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	248709	290244	538953	168689	141804	310493	165544	132350	297894	0	0	0	80020	148441	228461
2008	280078	298884	578962	195238	148437	343675	187217	138449	325666		9988		84840	150447	235287

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	67.83	57.02	57.61	98.14	93.33	95.94	0.00	0.00	0.00
2008	69.71	53.00	59.36	95.89	93.27	94.76		6.73

Computed by Labour Market Information Unit