Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Christchurch
Christchurch: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 294,647 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Christchurch, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2023, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Christchurch stood at 294,647 Persons. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Christchurch peaked at 294,647 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 182,981 Persons, in 2000.
Christchurch ranks 203rd of 487 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Christchurch, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 182,981 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 190,896 Persons | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 198,734 Persons | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 202,226 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 209,753 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 223,721 Persons | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 227,135 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 228,610 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 230,162 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 228,532 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 229,541 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 228,299 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 220,617 Persons | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 230,394 Persons | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 242,034 Persons | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 250,881 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 255,614 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 263,064 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 267,565 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 261,357 Persons | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 266,944 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 271,988 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 283,085 Persons | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 294,647 Persons | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 212,275 Persons | 182,981 Persons | 230,162 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 244,937 Persons | 220,617 Persons | 267,565 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,166 Persons | 266,944 Persons | 294,647 Persons | 4 |
More work & labour data for Christchurch
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 315,211 Persons (2024)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 300,855 Persons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Christchurch?
- Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Christchurch was 294,647 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Christchurch?
- The highest recorded value was 294,647 Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Christchurch?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,981 Persons in 2000.
- How does Christchurch rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
- Christchurch ranks 203rd out of 487 regions with data for 2023.
- Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Christchurch?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Christchurch 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