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	198423	210870	409293	142427	89289	231716	138692	83559	222251	0	0	0	55997	121581	177578
	200751	217318	418069	139922	71786	211708	136732	66818	203550				60829	145531	206360

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	71.78	45.00	56.61	97.38	93.58	95.92	0.00	0.00	0.00
	69.70	35.76	50.64	97.72	93.08	96.15

Computed by Labour Market Information Unit