The statistic shows the distribution of employment in Sri Lanka by economic sector from 2009 to 2019. In 2019, 25.7 percent of the employees in Sri Lanka were active in the agricultural sector, 28.27 percent in industry and 46.04 percent in the service sector.
Sri Lanka: Distribution of employment by economic sector from 2009 to 2019
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World Bank. (December 20, 2019). Sri Lanka: Distribution of employment by economic sector from 2009 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/728543/employment-by-economic-sector-in-sri-lanka/
World Bank. "Sri Lanka: Distribution of employment by economic sector from 2009 to 2019." Chart. December 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728543/employment-by-economic-sector-in-sri-lanka/
World Bank. (2019). Sri Lanka: Distribution of employment by economic sector from 2009 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728543/employment-by-economic-sector-in-sri-lanka/
World Bank. "Sri Lanka: Distribution of Employment by Economic Sector from 2009 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728543/employment-by-economic-sector-in-sri-lanka/
World Bank, Sri Lanka: Distribution of employment by economic sector from 2009 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728543/employment-by-economic-sector-in-sri-lanka/ (last visited February 26, 2020)
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