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Table 003A (Labor, General) |
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Labor Force Trends (1995-2004) |
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Lab003ae |
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Household Population
(10 Years & Over) |
Total Labor Force |
Labor Force Participation Rate
(%) |
Employed |
Unemployed |
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Not In Labor Force |
Labor
Force |
Number |
Rate
(% to labor force) |
Number |
Rate
(% to labor force) |
Sex Year |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Both sexes |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Both Sexes |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Both Sexes |
Male |
Female |
Total |
1995 |
6,318,003 |
6,418,183 |
12,736,185 |
4,068,608 |
2,037,530 |
6,106,138 |
64.4 |
31.7 |
47.9 |
3,700,951 |
1,656,166 |
5,357,117 |
91.0 |
81.3 |
87.7 |
367,656 |
381,364 |
749,021 |
9.0 |
18.7 |
12.3 |
2,249,395 |
4,380,652 |
6,630,048 |
1996 |
6,373,670 |
6,457,583 |
12,831,240 |
4,200,886 |
2,041,002 |
6,241,889 |
65.9 |
31.6 |
48.6 |
3,857,147 |
1,680,138 |
5,537,285 |
91.8 |
82.3 |
88.7 |
343,741 |
360,864 |
704,604 |
8.2 |
17.7 |
11.3 |
2,172,784 |
4,416,583 |
6,589,365 |
1997 |
6,372,365 |
6,498,427 |
12,870,791 |
4,184,248 |
2,081,906 |
6,266,160 |
65.6 |
32.0 |
48.7 |
3,862,087 |
1,745,794 |
5,607,881 |
92.3 |
83.9 |
89.5 |
322,168 |
336,112 |
658,279 |
7.7 |
16.1 |
10.5 |
2,188,110 |
4,416,521 |
6,604,630 |
1998 |
6,344,453 |
6,537,344 |
12,881,790 |
4,281,996 |
2,378,526 |
6,660,520 |
67.5 |
36.4 |
51.7 |
4,004,504 |
2,044,732 |
6,049,238 |
93.5 |
86.0 |
90.8 |
277,491 |
333,795 |
611,285 |
6.5 |
14.0 |
9.2 |
2,062,456 |
4,158,818 |
6,221,274 |
1999 |
6,506,662 |
6,662,613 |
13,169,250 |
4,402,713 |
2,270,782 |
6,673,487 |
67.7 |
34.1 |
50.7 |
4,107,497 |
1,975,153 |
6,082,641 |
93.3 |
87.0 |
91.2 |
295,217 |
295,629 |
590,846 |
6.7 |
13.0 |
8.9 |
2,103,953 |
4,392,047 |
6,495,782 |
2000 |
6,702,871 |
6,861,794 |
13,564,660 |
4,501,597 |
2,325,716 |
6,827,312 |
67.2 |
33.9 |
50.3 |
4,241,477 |
2,068,667 |
6,310,145 |
94.2 |
89.0 |
92.4 |
260,120 |
257,048 |
517,168 |
5.8 |
11.0 |
7.6 |
2,201,274 |
4,536,078 |
6,737,345 |
2001 |
6,837,264 |
7,033,214 |
13,870,479 |
4,529,016 |
2,243,818 |
6,772,834 |
66.0 |
31.9 |
48.8 |
4,248,877 |
1,986,711 |
6,235,588 |
93.8 |
88.5 |
92.1 |
280,139 |
257,107 |
537,246 |
6.2 |
11.5 |
7.9 |
2,308,248 |
4,789,396 |
7,067,644 |
2002 |
6,935,012 |
7,266,384 |
14,201,396 |
4,705,586 |
2,439,796 |
7,145,382 |
67.9 |
33.6 |
50.3 |
4,395,164 |
2,124,250 |
6,519,415 |
93.4 |
87.1 |
91.2 |
310,421 |
315,546 |
625,967 |
6.6 |
12.9 |
8.8 |
2,229,427 |
4,826,588 |
7,056,014 |
2003 |
7,657,368 |
7,994,111 |
15,651,479 |
5,144,206 |
2,509,510 |
7,653,716 |
67.2 |
31.4 |
48.9 |
4,833,483 |
2,179,272 |
7,012,755 |
94.0 |
86.8 |
91.6 |
310,723 |
330,238 |
640,961 |
6.0 |
13.0 |
8.4 |
2,513,162 |
5,484,600 |
7,997,763 |
2004 |
8,049,643 |
8,543,788 |
16,593,431 |
5,372,897 |
2,688,457 |
8,061,354 |
66.7 |
31.5 |
48.6 |
5,049,426 |
2,344,604 |
7,394,029 |
94.0 |
87.2 |
91.7 |
323,471 |
343,853 |
667,324 |
6.0 |
12.8 |
8.3 |
2,676,746 |
5,855,331 |
8,532,077 |
©
2008, KRI (Kusaka Research
Institute) |
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Source
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Sri
Lanka Labor Force Survey Department of Census and Statistics |
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Key : |
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Up to 2002 both Northern and Eastern provinces are excluded. |
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Eastern Province is included for year 2003 |
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3.
Mullativu and Killinochchi districts were excluded for year 2004 due to some problems
observed in the sampling frame. |
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Revised: 2008(y)/03(m)/10(d) |
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Chief Editor: |
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Dr. Milton
Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) |
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Head,
Department of Management Studies |
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University of Peradeniya. |
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