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Table 176 (Labor, Foreign Employ. from District)
  Departures for Foreign Employment from Matara District
Lab176e
AGA Division Professional Middle Level Clerical Skilled Unskilled House Maids
1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female 1998 1999 2000
Akuressa - - - - 1 - 3 1 2 3 4 1 7 1 3 1 2 1 29 30 41 29 28 50 27 14 35 12 31 7 140 181 154
Devinuwara - - - - - - 5 - 2 - 3 2 6 1 6 2 5 2 33 22 32 28 37 30 20 10 53 17 35 21 101 139 97
Dickwella - - - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 11 13 14 8 8 10 5 2 7 1 6 7 28 34 24
Hakmana - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 1 1 1 - 4 5 7 7 5 6 6 2 9 2 9 3 33 34 33
Kamburupitiya - - 3 1 1 - 2 2 2 1 5 - - 1 2 1 3 2 39 38 32 30 44 38 26 16 23 21 26 13 163 180 130
Kotapola 1 - - - - - - - 1 - 2 - 2 1 2 1 1 - 13 13 10 24 20 16 12 8 9 12 7 10 82 103 96
Malimbada - - - - - - 2 - 1 - - 1 1 - 1 - 4 - 6 3 7 10 8 13 11 1 4 3 5 1 34 37 27
Matara 5 - 6 4 7 1 17 7 35 6 32 4 35 8 45 7 46 6 232 241 289 283 286 232 209 88 256 127 206 94 865 1136 899
Mulatiyana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 4 4 3 2 7 - 2 1 - - - 1 13 12 16
Pasgoda - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 3 6 1 2 5 5 - 1 1 1 2 - 15 17 20
Pitabeddara - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - 2 - - - - - 8 4 1 3 5 11 8 6 2 2 7 3 42 27 22
Thihagoda - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 4 1 - 4 4 2 1 3 3 1 19 12 21
Weligama 1 - 1 1 1 - 5 - 9 1 12 - 12 1 12 3 17 2 59 28 78 34 83 53 91 19 129 22 100 32 202 225 210
Welipitiya - - 1 - 3 - 16 1 9 3 11 - 9 4 14 7 9 4 161 44 151 51 163 71 170 34 125 34 142 43 456 611 572
Total 7 0 11 6 14 1 55 12 64 16 70 8 74 17 88 23 89 16 606 452 670 512 699 539 591 204 654 257 579 236 2,193 2,748 2,321  
© 2004, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Statistical Hand Book on Migration 2000 , Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
Revised:  2003(y)/10(m)/01(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya.