{
 "code": "LK.LAB.LFS.UNEMPLOYED.Q",
 "name": "Unemployed ''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.UNEMPLOYED.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.",
 "observations": [
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  {"period": "2015-Q2", "value": 375.483, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015-Q3", "value": 417.347, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015-Q4", "value": 357.924, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016-Q1", "value": 349.686439, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016-Q2", "value": 378.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016-Q3", "value": 376.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016-Q4", "value": 348.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017-Q1", "value": 352.874665, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017-Q2", "value": 380.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017-Q3", "value": 358.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017-Q4", "value": 342.209703, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018-Q1", "value": 372.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018-Q2", "value": 381.83409, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018-Q3", "value": 346.997707, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018-Q4", "value": 389.406306, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019-Q1", "value": 399.783791, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019-Q2", "value": 420.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019-Q3", "value": 437.796649, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019-Q4", "value": 387.460035, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q1", "value": 483.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q2", "value": 458.35861, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q3", "value": 486.52395, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q4", "value": 441.997121, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q1", "value": 491.586805, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q2", "value": 432.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q3", "value": 443.571668, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q4", "value": 391.509149, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022-Q1", "value": 373.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022-Q2", "value": 398.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022-Q3", "value": 419.163, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022-Q4", "value": 406.179, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023-Q1", "value": 399.999, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023-Q2", "value": 443.683, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023-Q3", "value": 398.674, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023-Q4", "value": 351.303, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024-Q1", "value": 373.461, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024-Q2", "value": 397.855, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024-Q3", "value": 341.199076, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024-Q4", "value": 351.288047, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025-Q1", "value": 322.331, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025-Q2", "value": 318.657, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025-Q3", "value": 367.282324, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025-Q4", "value": 332.351951, "status": null},
  {"period": "2026-Q1", "value": 311.0, "status": null}
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}