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	484433	516158	1000591	333203	159528	492731	311770	141652	453422	21432	17876	39308	151231	356630	507861
2008	522889	590369	1113258	352743	172239	524982	334949	159276	494225	17795	12963	30758	170145	418129	588274

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	68.78	32.93	49.24	93.57	88.79	92.02	6.43	11.21	7.98
2008	67.46	32.94	47.16	94.96	92.47	94.14	5.04	7.53	5.86

Computed by Labour Market Information Unit