Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: LFS - Labour Force Survey

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LFS - Population in thousands
LFS - Sri Lanka: Unemployment rate by sex and age
LFS - Sri Lanka: Number of unemployed by sex and age
LFS - Sri Lanka: Unemployment
2020 2019
Unemployment rate (LFS)5.0%4.4%
Male unemployment rate (LFS)3.9%3.1%
Female unemployment rate (LFS)7.2%6.7%
Unemployment rate less than 25 years24.6%20.4%
Unemployment male less than 25 years21.1%16.2%
Unemployment rate female less than 25 years32.4%27.7%
Unemployed rate over 24 years2.8%2.5%
Male unemployment rate over 24 years1.9%1.6%
Female unemployment rate over 24 years4.6%4.1%
Unemployment rate from 25 to 54 years3.7%3.2%
Male unemployment rate from 25 to 54 years2.5%2.1%
Female unemployment rate from 25 to 54 years5.8%5.3%
Unemployment rate over 54 years0.4%0.5%
Male unemployment rate over 54 years0.4%0.6%
Female unemployment rate over 54 years0.5%0.3%
LFS - Sri Lanka: Unemployment