Foreign Job Departures Down 5% in 1H 2025
The number of Sri Lankans leaving for overseas employment dropped by 5% in the first six months of 2025 to 143,037 workers.
Improving economic conditions and rising domestic wages reduced outward labour migration, according to Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) data.
- In January, 25,873 people departed for foreign jobs, slightly above the 25,149 recorded a year earlier.
- Departures then fell to 22,271 in February, compared to 25,737 in 2024.
- In March, 21,552 workers left, against 24,158 last year.
- In April, 22,011 workers left, nearly unchanged from 22,220 a year ago.
- May recorded 27,142 departures, marginally lower than 28,201 in 2024.
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Author's summary: Sri Lankans overseas employment drops 5%.
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