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UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH ASIA
| UNEMPLOYMENT | Year | Bangladesh | India | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| Male % of male labour force | 1980-82 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 1996-98 (a) | 2.7 | - | - | 4.2 | 7.1 | |
| Female % of female labour force | 1980-82 | - | - | - | 7.5 | - |
| 1996-98 (a) | 2.3 | - | - | 16.8 | 16.2 | |
| Total % of total labour force | 1980-82 | - | - | - | 3.6 | - |
| 1996-98 (a) | 2.5 | - | - | 6.1 | 10.6 | |
| Long
Term Unemployment: (% of total unemployment) |
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| Male | 1996-98 (a) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Female | 1996-98 (a) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1996-98 (a) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unemployment by the level of educational attainment: (% of total unemployment) | ||||||
| Primary | 1996-98 (a) | 47.4 | - | - | - | 51.8 |
| Secondary | 1996-98 (a) | 28.4 | - | - | - | - |
| Tertiary | 1996-98 (a) | 9.9 | - | - | - | 48 |
Note : a :Data
are for the most recent year available
Data source: The unemployment data are from the ILO databases key
indicators of the labour market ( 2000 issued).
Report :World Development Indicators : 2001, The World Bank,
Washington, 2001.