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# More than twice as many people work in apparel as tea
- URL: https://www.examiner.media/more-than-twice-as-many-people-work-in-apparel-as-tea/
- Published: 2026-02-27T07:04:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-27T07:04:43.000Z
- Author: The Examiner
- Tags: chart, maintag-Chart, Week-08-2026

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/2b/562b4f8e-9dd1-43bb-a213-bc1615650661/content/images/2026/02/Air-Quality-Index-7.jpg)

Source: [Annual survey of private and semi government sector employment](https://labourdept.gov.lk/statistics-reports/?pg=2&ref=examiner.media)

Nearly 400,000 people work in apparel manufacturing as compared with 140,000 in tea plantations.