Working age household population increases by 0.35 mn

Working age household population increases by 0.35 mn

The working age household population (age 15 and above) has increased about 0.35 million from 2017 to 2018 the Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey of the Department of Census and Statistics stated. Also the labour for Working age household population increases by 0.35 mnce survey reported that the labour force participation rate has declined by 2.3% from 2017 to 2018 and the employed population has declined about 0.2 million. The employment decline is significant among female compared to male.