Table 071 (Labor, Employ. Male)

Employed Persons by Major Industrial Groups - Male

Lab071e

Year

Total

Major Industrial Groups

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Personal Services

Not Defined

1993

3,601,808

1,439,257

331,072

567,658

1,263,821

1994

3,678,653

1,370,508

398,212

621,750

1,288,183

1995

3,700,947

1,325,113

380,115

570,740

1,424,979

1996

3,857,227

1,360,123

428,005

649,439

1,419,660

1997

3,862,088

1,337,615

456,151

615,950

1,452,372

1998

4,004,526

1,454,519

453,264

644,546

1,452,197

1999 1st Quarter

4,064,218

1,517,414

439,196

716,179

1,391,429

2nd Quarter

4,058,171

1,310,642

456,160

716,690

1,574,679

3rd Quarter

4,136,710

1,280,254

484,798

742,546

1,629,112

4th Quarter

4,176,864

1,342,825

519,900

672,897

1,641,242

2000 1st Quarter

4,255,708

1,441,925

481,532

731,651

1,600,600

2nd Quarter

4,354,401

1,468,793

497,906

781,075

1,606,627

3rd Quarter

4,152,348

1,298,302

553,754

695,813

1,604,479

Source:

Sri Lanka Labor Force Survey ( Quarterly Report ) 2000 , Census & Statistics Department

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.