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Table 006 (Labor, General)
Labor Force and Force Participation rate (2002-2005)
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Period or area                   Item	2002	2003	2004	2005
	Quarter 4	Quarter 4	Annual	Annual	Tsunami Areas	Other Areas
Labor Force    (x1,000 persons)	7,219	7,835	8,061	8,162	282	7,859
Employed	6,677	7,215	7,394	7,495	249	7,269
Unemployed	542	620	667	667	33	590
Participation Rate    (%)	50.6	49.6	48.6	48.8	43.0	48.5
Male	68.5	68.0	66.7	67.0	66.2	67.1
Female	33.9	32.0	31.5	31.7	21.8	31.2
© ２００7， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Central Bank, Annual Report, 2005.
Revised:  2007(y)/04(m)/20(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya.