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Table 061A (Labor, Employ. both Sexes)
Currently Employed Persons By Industry Group  (2001-2004)
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Year                                              Industry Group	2001	2002	2003	2004
Agriculture Forestry and Fishery	1,707,720	2,247,602	2,384,397	2,474,725
Manufacturing	1,022,942	1,072,720	1,156,682	1,307,357
Construction	242,692	286,543	371,985	381,691
Wholesale and Retail Trade,  Repair of Motor Vehicle	691,086	838,796	897,131	910,770
Hotels and Restaurants	105,572	117,556	121,627	120,552
Transport, Storage and Communication	323,445	309,553	363,393	417,340
Financial Intermediation and Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities	160,590	168,973	191,390	175,633
Public Administration and Defense, Compulsory Social Security	503,773	524,724	541,070	535,064
Education	234,531	227,785	262,440	273,628
Health and Social Work	99,909	82,260	98,107	103,966
Other Community,  Social and Personal Service Activities	77,109	108,458	108,681	118,722
Private Households with Employed Persons	68,136	93,525	75,858	68,813
Miscellaneous Labor Work	352,432	317,121	333,477	323,277
Mining and Quarrying	54,511	―	―	―
Extra Territorial Organizations & Bodies Industries	983	―	―	―
Electricity, Gas Water Supply	10,981	―	―	―
Other	285,162	124,072	136,519	182,490
Total	5,941,574	6,519,415	7,012,755	7,394,029
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source :
Sri Lanka Labor Force Survey Department of Census and Statistics
＊： Department Of Census And  Statistics, 2005
Key :
1. Employed Population aged 10 years and over.
2. Up to 2002 both Northern and Eastern Provinces are excluded.
3. Eastern Province is included for year 2003.
4. Since 2002, Mining & Quarrying, Electricity, Gas Water Supply, Extra Territorial
Organizations and Bodies Industries do not described adequately.
Revised:  2008(y)/03(m)/10(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya.