{
 "code": "LK.LAB.LFS.LABOUR_FORCE@ESS.A",
 "name": "Labour Force ’000",
 "unit": "Thousand persons",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "Department of Census and Statistics",
 "publisher": "Central Bank of Sri Lanka",
 "source_url": "https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/statistics/economic-and-social-statistics-of-sri-lanka",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-08-31",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.LAB.LFS.LABOUR_FORCE@ESS.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "2014", "value": 8048.884, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 8214.473, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 8310.6816, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 8566.68578, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 8387.75891, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 8592.01044, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 8466.60615, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 8553.28982, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 8547.11147, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 8408.33125, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 8315.702, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025", "value": 8554.138, "status": null}
 ]
}