The unemployment rate in Sri Lanka saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 6.36 percent. However, 2023 marked the second consecutive increase of the unemployment rate. The unemployment rate refers to the share of the workforce that is currently not working but is actively searching for work. It does not include the economically inactive population, such as the long-term unemployed, those aged under 15 years, or retired persons.
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World Bank. (September 19, 2024). Sri Lanka: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/728520/unemployment-rate-in-sri-lanka/
World Bank. "Sri Lanka: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023." Chart. September 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728520/unemployment-rate-in-sri-lanka/
World Bank. (2024). Sri Lanka: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728520/unemployment-rate-in-sri-lanka/
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Sri Lanka: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, September 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/728520/unemployment-rate-in-sri-lanka/
