Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 234,460 Persons in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
234,460 Persons
Change on year
up 9.1%
Rank
256th
of 487 regions
All-time high
234,460 Persons
in 2021
All-time low
186,177 Persons
in 2005
Years of data
18
2004–2021

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Brighton and Hove, 2004–2021

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2004201220212004: 191.4k Persons2005: 186.2k Persons2006: 192.4k Persons2007: 196.4k Persons2008: 197.5k Persons2009: 199.7k Persons2010: 200.7k Persons2011: 199.0k Persons2012: 201.2k Persons2013: 204.6k Persons2014: 211.5k Persons2015: 210.5k Persons2016: 225.6k Persons2017: 229.1k Persons2018: 223.1k Persons2019: 229.0k Persons2020: 214.9k Persons2021: 234.5k 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 Brighton and Hove is 234,460 Persons, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Brighton and Hove peaked at 234,460 Persons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 186,177 Persons, in 2005.

Brighton and Hove ranks 256th 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 Brighton and Hove, year by year

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Brighton and Hove, 2004 to 2021.
Year Persons Change
2004 191,376 Persons
2005 186,177 Persons -2.7%
2006 192,433 Persons +3.4%
2007 196,403 Persons +2.1%
2008 197,517 Persons +0.6%
2009 199,675 Persons +1.1%
2010 200,673 Persons +0.5%
2011 198,954 Persons -0.9%
2012 201,154 Persons +1.1%
2013 204,635 Persons +1.7%
2014 211,467 Persons +3.3%
2015 210,464 Persons -0.5%
2016 225,597 Persons +7.2%
2017 229,128 Persons +1.6%
2018 223,108 Persons -2.6%
2019 228,970 Persons +2.6%
2020 214,920 Persons -6.1%
2021 234,460 Persons +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 193,930 Persons 186,177 Persons 199,675 Persons 6
2010s 213,415 Persons 198,954 Persons 229,128 Persons 10
2020s 224,690 Persons 214,920 Persons 234,460 Persons 2

Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Brighton and Hove?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Brighton and Hove was 234,460 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 Brighton and Hove?
The highest recorded value was 234,460 Persons in 2021.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Brighton and Hove?
The lowest recorded value was 186,177 Persons in 2005.
How does Brighton and Hove rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Brighton and Hove ranks 256th out of 487 regions with data for 2021.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Brighton and Hove?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brighton and Hove 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