Table 063 (Labor, Employ. both Sexes)

Employed Persons by Major Occupational Groups (both Sexes)　(1990-2004)

Lab063e

Year

Total

Senior Officials & Managers

Professionals

Technicians & Associate Professionals

Clerks

Proprietors & Managers Of Enterprises

Sales & Service Workers

Skilled Agricultural & Fishery Workers

Craft & Related Workers

Pｌant & Machine Operators & Assemblers

Elementary Occupations

Unidentified

1990

5,047,353

22,360

232,655

160,716

169,645

―

462,607

1,474,439

593,432

272,919

1,647,629

10,951

1991

5,015,519

39,753

229,843

160,509

206,221

―

488,942

1,191,529

693,632

205,248

1,782,996

16,846

1992

4,962,106

120,852

254,983

158,049

184,299

―

476,333

1,448,329

752,179

210,342

1,147,737

209,003

1993

5,201,477

74,362

309,453

194,130

210,475

―

533,980

1,592,374

747,645

248,904

1,119,142

171,012

1994

5,281,274

70,855

278,979

171,716

243,614

―

642,599

1,330,001

826,947

255,333

1,272,628

188,602

1995

5,357,122

81,871

296,289

180,941

257,214

―

657,552

1,320,757

840,597

229,523

1,399,110

93,268

1996

5,537,408

70,829

310,985

216,449

262,503

―

652,713

1,302,070

895,680

281,174

1,427,616

117,389

1997

5,607,880

92,763

305,298

238,049

258,681

―

654,577

1,273,080

878,567

339,635

1,434,876

132,354

1998

6,049,238

88,334

325,520

261,607

242,255

―

725,130

1,505,383

865,915

348,085

1,528,396

158,613

1999 1st Quarter

6,159,063

63,387

314,010

282,782

245,054

―

622,437

1,724,811

857,066

378,589

1,459,030

211,897

2nd Quarter

5,942,990

76,446

346,951

320,156

277,379

―

795,863

1,337,914

902,096

349,627

1,318,670

217,888

3rd Quarter

6,092,069

69,465

324,910

313,163

245,341

―

847,402

1,174,989

937,019

373,512

1,535,351

270,917

4th Quarter

6,136,713

89,410

350,440

310,846

246,952

―

774,701

1,153,340

901,385

363,115

1,667,272

279,252

2000 1st Quarter

6,307,794

76,223

322,844

305,606

251,741

―

832,167

1,563,083

966,345

322,135

1,466,982

200,668

2nd Quarter

6,549,666

70,401

360,244

324,214

257,746

―

747,034

1,825,300

986,756

331,891

1,524,911

121,169

3rd Quarter

6,272,345

77,539

379,198

371,712

263,868

―

722,149

1,477,928

1,096,197

366,726

1,412,719

104,309

2001^＊

5,941,574

97,234

327,532

393,892

262,958

325,530

391,945

1,498,043

806,800

462,630

1,095,566

280,044

2002^＊＊

6,519,415

85,553

352,238

316,763

283,719

406,992

510,148

1,579,024

935,477

373,588

1,608,511

67,402

2003^＊＊

7,012,755

88,043

367,654

341,634

303,828

382,796

628,729

1,634,289

1,084,436

419,540

1,735,336

80,470

2004^＊＊

7,394,029

99,839

404,410

366,488

322,697

420,343

671,461

1,513,636

1,124,715

460,589

1,951,081

58,770

Source:

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

＊　：Department of Census And Statistics, 2005

＊＊ : Sri Lanka Labor Force Survey Department of Census And Statistics.

Key :

1. Up to 2002 both Northern and Eastern provinces are excluded.

2. Eastern Province is included for year 2003.

3. Mullativu and Killinochchi districts were excluded for year 2004 due to some problems observed in the sampling frame.

4. "Unidentified" for year 2001 contains Armed Forces.

Revised: 2008(y)/03(m)/10(d)

Chief Editor:

Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)

Head, Department of Management Studies

University of Peradeniya.