Table 044 (Labor, Unemploy.)

Unemployment Rate＊ (Age)(Sex)(Education) (2004-2005)

Lab044e

( % )

Category

2004

2005

Annual

1.All

8.1

9.0

8.5

8.2

8.3

7.7

2.By Gender

2.1.Male

6.2

6.6

6.0

5.5

2.2.Female

12.2

14.0

13.5

12.5

12.8

11.9

3.By Age Group

3.1.15-19

31.7

34.2

25.8

29.5

28.3

30.8

3.2.20-29

17.9

19.8

21.4

18.7

19.2

17.2

3.3.30-39

3.8

4.4

2.9

3.5

4.0

3.8

3.4.40 and above

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.2

4.By Education Level

4.1.Grade 4/Year 5 and below

2.5

2.3

1.4

1.5

2.0

1.8

4.2.Grade 5-9/Year 6-10

7.3

8.0

6.6

7.4

6.9

6.3

4.3.GCE (O/L)NCGE

11.6

12.9

14.1

12.1

12.3

11.5

4.4.GCE(A/L)/HNCE and above

14.6

19.0

17.3

16.8

13.8

Source:

Central Bamk, Annual Report, 2005.

Key:

＊：　Unemployed /Labor Force

GCE (O/L)NCGE = General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) National Certificate of General Education

GCE (A/L)HNCE = General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) Higher National Certificate of Education

Revised: 2009(y)/11(m)10(d)

Chief Editor:

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

The Former Head, Department of Management Studies

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka