{
 "code": "LK.LAB.WDI.SL_UEM_TOTL_NE_ZS.A",
 "name": "Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "% of total labor force",
 "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_UEM_TOTL_NE_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": "1981", "value": 15.837, "status": null},
  {"period": "1985", "value": 12.596, "status": null},
  {"period": "1990", "value": 15.900, "status": null},
  {"period": "1991", "value": 14.661, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 14.220, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 13.820, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 13.903, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 12.209, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 10.826, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 9.741, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 9.165, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 8.881, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 7.740, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 7.924, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 8.221, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 8.383, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 7.672, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 6.476, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 5.960, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 5.206, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 5.853, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 4.784, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 4.118, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 3.974, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 4.186, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 4.157, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 4.519, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 4.242, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 4.046, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 4.318, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 4.670, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 5.364, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 4.981, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 4.528, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 4.665, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 4.317, "status": null}
 ]
}