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	Table 004 (Labor, General)
	Labor Force Participation Rate (1990-2000)
	Lab004e
	Labor Force					Labor Force Participation Rate (%)
Year＊１	Labors  (x1,000)	by Sex  (%)		by Sector (%)
		Male	Female	Urban	Rural
1990	6,001	67.2	34.7	46.6	51.6	50.7
1991	5,877	64.8	35.0	44.7	50.6	49.3
1992	5,808	65.2	31.0	45.3	49.9	48.9
1993	6,032	65.3	33.1	45.3	50.7	49.5
1994	6,079	65.4	32.0	44.7	49.1	48.1
1995	6,106	64.4	31.7	45.9	48.9	48.3
1996	6,242	66.1	30.7	42.7	49.5	48.5
1997	6,266	64.8	32.3	43.9	49.2	48.4
1998	6,661	67.7	35.5	44.7	53.0	51.4
1999	6,673	67.5	33.6	45.4	51.1	50.2
2000	6,827	66.7	32.5	44.7	50.0	49.2
© ２００7， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Annual Report 2001 ,  Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Key:
＊１；during the Fourth Quarter
Revised:  2007(y)/04(m)/20(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya.