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	Table 013 (Labor, General)
	Migration for Employment (Sex) (1976-1985)
	Lab013e
Year	Male	Female	Total
1976	524	5	529
1977	5,402	231	5,633
1978	6,660	1,414	8,074
1979	13,633	12,242	25,875
1980	14,101	14,543	28,644
1981	27,287	30,160	57,447
1982	17,069	5,381	22,450
1983	10,276	7,809	18,085
1984	9,969	5,784	15,753
1985	6,788	5,586	12,374
© ２００7， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Statistical Hand Book on Migration 2000 ,
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
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.