Sri Lanka - Wage and salaried workers

Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed)

Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed) in Sri Lanka was 54.90 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 65.60 in 1993, while its lowest value was 54.30 in 2008.

Definition: Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as ""paid employment jobs,"" where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

See also:

Year Value
1993 65.60
1994 64.20
1995 63.20
1996 63.90
1997 61.80
1998 55.20
1999 57.10
2000 55.50
2001 60.10
2002 58.80
2003 59.00
2004 60.60
2005 58.20
2006 54.80
2007 55.10
2008 54.30
2009 54.90

Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed)

Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed) in Sri Lanka was 59.00 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 59.80 in 2005, while its lowest value was 55.90 in 1998.

Definition: Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as ""paid employment jobs,"" where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

See also:

Year Value
1993 57.70
1994 59.30
1995 58.40
1996 59.50
1997 58.30
1998 55.90
1999 57.60
2000 56.60
2001 58.00
2002 57.50
2003 57.40
2004 58.90
2005 59.80
2006 56.00
2007 57.20
2008 57.50
2009 59.00

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed)

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed) in Sri Lanka was 57.60 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 62.40 in 1991, while its lowest value was 55.20 in 1990.

Definition: Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as ""paid employment jobs,"" where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 55.20
1991 62.40
1992 60.10
1993 60.00
1994 60.70
1995 59.80
1996 60.80
1997 59.40
1998 55.60
1999 57.50
2000 56.20
2001 58.60
2002 57.90
2003 57.90
2004 59.40
2005 59.30
2006 55.60
2007 56.50
2008 56.40
2009 57.60

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity