Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey

1 Labour Force Survey - Annual Report 2016 Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey Annual Report - 2016 Department of Census and Statistics Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs Labour Force Survey - Annual Report 2016 Labour Force Survey - Annual Report 2016 Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey Annual Report - 2016 Department of Census and Statistics Ministry of National Policies & Economic Affairs Labour Force Survey - Annual Report 2016 ISBN 978-955-702-049-5 Labour Force Survey - Annual Report 2016 1 Preface In the past, information on Labour Force characteristics, employment and unemployment etc.

2 Were collected through Labour Force and socio - economic surveys conducted at five yearly time intervals. However, the employment and unemployment data are required at very short intervals to monitor the programs implemented in the employment generating policies of the government. Therefore, to satisfy this need, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) designed a Labour Force Survey (LFS) on a quarterly basis, to measure the levels and trends of employment, unemployment and Labour Force in Sri Lanka on a continuous basis. This Survey was commenced from the first quarter of 1990 and is being continued by the DCS. Though certain changes were made over the years to improve the accuracy and usefulness of the data, most of the Survey concepts and methods are very similar to those introduced at the beginning of the Survey in 1990.

3 Beginning in January 2006, some significant improvements were made to the Labour Force Survey schedule focusing on literacy, household economic activities, informal sector employment and underemployment etc. This revised version had been continued until 2012. In 2013, new improvements were done for the structure of this Survey schedule. Some conceptual and classification changes were also incorporated. For example aged 15 and above population is considered as working age population. Also for the first time in 2015 a re-weighting is applied to LFS data series from 2011. This was done in order to adjust the estimated population figures with 2012 Census of Population & Housing and mid- year population estimates of Register General s Office.

4 This report provides reweighted statistics, for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Survey years. This report mainly consist with 2016 Survey estimates Field work of the Survey was carried out from January to December 2016, for 12 months period in all districts. This report is based on a sample of 25,750 housing units and provides national, provincial and district level estimates with a stipulated standard errors of Labour Force characteristics as reported in the relevant reference period. Satharasinghe Director General Department of Census and Statistics Department of Census and Statistics.

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6 Sankyana Mandiraya Polduwa Road, Battaramulla. 15/ 09/ 2017. Labour Force Survey - Annual Report 2016 2 Acknowledgements This Annual Report of the Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey , 2016 with provincial and district level data is based on the total annual sample of 25,750 housing units, covering all districts of the country.

7 Overall coordination of the Survey was done by Mr. Munasinghe, Additional Director General (statistics). Planning and execution of the Survey was done by staff of the Sample Survey Division under the direction of Mr. Sunil Senanayake Deputy Director and with the guidance of Mrs. Karunarathne, Director (Actg.) Sample Surveys Division. The Survey activities were organized and supervised by Mrs. , Mr. , Mrs. , Mrs. , Mr. , Mr. , Mrs. , Mr. , Mrs. , Mrs. , Ms. Statisticians & Senior Statistician, of the sample surveys division. The computer data processing and final tabulations were done by Mrs.

8 Gunasekara, Mr. , Statistical Officers and Mrs. Ekanayake, Statistical Assistant of the Sample Surveys Division, under the supervision of Mrs. , Statistician. The statistical officers, statistical assistants, Development Officers (iii), Information and Communication Technology assistants, Data Entry Officers/Coding clerks and of the sample Survey division are acknowledged for their valuable contribution during the whole Survey process. The Information & Communication Technology Division, under the direction of Mrs. Fernando, Additional Director General (ICT) and under the supervision of Mr. , Deputy Director (ICT) and Mr.

9 Weerasiri Deputy Director (ICT), was responsible for the Survey data entry and preparation of data entry and computer edits programmes. Data entry was decentralized and manual editing, coding & data entry were done by responsible officers at district secretariats in all districts. Developing of sample selection programme and its related computer software was done by Mr. Wickramasinghe, Deputy Director (ICT). This publication was organized and prepared by Mrs. Wijebandara Statistician, Sample Surveys Division, assisted by Mr. , Statistical officer, Mrs. Asanthi Ekanayaka, Statistical Assistant and Mr. Perera, Statistical officer prepared the thematic maps of the report with the guidance of Mrs.

10 Karunarathne, Director (Actg.) Sample Surveys Division. District staff of the Department who worked on the Survey deserves a special word of thanks, The Deputy Directors/ Senior Statisticians/ Statisticians supervised the Survey and field Statistical Officers, worked hard at the data collection stage, to make this Survey a success. Printing of the report was done at the staff of Printing Division, under the supervision of Mr. Fernando, Statistician. Finally, I wish to express my appreciation to all the respondents of the Survey for their valuable cooperation. Labour Force Survey - Annual Report 2016 3 SUMMARY STATISTICS Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey - 2016 Summary Statistics on Labour Force Characteristics All districts are included 15 years & over population Indicator Total Male Female Urban Rural Population (15 years & over)