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Table 095 (Labor, Foreign Employ.)
Departures for Foreign Employment by Manpower Level  (1995-2000)
Lab095e
Year Professional Level Middle Level Clerical Related Skilled Unskilled House Maid Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1995 878 0.51 2,494 1.44 4,594 2.66 27,105 15.71 23,558 13.66 113,860 66.02 172,489
1996 599 0.37 1,944 1.21 3,371 2.07 24,254 14.92 21,929 13.49 110,479 67.95 162,576
1997 573 0.38 1,635 1.09 3,579 2.38 24,502 16.30 20,565 13.68 99,429 66.17 150,283
1998 695 0.43 2,823 1.77 4,896 3.06 31,749 19.87 34,304 21.46 85,349 53.41 159,816
1999 1,217 0.68 3,155 1.76 6,196 3.46 37,187 20.76 43,649 24.37 87,710 48.97 179,114
2000 923 0.51 3,734 2.06 5,802 3.20 36,370 20.05 35,905 19.80 98,636 54.38 181,370
© 2004, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Statistical Hand Book on Migration 2000, Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
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.