Unemployed ''000 Persons
Household population, labour force, employment and unemployment. Thousand persons, quarterly.
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Data source: Department of Census and Statistics, Household Population, Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment (12 Aug 2026)
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About this series
- Source Department of Census and Statistics, compiled by Macro Lab
- Unit Thousand persons
- Date range 2015 Q1 – 2026 Q1
- Last checked 12 Aug 2026
Checks: no discrepancies recorded. Compiled by Department of Census and Statistics, read from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
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- Household population, labour force, employment and unemployment: Unemployed ''000 Persons
- Read from
- CBSL statistical tables (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
- Source page
- https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/statistics/statistical-tables
- Notes
- DCS compiles this; read from the CBSL workbook because the DCS release is PDF only (machine-readability override).
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Vintages
One vintage so far, published 12 Aug 2026. Revisions show here once a later release changes a value.
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- Household Population ''000 Persons17,089 '000 persons2026 Q1
- Employed ''000 Persons8,103.0 '000 persons2026 Q1
- Labour Force ''000 Persons8,414.0 '000 persons2026 Q1
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