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	145745	169305	315050	99710	57434	157144	98132	53441	151573	0	0	0	46035	111871	157906
2008	162315	189184	351499	112074	67280	179354	107298	61129	168427		6151		50241	121903	172144

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	68.41	39.41	49.88	98.42	93.05	96.45	0.00	0.00	0.00
2008	69.05	41.45	51.03	95.74	90.86	93.91		9.14

Computed by Labour Market Information Unit