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	321817	367829	689646	207730	107609	315339	196005	90350	286355	11725	17260	28985	114087	260219	374306
2008	322928	378536	701464	217241	129900	347141	200946	115405	316351	16295	14495	30790	105688	248636	354324

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	64.55	33.44	45.72	94.36	83.96	90.81	5.64	16.04	9.19
2008	67.27	40.23	49.49	92.50	88.84	91.13	7.50	11.16	8.87

Computed by Labour Market Information Unit