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Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate 2000s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
7.22% decade average (2000-2009)

Sri Lanka's unemployment rate during the 2000s ranged from 5.22% (2008) to 8.76% (2002), averaging 7.22% over 10 years of data.

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2000s Data▾
YearValueChangeRank
2000 7.74% −1.12pp 105th
2001 7.90% +0.33pp 107th
2002 8.76% +0.86pp 114th
2003 8.22% −0.58pp 109th
2004 8.38% −0.02pp 115th
2005 7.67% −0.63pp 108th
2006 6.50% −1.20pp 96th
2007 5.97% −0.63pp 96th
2008 5.22% −0.98pp 83rd
2009 5.85% −0.15pp 81st
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)
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