Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Bremen
Bremen: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 590,016 Persons in 2022. ▲ Rising
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Bremen, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Bremen recorded 590,016 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bremen peaked at 590,016 Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 514,178 Persons, in 2005.
That places Bremen 105th out of 487 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Bremen, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 516,622 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 517,142 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 517,643 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 514,917 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 516,583 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 514,178 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 517,456 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 526,002 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 529,073 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 528,221 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 529,334 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 538,458 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 545,814 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 546,978 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 549,588 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 551,288 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 559,899 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 569,269 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 578,109 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 582,978 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 580,408 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 580,385 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 590,016 Persons | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 519,784 Persons | 514,178 Persons | 529,073 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 555,172 Persons | 529,334 Persons | 582,978 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 583,603 Persons | 580,385 Persons | 590,016 Persons | 3 |
More work & labour data for Bremen
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.4% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 529 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.4% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.4% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 356 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 356 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 67.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 529 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 337.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 337.8 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bremen?
- Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bremen was 590,016 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 Bremen?
- The highest recorded value was 590,016 Persons in 2022.
- What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Bremen?
- The lowest recorded value was 514,178 Persons in 2005.
- How does Bremen rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
- Bremen ranks 105th out of 487 regions with data for 2022.
- Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Bremen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bremen 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