Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Cardiff
Cardiff: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 425,323 Persons in 2021. ▲ Rising
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Cardiff, 2004–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Cardiff recorded 425,323 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Cardiff peaked at 436,197 Persons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 369,486 Persons, in 2004.
Cardiff ranks 142nd 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 Cardiff, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 369,486 Persons | — |
| 2005 | 375,717 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 388,714 Persons | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 394,930 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 389,759 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 384,932 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 378,266 Persons | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 387,541 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 374,625 Persons | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 387,573 Persons | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 394,461 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 400,082 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 404,655 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 413,915 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 436,197 Persons | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 434,439 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 421,316 Persons | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 425,323 Persons | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 383,923 Persons | 369,486 Persons | 394,930 Persons | 6 |
| 2010s | 401,175 Persons | 374,625 Persons | 436,197 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 423,320 Persons | 421,316 Persons | 425,323 Persons | 2 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Cardiff?
- Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Cardiff was 425,323 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 Cardiff?
- The highest recorded value was 436,197 Persons in 2018.
- What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Cardiff?
- The lowest recorded value was 369,486 Persons in 2004.
- How does Cardiff rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
- Cardiff ranks 142nd out of 487 regions with data for 2021.
- Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Cardiff?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cardiff 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