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Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey is normally an island wide quarterly survey. However in year 2005 the normal survey was not conducted as scheduled due to incomplete sampling frame in Tsunami affected areas. Therefore in year 2005 Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey was conducted as a one time survey during the month of August. The sample size of the survey is around 6,000 households.

This special survey was designed to obtain island wide information including Tsunami affected districts. National & Sector wise information on Labour Force characteristics will be disseminated at the end of whole survey project.

2) Income & Expenditure Survey -2005

Household Income & Expenditure Survey is also conducted as one time survey with a sample of 6,000 households in 2005 instead of regular HIES in previous years. The survey period is from September to November in 2005 and an identical sample of Labour Force Survey is used for the survey. The information on household income and expenditure patterns will be collected at this survey, and National and Sector wise data will be disseminated at the end of whole survey project.

3) Revising the Labour Force Survey Questionnaire.

During last 10 years the demand for Labour statistics has gradually increased with the socio economic development of the country and users seek more information on Labour Force for their planning purposes. The department has taken steps to collect additional information on i) Household based economic activities

ii) Informal sector employment and

iii) Under employment, using a revised questionnaire. The survey will be conducted using the revised questionnaire commencing first quarter 2006.

4) Pilot Survey - Labour Force.

A new questionnaire incorporating modifications to the old questionnaire (as described above under item 3 ) will be introduced for Sri Lanka Labor Force survey commencing year 2006. A Pilot Survey to test all the aspects of the survey ,while using the revised questionnaire, is conducted during the period September- October 2005.

The Pilot Survey covers the whole country except Northern & Eastern Provinces and Tsunami affected areas. The sample size of the pilot survey is around 3600 housing units.