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	674916	741499	1416415	468376	268321	736697	450737	242501	693238	17639	25820	43459	206540	473178	679718
2008	651308	740369	1391677	452947	256926	709873	444069	235817	679886	8878	21110	29988	198361	483443	681804

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	69.40	39.76	52.01	96.23	90.38	94.10	3.77	9.62	5.90
2008	69.54	39.45	51.01	98.04	91.78	95.78	1.96	8.22	4.22

Computed by Labour Market Information Unit