Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Bielefeld

Bielefeld: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 348,198 Persons in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
348,198 Persons
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
178th
of 487 regions
All-time high
348,198 Persons
in 2022
All-time low
286,855 Persons
in 2003
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Bielefeld, 2000–2022

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2000201120222000: 293.4k Persons2001: 293.5k Persons2002: 291.0k Persons2003: 286.9k Persons2004: 287.9k Persons2005: 288.8k Persons2006: 289.8k Persons2007: 294.7k Persons2008: 297.8k Persons2009: 296.2k Persons2010: 296.2k Persons2011: 303.0k Persons2012: 308.0k Persons2013: 311.9k Persons2014: 316.0k Persons2015: 320.0k Persons2016: 324.6k Persons2017: 331.3k Persons2018: 337.2k Persons2019: 341.2k Persons2020: 339.3k Persons2021: 342.9k Persons2022: 348.2k Persons

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

Analysis

In 2022, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bielefeld stood at 348,198 Persons. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bielefeld peaked at 348,198 Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 286,855 Persons, in 2003.

That places Bielefeld 178th out of 487 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Bielefeld, 2000 to 2022.
Year Persons Change
2000 293,389 Persons
2001 293,525 Persons +0.0%
2002 291,022 Persons -0.9%
2003 286,855 Persons -1.4%
2004 287,855 Persons +0.3%
2005 288,801 Persons +0.3%
2006 289,776 Persons +0.3%
2007 294,703 Persons +1.7%
2008 297,764 Persons +1.0%
2009 296,161 Persons -0.5%
2010 296,207 Persons +0.0%
2011 302,986 Persons +2.3%
2012 307,976 Persons +1.6%
2013 311,869 Persons +1.3%
2014 315,990 Persons +1.3%
2015 319,981 Persons +1.3%
2016 324,560 Persons +1.4%
2017 331,298 Persons +2.1%
2018 337,222 Persons +1.8%
2019 341,185 Persons +1.2%
2020 339,271 Persons -0.6%
2021 342,856 Persons +1.1%
2022 348,198 Persons +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 291,985 Persons 286,855 Persons 297,764 Persons 10
2010s 318,927 Persons 296,207 Persons 341,185 Persons 10
2020s 343,442 Persons 339,271 Persons 348,198 Persons 3

Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bielefeld?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bielefeld was 348,198 Persons in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Bielefeld?
The highest recorded value was 348,198 Persons in 2022.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Bielefeld?
The lowest recorded value was 286,855 Persons in 2003.
How does Bielefeld rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Bielefeld ranks 178th out of 487 regions with data for 2022.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Bielefeld?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bielefeld 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