Sri Lanka Human Development Report 2012.pdf
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Table A20: Labour Force<br />
Labour force participation rate, 2009 Unemployment rate, 2009<br />
Province District/sector Working age Labour force Total Male Female Total Male Female<br />
population, (economically<br />
age 10 and active<br />
above population)<br />
<strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 1,6578,628 8,073,668 48.7 66.6 32.8 5.8 4.3 8.6<br />
Sector Urban 1,968,113 856,241 43.5 63.1 26.2 6.4 5.8 7.8<br />
Rural 13,914,438 6,826.401 49.1 67.28 32.96 6.0 4.2 9.1<br />
Estate 696,077 391,026 56.2 63.76 49.29 2.2 2.1 2.4<br />
Western Colombo 1,919,232 893,289 46.5 65.5 29.7 4.4 4.5 4.3<br />
Gampaha 2,104,446 959,406 45.6 66.1 27.0 4.6 4.3 5.3<br />
Kalutara 1,167,057 536,947 46.0 63.9 30.1 4.1 2.6 6.9<br />
Central Kandy 1,089,958 469,307 43.1 61.1 28.0 9.7 7.0 14.6<br />
Matale 346,020 179,522 51.9 71.8 34.7 5.4 * *<br />
Nuwara Eliya 557,172 310,254 55.7 66.6 45.3 2.4 * *<br />
Southern Galle 952,271 446,679 46.9 63.5 32.9 8.3 4.8 14.0<br />
Matara 696,882 341,468 49.0 66.8 33.1 9.8 8.9 11.4<br />
Hambantota 518,609 272,967 52.6 70.2 36.5 10.6 6.7 17.5<br />
Northern Jaffna n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.<br />
Killinochchi n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.<br />
Mannar n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.<br />
Vavuniya n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.<br />
Mullativu n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.<br />
Eastern Batticaloa 349,077 143,959 41.2 64.8 20.6 7.4 5.8 *<br />
Ampara 598,201 248,376 41.5 66.4 18.8 7.7 5.1 15.9<br />
Trincomalee 233,755 108,945 46.6 66.8 27.6 8.0 * 22.9<br />
North Western Kurunegala 1,419,109 710,067 50.0 68.8 34.2 5.4 3.4 8.7<br />
Puttalam 713,461 341,949 47.9 69.5 29.0 5.5 * 10.9<br />
North Central Anuradhapura 672,539 384,508 57.2 71.1 44.8 3.9 * 5.8<br />
Polonnaruwa 339,893 173,660 51.1 70.3 33.9 6.5 * *<br />
Uva Badulla 751,219 423,514 56.4 68.1 46.6 4.0 * 4.7<br />
Monaragala 414,100 236,079 57.0 71.3 43.5 5.8 * 11.7<br />
Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura 998,706 534,691 53.5 67.8 39.9 4.8 3.3 7.2<br />
Kegalle 736,921 358,084 48.6 64.8 34.9 7.2 6.3 8.6<br />
Note:* indicates reliable estimates cannot be provided due to small sample size.<br />
Source: Department of Census and Statistics of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 2009c.<br />
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