{
 "code": "LK.LAB.WDI.SL_EMP_TOTL_SP_ZS.A",
 "name": "Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "% of total population ages 15+",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "World Bank",
 "publisher": "World Bank",
 "source_url": "https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-10-08",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.LAB.WDI.SL_EMP_TOTL_SP_ZS.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.",
 "licence": "Source: The World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "1991", "value": 50.399, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 48.569, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 48.881, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 49.608, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 48.146, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 49.112, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 49.385, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 53.426, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 52.221, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 51.269, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 50.971, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 50.288, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 50.378, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 50.081, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 50.260, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 50.684, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 50.757, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 50.945, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 50.392, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 50.745, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 50.690, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 50.530, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 49.874, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 49.454, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 51.243, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 51.446, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 51.807, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 49.488, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 49.809, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 47.786, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 47.354, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 47.476, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 45.254, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 46.540, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025", "value": 46.574, "status": null}
 ]
}