Unemployment Status

Working Age Population and Labour Force Status
Year	Household Population			Total Labour Force			No of Employment			No of Unemployment			No of Not in Labour Force
Year	Male	Female	Both Sexes	Male	Female	Both Sexes	Male	Female	Both Sexes	Male	Female	Both Sexes	Male	Female	Both Sexes
2007	927284	1005812	1933096	637314	316009	953323	298	292080	292378	26742	23926	50668	289970	689803	979773
2008	941228	1021296	1962524	633067	322373	955440	611037	304986	916023	22030	17387	39417	308160	698923	1007083

Sorce: Department of Census and Statistics of Sri Lanka

Labour Force Participation, Employment and Unemployment Rate
Year	Labour Force Participation Rate			Employment Rate			Unemployment Rate
Year	Male	Female	Both Sexes	Male	Female	Both Sexes	Male	Female	Both Sexes
2007	68.73	34.08	49.32	0.05	92.43	30.67	4.20	7.57	5.31
2008	67.26	34.25	48.68	96.52	94.61	95.87	3.48	5.39	4.13

Computed by Labour Market Information Unit