Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Dresden
Dresden: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 522,425 Persons in 2022. ▲ Rising
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Dresden, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Dresden is 522,425 Persons, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Dresden peaked at 522,425 Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 453,343 Persons, in 2002.
Dresden ranks 117th of 487 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Dresden, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 461,039 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 456,382 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 453,343 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 455,120 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 454,991 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 453,774 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 460,767 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 470,437 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 474,152 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 471,667 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 474,718 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 478,566 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 483,828 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 489,669 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 493,164 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 494,887 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 499,084 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 506,509 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 514,779 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 519,671 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 516,823 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 515,586 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 522,425 Persons | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 461,167 Persons | 453,343 Persons | 474,152 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 495,488 Persons | 474,718 Persons | 519,671 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 518,278 Persons | 515,586 Persons | 522,425 Persons | 3 |
More work & labour data for Dresden
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.9% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,082 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,082 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 734.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 79.7% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 734.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 734.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 734.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.9 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 83.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Dresden?
- Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Dresden was 522,425 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 Dresden?
- The highest recorded value was 522,425 Persons in 2022.
- What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Dresden?
- The lowest recorded value was 453,343 Persons in 2002.
- How does Dresden rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
- Dresden ranks 117th out of 487 regions with data for 2022.
- Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Dresden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dresden 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