Sri Lanka’s unemployment has risen to 4.5% in the first quarter of 2018 according to a survey by the state statistics office.
The unemployment level rose to 4.5%, up from 4.1% a year earlier.
The Department of Census and Statistics claims the drought may be to blame for the dip in the number of people on work, particularly agricultural workers.
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