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Determinants and Dynamics of Micronesian Emigration

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Issues <strong>and</strong> Indicators<br />

Both countries have rapidly growing working age<br />

populations (2006):<br />

FSM 60,500 <strong>and</strong> RMI 28,900<br />

In the labor force:<br />

FSM 35,400 <strong>and</strong> RMI 14,800 (historically low LFPRs)<br />

Formally employed:<br />

FSM 16,463 <strong>and</strong> RMI 9,810 (registered in the Social<br />

Security databases)<br />

In some areas, formal employment has contracted over<br />

time

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