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SECTION 2 | EMPLOYMENT
Labour Market Information Bulletin - Volume 1/2020

Table 2.1.2.3: Employment Capacity in Projects Commenced Commercial Operations by
Industry Group in 1st half of 2020

Industry
Group Industry Group No. of Projects # Estimated Employment
Capacity
No.
1 Services (Includes Agricultural Projects) 11 1,021
2 Textile, Wearing Apparel & Leather 5 844
3 Manufactured Products (N.E.S.) 1 32

4 Food, Beverage & Tobacco 2 17
5 Fabricated Metal, Machinery, & Transport Eq. 1 13

6 Wood & Wood Products - -
7 Paper, Paper Product, Printing & Publishing - -

8 Chemicals, Petoleum, Coal, Rubber & Plastic - -
9 Non- Metalic, Mineral Products - -
Total 20 1,927

* Provisional
# Including 200GFP & expansions
EPZ - Export Processing Zone
Source : Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (MIS - 19-02-2021)

Graph 2.1.2.3: Employment Capacity in Projects Commenced Commercial Operations by
Industry Group in 1st half of 2020

According to the table 2.1.2.3 and graph 2.1.2.3, the highest employment capacity in projects commenced
commercial operation was 1,021 and it was recorded for Services (includes agricultural projects) in 1st half of
2020. Industry groups related to Wood and wood products, Paper, Paper Product, Printing & Publishing, Chemical
petroleum coal rubber and plastic and Non-metallic mineral products have not been commenced any projects
during 1st half of the year 2020.

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