Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Bern

Bern: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 307,306 Persons in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
307,306 Persons
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
194th
of 487 regions
All-time high
307,306 Persons
in 2021
All-time low
288,373 Persons
in 2011
Years of data
11
2011–2021

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2011201620212011: 288.4k Persons2012: 291.0k Persons2013: 293.0k Persons2014: 294.2k Persons2015: 296.0k Persons2016: 298.5k Persons2017: 300.4k Persons2018: 302.8k Persons2019: 305.9k Persons2020: 302.7k Persons2021: 307.3k Persons

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bern is 307,306 Persons, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bern peaked at 307,306 Persons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 288,373 Persons, in 2011.

Bern ranks 194th of 487 regions on this measure, 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 Bern, year by year

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Bern, 2011 to 2021.
Year Persons Change
2011 288,373 Persons
2012 290,990 Persons +0.9%
2013 292,996 Persons +0.7%
2014 294,221 Persons +0.4%
2015 296,038 Persons +0.6%
2016 298,523 Persons +0.8%
2017 300,450 Persons +0.6%
2018 302,793 Persons +0.8%
2019 305,866 Persons +1.0%
2020 302,733 Persons -1.0%
2021 307,306 Persons +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 296,694 Persons 288,373 Persons 305,866 Persons 9
2020s 305,020 Persons 302,733 Persons 307,306 Persons 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bern?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bern was 307,306 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 Bern?
The highest recorded value was 307,306 Persons in 2021.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Bern?
The lowest recorded value was 288,373 Persons in 2011.
How does Bern rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Bern ranks 194th out of 487 regions with data for 2021.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Bern?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bern 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