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Table 181 (Labor, Foreign Employ. from District)
Departures for Foreign Employment from Puttalam District
Lab181e
AGA Division Professional Middle Level Clerical Skilled Unskilled House Maids
1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female 1998 1999 2000
Anamaduwa - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 - 3 - - 7 1 - 2 - 31 42 48 37 71 43 52 36 58 46 88 43 428 383 531
arachchikattuwa - - 2 1 - - 2 1 3 3 3 1 5 4 10 3 3 2 72 12 71 24 61 29 90 34 100 42 75 56 368 352 404
Chilaw - 1 - - - - 2 - - - 3 2 - 3 7 2 3 1 28 12 21 8 56 21 42 27 42 24 75 46 218 166 344
Kalpitiya 4 - 10 1 4 - 13 2 26 1 46 4 30 2 27 7 29 7 438 166 458 111 448 68 627 152 629 132 581 122 1,648 1,514 1,810
Karuwalagaswewa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 2 4 4 1 6 7 3 1 5 3 5 3 41 43 87
Nawagaththegama - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - 2 1 1 3 2 4 1 5 51 56 63
Mahakumbukkadawala - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - 3 - - - 4 2 9
Mundalama - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 3 3 4 - 5 1 3 3 3 1 23 9 16
Nattandiya 1 - 3 1 3 1 2 - 7 2 6 - 8 3 14 4 9 1 88 39 113 45 106 64 114 64 186 105 103 93 421 397 436
Puttalam Pattu  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 4 4 5 2 11 1 11 6 9 1 40 29 36
Wanathavilluwa - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 2 - - - - 9 5 7 4 6 3 10 21 3 6 4 2 47 34 59
Wennappuwa 5 - 14 - 7 1 23 4 24 4 23 15 22 9 31 10 33 12 239 73 236 110 253 118 365 220 600 393 336 394 1,206 1,204 1,337
Mahawewa - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - 9 3 10 3 10 1 15 4 19 8 8 9 43 40 51
Not Indicated - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - 2 - - - - 1 - - 4 4 4  
Total 10 1 29 3 17 3 43 9 61 10 86 22 67 31 91 26 80 23 922 364 976 350 1,030 359 1,337 564 1,661 773 1,288 775 4,542 4,233 5,187
© 2004, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Statistical Hand Book on Migration 2000 , Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
Revised:  2003(y)/10(m)/01(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya.