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Table 010 (Labor, General)
Foreign Employment (Supply Agency) (Training)(1997-2001)
Lab010e
                                                      Year                            Item 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Employment Placements 150,283 159,816 179,114 181,370 183,856
y Source          
Licensed Agents 115,043 112,539 120,220 126,973 132,319
Other 35,240 42,277 58,894 54,397 51,537
y Sex          
Males 37,552 53,867 63,504 59,725 59,661
Females 112,731 105,949 115,610 121,645 124,195
y Manpower Category          
Housemaids 99,429 85,349 87,710 98,636 102,791
Skilled Labor 24,578 31,787 31,187 36,370 36,758
Unskilled Labor 20,485 34,109 43,649 35,905 33,026
Other 5,791 8,571 10,568 10,459 11,281
Licensed Employment Agencies 520 385 500 445 528
Number of Training Centers          
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment 15 17 20 21 20
Private Agents 22 28 29 8 9
© 2007 KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Annual Report 2001 ,  Central Bank of Sri Lanka
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.