Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Aberdeen
Aberdeen: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 276,411 Persons in 2021. ▲ Rising
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Aberdeen, 2004–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Aberdeen recorded 276,411 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2021.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Aberdeen peaked at 295,614 Persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 243,974 Persons, in 2004.
Aberdeen ranks 216th of 487 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Aberdeen, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 243,974 Persons | — |
| 2005 | 247,058 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 259,695 Persons | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 257,208 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 263,874 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 271,436 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 272,730 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 266,362 Persons | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 275,914 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 282,082 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 287,456 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 295,614 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 279,496 Persons | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 287,654 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 280,888 Persons | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 293,127 Persons | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 281,784 Persons | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 276,411 Persons | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 257,208 Persons | 243,974 Persons | 271,436 Persons | 6 |
| 2010s | 282,132 Persons | 266,362 Persons | 295,614 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,098 Persons | 276,411 Persons | 281,784 Persons | 2 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Aberdeen?
- Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Aberdeen was 276,411 Persons in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Aberdeen?
- The highest recorded value was 295,614 Persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Aberdeen?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,974 Persons in 2004.
- How does Aberdeen rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
- Aberdeen ranks 216th out of 487 regions with data for 2021.
- Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Aberdeen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aberdeen data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides economic indicators for FUAs of more than 250 000 inhabitants, including GDP, GDP per capita, jobs and labour productivity. Data sources and methodology When economic statistics are unavailable at a more granular level than the FUA (e.g. municipal level), indicators are estimated by adjusting regional (OECD TL2 and TL3 regions) values to FUA boundaries, based on the population distribution in each region. Regional values (GDP and jobs) in TL3 regions are used as data inputs and combined with gridded population data (European Commission, GHSL Data Package 2023). FUA boundaries are intersected with TL3 borders to compute the share of the regional population that lives within FUAs in each region. This share is then applied to the variable of interest (e.g. GDP) and allocated to the FUA. In case several regions intersect the FUA, the adjusted values of intersecting regions are summed. For countries where TL3-level data is not available, data for TL2 regions is used. This approach assumes that the variable of interest has the same spatial distribution as population. Therefore, the modelled indicators should be interpreted with caution. When a more granular level is available, data is aggregated for each FUA. For example in the United States, GDP estimates are available at the county-level (US Bureau of Economic Analysis), and then aggregated by FUA. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 285 FUAs and 1 402 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Economy - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org