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| Table 008 (Labor, General) | |||||||||
| Employment (Economic Activity) (2004-2005) | |||||||||
| Lab008e | |||||||||
| Period Activity | Persons (x1,000) | ( % ) | |||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||
| Annual | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4rd Quarter | Annual | 3rd Quarter | Annual | ||
| Agriculture | 2,475 | 2,355 | 2,608 | 2,492 | 2,586 | 2,306 | 34.1 | 30.7 | |
| Industry | 1,689 | 1,625 | 1,630 | 1,564 | 1,716 | 1,843 | 21.4 | 24.5 | |
| Manufacturing | 1,307 | 1,242 | 1,239 | 1,221 | 1,279 | 1,385 | 16.7 | 18.4 | |
| Construction | 382 | 383 | 390 | 344 | 437 | 458 | 4.7 | 6.1 | |
| Services | 3,230 | 3,357 | 3,076 | 3,248 | 3,195 | 3,369 | 44.5 | 44.8 | |
| Trade and hotels,etc | 1,031 | 1,141 | 961 | 1,013 | 1,042 | 1,043 | 13.9 | 13.9 | |
| Transport,storage,etc | |||||||||
| communication | 417 | 401 | 460 | 418 | 409 | 485 | 5.7 | 6.5 | |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 176 | 171 | 193 | 187 | 158 | 234 | 2.6 | 3.1 | |
| Personal services and other | 1,606 | 1,644 | 1,461 | 1,630 | 1,586 | 1,607 | 22.3 | 21.4 | |
| Total Employment | 7,394 | 7,337 | 7,314 | 7,305 | 7,495 | 7,518 | 100 | 100 | |
| Labor force ( % ) | 91.7 | 91.9 | 91.0 | 91.5 | 91.8 | 92.3 | |||
| © 2007, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) | |||||||||
| Source: | |||||||||
| Department of Census and Statistics | |||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||