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Table 182 (Labor, Foreign Employ. from District)
Departures for Foreign Employment from Rathnapura District
Lab182e
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
Ayagama - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - 6 6 1 16 11 18 6 7 5 21 7 8 43 55 89
Balangoda 2 - 5 - 4 - 5 1 11 1 12 1 13 2 15 3 15 3 58 39 89 46 68 70 39 31 55 31 45 36 241 282 350
Eheliyagoda - - 2 - 3 - 6 1 2 - 7 - 5 1 5 2 4 - 29 34 37 50 41 40 24 20 34 16 31 21 219 238 243
Elapatha - - 3 - 3 - 10 - 14 3 19 2 7 8 8 5 14 3 90 93 65 96 91 119 81 82 96 111 86 54 736 631 748
Embilipitiya - - 1 - - - 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 44 42 61 69 41 97 31 48 39 32 37 51 384 317 300
Godakawela - - 3 - - - 7 - 4 1 7 1 13 5 9 5 2 3 52 43 60 79 67 70 57 41 92 47 91 66 355 350 405
Imbulpe 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 15 27 28 32 37 30 16 12 20 21 11 9 112 123 165
Kahawatta - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 1 - 5 5 12 6 7 7 7 1 25 3 23 2 21 31 49
Kalawana - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - 1 1 - 6 4 4 6 7 15 12 1 13 2 8 11 28 25 42
Kolonna - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 5 3 6 2 4 19 3 1 5 5 5 4 22 34 30
Kuruwita 1 - 2 1 2 - 7 2 9 - 7 - 7 4 3 4 7 4 58 40 53 60 45 91 38 29 42 27 48 31 304 333 419
Nivithigala - - 2 1 - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - - - 1 4 3 2 4 5 3 5 3 8 4 22 1 21 24 23
Opanayaka - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 3 1 - - 9 7 7 5 9 12 9 5 15 3 22 5 35 43 64
Pelmadulla - - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - 3 - - - 1 - 12 7 10 22 25 11 17 2 14 3 32 9 29 32 78
Rathnapura - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 3 - 1 - 1 1 2 - 4 - 1 3 6 4 1 - 7 1 4 3 24 24 29
Weligepola - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 - 2 - 1 2 - 2 2 - 5 2 8 4 14
Total 4 0 20 2 13 0 42 6 44 7 71 7 57 21 48 24 50 16 398 353 438 496 465 608 346 285 472 327 477 313 2,582 2,546 3,048
© 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.