Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Bristol
Bristol: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 567,721 Persons in 2021. ▲ Rising
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Bristol, 2004–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Bristol recorded 567,721 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2021.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bristol peaked at 574,203 Persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 469,618 Persons, in 2004.
Bristol ranks 108th of 487 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Bristol, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 469,618 Persons | — |
| 2005 | 479,608 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 486,957 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 492,236 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 499,955 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 492,052 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 495,771 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 491,008 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 494,588 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 498,019 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 513,373 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 529,591 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 536,276 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 550,554 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 560,244 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 561,769 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 574,203 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 567,721 Persons | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 486,738 Persons | 469,618 Persons | 499,955 Persons | 6 |
| 2010s | 523,119 Persons | 491,008 Persons | 561,769 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 570,962 Persons | 567,721 Persons | 574,203 Persons | 2 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bristol?
- Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Bristol was 567,721 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 Bristol?
- The highest recorded value was 574,203 Persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Bristol?
- The lowest recorded value was 469,618 Persons in 2004.
- How does Bristol rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
- Bristol ranks 108th out of 487 regions with data for 2021.
- Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Bristol?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bristol 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