{
 "code": "LK.LAB.LONG_RUN.UNEMPLOYMENT_RATE_TOTAL.A",
 "name": "Unemployment rate, total",
 "unit": "Per cent",
 "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/publications/economic-and-financial-reports/annual-economic-review",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-04-20",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.LAB.LONG_RUN.UNEMPLOYMENT_RATE_TOTAL.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": "1963", "value": 7.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "1968", "value": 14.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "1971", "value": 18.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "1973", "value": 18.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "1975", "value": 19.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "1978", "value": 14.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1981", "value": 17.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "1982", "value": 11.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "1985", "value": 13.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "1986", "value": 15.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "1990", "value": 15.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "1991", "value": 14.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 14.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 13.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 13.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 12.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 11.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 10.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 9.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 8.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 7.6, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 7.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 8.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 8.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 8.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 7.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 6.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 6.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 5.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 5.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 4.9, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 4.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 4.0, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 4.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 4.3, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 4.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 4.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 4.2, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 4.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 4.8, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 5.5, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 5.1, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 4.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 4.7, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 4.4, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025", "value": 3.9, "status": null}
 ]
}