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Sri Lanka's Public Sector Workforce Expands by 56% Over Three Decades
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Over the past three decades, from 1994 to 2024, Sri Lanka's public sector workforce has expanded by 56%, according to data from the Department of Census and Statistics. The number of government employees increased from 740,000 in 1994 to 1,156,237 in 2024. The growth rate was particularly high between 2006 and 2016, with an addition of 256,000 employees, but has slowed down in recent years.