Unemployment Rate in Sri Lanka decreased to 4.10 percent in the third quarter of 2024 from 4.70 percent in the second quarter of 2024. Unemployment Rate in Sri Lanka averaged 7.31 percent from 1991 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 16.60 percent in the second quarter of 1992 and a record low of 3.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013. source: Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka

Unemployment Rate in Sri Lanka is expected to be 4.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-03-28 08:50 AM
Unemployment Rate
Q4 4.3% 4.7%
2025-01-02 10:30 AM
Unemployment Rate
Q3 4.1% 4.7% 5.10%
2025-03-31 11:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Q4 4.1% 4.40%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 7988626.00 7901693.00 Jun 2024
Population 22.04 22.18 Million Dec 2023
Unemployed Persons 397855.00 373461.00 Jun 2024
Unemployment Rate 4.10 4.70 percent Sep 2024
Youth Unemployment Rate 25.80 22.40 percent Jun 2023

Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate
In Sri Lanka, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.10 4.70 16.60 3.70 1991 - 2024 percent Quarterly