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	263318	274391	537709	181177	96979	278156	170927	82842	253769	10249	14131	24380	82142	177417	259559
2008	251552	274048	525600	178198	100694	278892	168642	83598	252240	9556	17096	26652	73355	173353	246708

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	68.81	36.83	51.73	94.34	85.42	91.23	5.66	14.57	8.76
2008	70.84	40.03	53.06	94.64	83.02	90.44	5.36	16.98	9.56

Computed by Labour Market Information Unit