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	157527	169616	327143	112138	49913	162051	107277	43319	150596	0	0	0	45388	119703	165091
2008	157049	171649	328698	110527	57354	167881	108578	52969	161547				46522	114295	160817

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	71.19	31.69	49.54	95.67	86.79	92.93	0.00	0.00	0.00
2008	70.38	36.52	51.07	98.24	92.35	96.23

Computed by Labour Market Information Unit