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	348099	393965	742064	235254	171008	406262	226038	159204	385242	9216	11804	21020	112845	222957	335802
2008	346157	390898	737055	244054	195031	439085	234175	180611	414786	9879	14420	24299	102103	195867	297970

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	67.58	49.13	54.75	96.08	93.10	94.83	3.92	6.90	5.17
2008	70.50	56.34	59.57	95.95	92.61	94.47	4.05	7.39	5.53

Computed by Labour Market Information Unit