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Labour Statistics-Unemployment-Level of Education-G.C.E.(A-L) and Above (Unemployment)

Foreign employment (Data Library). % of Labour Force, quarterly.

Level, annual

Data source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Quarterly Reports - 4th Quarter 2024 (2 May 2025)

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About this series

  • Source Central Bank of Sri Lanka, compiled by Macro Lab
  • Unit % of Labour Force
  • Date range 1998 Q1 – 2026 Q2
  • Last checked 2 Oct 2026

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Labour Statistics-Unemployment-Level of Education-G.C.E.(A-L) and Above (Unemployment)
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CBSL Economic Data Library (wizard) (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
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https://www.cbsl.lk/eresearch
Notes
CBSL Data Library, subject 'Labour Force and Employment'. (a) Data up to 2010 are for the household population aged 10 years and above and data from 2011 onwards are for the household population aged 15 years and above (b) Northern Province is excluded for the years 2003, 2008, 2009 and 2010. (c) Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi districts were excluded for 2004 annual estimates. (d) Data from 2011 onwards include all districts. (e) QLFS was conducted as a one-off survey in August 2005. (f) Data excludes both Northern and Eastern Provinces for the years from 1990 to 2002, 2006 and 2007. (g) QLFS was not conducted in the 1st quarter of 2012 (h) In July 2016, the Department of Census and Statistics published a re-weighted and revised labour force data series for 2011 onwards. From 2024-01-01, days the Data Library does not have are taken from DCS's quarterly labour force report (4 so far). On the 30 days both have, 30 agree.

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