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 "code": "LK.LAB.LFS.LABOUR_FORCE.Q",
 "name": "Labour Force ''000 Persons",
 "unit": "Thousand persons",
 "frequency": "Quarterly",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "Department of Census and Statistics",
 "publisher": "Central Bank of Sri Lanka",
 "source_url": "https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/statistics/statistical-tables",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-08-12",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.LAB.LFS.LABOUR_FORCE.Q/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
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  {"period": "2015-Q2", "value": 8263.333, "status": null},
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  {"period": "2019-Q2", "value": 8623.24874, "status": null},
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  {"period": "2020-Q1", "value": 8504.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q2", "value": 8435.3584, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q3", "value": 8454.21918, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q4", "value": 8473.22964, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q1", "value": 8673.07774, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q2", "value": 8514.76575, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q3", "value": 8487.43967, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q4", "value": 8537.87612, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022-Q1", "value": 8762.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022-Q2", "value": 8575.75789, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022-Q3", "value": 8429.503, "status": null},
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