Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Basel

Basel: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 380,297 Persons in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
380,297 Persons
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
160th
of 487 regions
All-time high
380,297 Persons
in 2021
All-time low
355,565 Persons
in 2011
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Basel, 2011–2021

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2011201620212011: 355.6k Persons2012: 357.1k Persons2013: 363.1k Persons2014: 369.1k Persons2015: 369.1k Persons2016: 369.2k Persons2017: 371.0k Persons2018: 372.8k Persons2019: 376.4k Persons2020: 372.8k Persons2021: 380.3k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Basel recorded 380,297 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Basel peaked at 380,297 Persons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 355,565 Persons, in 2011.

That places Basel 160th out of 487 regions with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Basel, year by year

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Basel, 2011 to 2021.
Year Persons Change
2011 355,565 Persons
2012 357,100 Persons +0.4%
2013 363,116 Persons +1.7%
2014 369,110 Persons +1.7%
2015 369,113 Persons +0.0%
2016 369,236 Persons +0.0%
2017 370,964 Persons +0.5%
2018 372,799 Persons +0.5%
2019 376,378 Persons +1.0%
2020 372,790 Persons -1.0%
2021 380,297 Persons +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 367,042 Persons 355,565 Persons 376,378 Persons 9
2020s 376,544 Persons 372,790 Persons 380,297 Persons 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Basel?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Basel was 380,297 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 Basel?
The highest recorded value was 380,297 Persons in 2021.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Basel?
The lowest recorded value was 355,565 Persons in 2011.
How does Basel rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Basel ranks 160th out of 487 regions with data for 2021.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Basel?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Basel 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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Indicator
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
493 places, 10,805 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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