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Table 085 (Labor, Employ. Female)
Employed Persons by Sector - Female  ( % )
Lab085e
Year  Total Employee Employer Own Account Worker Unpaid Family Worker
Total Public  Private
1990 100 55.0 25.3 29.7 0.6 17.9 26.5
1991 100 64.5 28.6 35.9 0.7 16.0 18.8
1992 100 63.5 24.1 39.4 0.7 14.8 21.0
1993 100 65.6 21.0 44.6 0.7 15.0 18.7
1994 100 64.2 17.7 46.5 0.9 16.1 18.8
1995 100 63.1 17.6 45.5 1.1 16.7 19.1
1996 100 63.8 17.0 46.8 0.5 16.8 18.9
1997 100 61.8 16.6 45.2 0.9 19.0 18.3
1998 100 55.2 15.1 40.1 0.6 17.2 27.0
1999  1st Quarter 100 51.6 14.2 37.4 0.4 17.6 30.4
    2nd Quarter 100 57.7 17.6 40.1 1.0 16.3 25.0
    3rd Quarter 100 59.6 15.3 44.3 0.5 17.0 22.9
    4th Quarter 100 59.7 15.8 43.9 0.4 19.2 20.7
2000  1st Quarter 100 57.2 15.2 42.0 0.8 16.6 25.4
   2nd Quarter 100 52.8 14.4 38.4 0.8 15.4 31.0
   3rd Quarter 100 57.7 14.7 43.0 0.8 16.8 24.7
© 2004, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Sri Lanka Labor Force Survey ( Quarterly Report ) 2000 , Census & Statistics Department
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.