Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Columbus

Columbus: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 1.06 million Persons in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.06 million Persons
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
64th
of 487 regions
All-time high
1.06 million Persons
in 2022
All-time low
867,457 Persons
in 2002
Years of data
22
2001–2022

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Columbus, 2001–2022

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2001201120222001: 876.1k Persons2002: 867.5k Persons2003: 871.1k Persons2004: 873.3k Persons2005: 885.6k Persons2006: 914.1k Persons2007: 934.0k Persons2008: 931.8k Persons2009: 892.3k Persons2010: 900.5k Persons2011: 908.1k Persons2012: 925.1k Persons2013: 935.2k Persons2014: 965.2k Persons2015: 983.5k Persons2016: 1.0M Persons2017: 1.0M Persons2018: 1.0M Persons2019: 1.1M Persons2020: 1.0M Persons2021: 1.0M Persons2022: 1.1M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2022, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Columbus stood at 1.06 million Persons. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Columbus peaked at 1.06 million Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 867,457 Persons, in 2002.

Columbus ranks 64th of 487 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Columbus, year by year

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Columbus, 2001 to 2022.
Year Persons Change
2001 876,102 Persons
2002 867,457 Persons -1.0%
2003 871,052 Persons +0.4%
2004 873,325 Persons +0.3%
2005 885,600 Persons +1.4%
2006 914,100 Persons +3.2%
2007 933,967 Persons +2.2%
2008 931,835 Persons -0.2%
2009 892,288 Persons -4.2%
2010 900,550 Persons +0.9%
2011 908,058 Persons +0.8%
2012 925,094 Persons +1.9%
2013 935,219 Persons +1.1%
2014 965,225 Persons +3.2%
2015 983,475 Persons +1.9%
2016 1.00 million Persons +1.7%
2017 1.02 million Persons +2.3%
2018 1.03 million Persons +1.1%
2019 1.06 million Persons +2.1%
2020 1.01 million Persons -4.4%
2021 1.04 million Persons +3.4%
2022 1.06 million Persons +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 893,970 Persons 867,457 Persons 933,967 Persons 9
2010s 973,237 Persons 900,550 Persons 1.06 million Persons 10
2020s 1.04 million Persons 1.01 million Persons 1.06 million Persons 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Columbus?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Columbus was 1.06 million 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 Columbus?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 million Persons in 2022.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Columbus?
The lowest recorded value was 867,457 Persons in 2002.
How does Columbus rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Columbus ranks 64th out of 487 regions with data for 2022.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Columbus?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Columbus 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