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Table 058 (Labor, Employ.)
Employment (1999 - 2008)
Lab058e (%)
                                             Year                              Item 1999 2000     2001(a) 2002    2003 (b)  2004 ( c) 2005(d)(e) 2006 2007 2008
By Industrial Category                    
      Agriculture 36.2 36.0 32.6 34.5 34.0 33.5 30.3 32.2 31.3 32.7
      Mining & Quarrying 1.3 1.1 1.8        -        -        -        -        -        -        -
      Electricity, Gas & Water 0.5 0.5 }              
      Manufacturing  14.8 16.6 17.0 16.5 16.5 17.7 19.0 19.2 18.9 18.9
      Construction 5.3 5.5 5.2 4.4 5.3 5.2 7.3 7.4 7.7 7.4
      Trade & Hotels 12.1 12.7 13.0 14.7 14.1 13.9 13.7 15.3 14.9 14.3
      Transport, Storage & Communication 5.1 4.9 6.2 4.7 5.2 5.6 6.6 6.1 6.5 5.9
      Insurance & Real Estate  1.6 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.4 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.3
      Personal Services 21.5 20.7 21.9 22.6 22.1 21.7 19.7 16.8 17.7 17.5
       Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
By Occupational Groups                    
      Senior Officials and Managers 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.7(f)
       Professionals 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.5 6.3 5.3 5.2 5.2(f)
      Technicians  & Associate Professionals 5.1 4.8 5.5 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.1(f)
      Clerks 4.2 4.1 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2(f)
      Sales & Service Workers  12.5 12.1 12.5 14.0 13.7 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.2 1(f)
      Skilled Agricultural and Fishery Workers  22.2 25.6 22.8 24.3 23.4 20.3 20.8 22.4 21.4 23.9(f)
      Craft & Related Workers 14.8 16.0 15.9 14.8 15.4 14.9 16.2 17.1 17.1 15.8(f)
      Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers 6.0 5.5 6.6 5.8 6.0 6.2 7.1 7.1 8.0 7.3(f)
      Elementary Occupations 24.6 23.1 22.8 24.4 24.7 27.3 23.4 22.2 22.4 22.4(f)
      Not Identified 4.0 2.1 2.0 1.1 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.6(f)
     Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100(f)
By Employment Status                    
      Public Employees 14.5 13.4 13.8 13.4 13.5 13.0 13.2 13.4 13.8 14.9
      Private Employees 43.0 42.9 44.8 44.5 44.4 46.4 46.2 42.1 42.7 41.1
      Employers  2.0 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.8 3.1 2.8 3.0
      Own Account Workers 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 29.6 28.3 29.7 30.8 30.4 30.2
      Unpaid Family Workers 12.2 13.0 10.6 10.7 9.9 9.4 8.1 10.5 10.3 10.8
      Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
© 2009, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Key:
(a) Average of 1st, 3rd and 4th quarters.
(b) Up to 4th quarter 2002, data exclude both Northern and Eastern Provinces. Commencing from  1st quarter 2003,
     Eastern province is included and only Northern province is excluded from the survey.
(c ) Data exclude both Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi districts.
(d) All districts are included
(e) QLFS conducted as a one - off survey in August 2005. 
(f)  3rd quarter data
Revised:  2009(y)/11(m)/10(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      The Former Head, Department of Management StudiesUniversity of Peradeniya.