Number of employed people, annually in Sri Lanka

Period	Employed	Change
November 2012	7,579,136	274,898
August 2012	7,304,238	183,720
May 2012	7,120,518	296,989
November 2010	7,417,507	325,225
August 2010	7,092,282	53,296
May 2010	7,145,578	141,620
February 2010	7,287,198	162,299
November 2009	7,124,899	58,705
August 2009	7,183,604	185,013
May 2009	6,998,591	252,360
February 2009	7,250,951	1,083
November 2008	7,252,034	60,000
August 2008	7,192,034	85,595
May 2008	7,106,439	41,879
February 2008	7,148,318	28,362
November 2007	7,176,680	74,250
August 2007	7,102,430	222,510
May 2007	6,879,920	128,558
February 2007	7,008,478	141,442
November 2006	7,149,920	37,940
August 2006	7,111,980	38,140
May 2006	7,073,840	7,600
February 2006	7,081,440	413,567
November 2004	7,495,007	190,460
August 2004	7,304,547	9,100
May 2004	7,313,647	23,061
February 2004	7,336,708	547,613
November 2003	6,789,095	183,794
August 2003	6,972,889	52,624
May 2003	6,920,265	22,574
February 2003	6,942,839	266,267
November 2002	6,676,572	267,978
August 2002	6,408,594	78,939
May 2002	6,329,655	333,168
February 2002	6,662,823	370,596
November 2001	6,292,227	90,112
August 2001	6,202,115	10,254
February 2001	6,212,369	725
November 2000	6,211,644	39,298
August 2000	6,172,346	376,807
May 2000	6,549,153	241,383
February 2000	6,307,770	1,008,698
August 1994	5,299,072	63,352
May 1994	5,362,424	214,074
February 1994	5,148,350	78,161
November 1993	5,226,511	22,495
August 1993	5,249,006	9,297
May 1993	5,258,303	186,228
February 1993	5,072,075	86,896
November 1992	5,158,971	312,972
August 1992	4,845,999	11,699
May 1992	4,857,698	128,053
February 1992	4,985,751	97,817
November 1991	5,083,568	184,611
August 1991	4,898,957	44,581
May 1991	4,943,538	192,468
February 1991	5,136,006	184,680
November 1990	4,951,326	208,057
August 1990	5,159,383	128,031
May 1990	5,031,352	932,355
February 1990	5,963,707