Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Cork

Cork: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 260,034 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
260,034 Persons
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
228th
of 487 regions
All-time high
260,034 Persons
in 2023
All-time low
175,142 Persons
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Cork, 2000–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2000201120232000: 175.1k Persons2001: 178.4k Persons2002: 181.0k Persons2003: 183.7k Persons2004: 193.1k Persons2005: 203.1k Persons2006: 210.6k Persons2007: 220.2k Persons2008: 218.9k Persons2009: 202.3k Persons2010: 194.2k Persons2011: 188.0k Persons2012: 191.0k Persons2013: 197.6k Persons2014: 195.4k Persons2015: 202.2k Persons2016: 208.6k Persons2017: 214.6k Persons2018: 219.7k Persons2019: 222.9k Persons2020: 222.3k Persons2021: 232.2k Persons2022: 250.5k Persons2023: 260.0k Persons

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

Analysis

Cork recorded 260,034 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Cork peaked at 260,034 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 175,142 Persons, in 2000.

That places Cork 228th out of 487 regions with data for 2023, putting it 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 Cork, year by year

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Cork, 2000 to 2023.
Year Persons Change
2000 175,142 Persons
2001 178,379 Persons +1.8%
2002 180,976 Persons +1.5%
2003 183,736 Persons +1.5%
2004 193,050 Persons +5.1%
2005 203,132 Persons +5.2%
2006 210,629 Persons +3.7%
2007 220,239 Persons +4.6%
2008 218,887 Persons -0.6%
2009 202,324 Persons -7.6%
2010 194,174 Persons -4.0%
2011 188,009 Persons -3.2%
2012 191,018 Persons +1.6%
2013 197,640 Persons +3.5%
2014 195,379 Persons -1.1%
2015 202,230 Persons +3.5%
2016 208,610 Persons +3.2%
2017 214,633 Persons +2.9%
2018 219,654 Persons +2.3%
2019 222,891 Persons +1.5%
2020 222,339 Persons -0.2%
2021 232,158 Persons +4.4%
2022 250,484 Persons +7.9%
2023 260,034 Persons +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 196,649 Persons 175,142 Persons 220,239 Persons 10
2010s 203,424 Persons 188,009 Persons 222,891 Persons 10
2020s 241,254 Persons 222,339 Persons 260,034 Persons 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Cork?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Cork was 260,034 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 Cork?
The highest recorded value was 260,034 Persons in 2023.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Cork?
The lowest recorded value was 175,142 Persons in 2000.
How does Cork rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Cork ranks 228th out of 487 regions with data for 2023.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Cork?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cork 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