobs in the private sector. This advice was taken seriously because by thetime Census 2000 was administered, data shows that percentage in the private sector increased while the public sectordecreased. Also, from 1980 to 2000, the Trust Territory and the FSM governments issued economic developmentplans of action to achieve three priorities in fishing, agriculture, and tourism. Percentages of jobs in these work sectorsactually decreased and most of the workers were those with less than a high school education. The decline in thesethree priority areas is thereby showing that more time, effort and training are needed to achieve these economicdevelopment goals of the FSM.The 1994 and 2000 data showed that males dominated most of the industries except for hotels, restaurants and barswhere women played a large role. Work opportunities for women in other industries did not increase significantly,thereby revealing a lack of statewide effort toward women’s equity. All the same, work opportunities among womenincreased with educational attainment.100 Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs