Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Groningen
Groningen: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 306,077 Persons in 2022. ▲ Rising
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Groningen, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Groningen recorded 306,077 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Groningen peaked at 306,077 Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 256,252 Persons, in 2001.
That places Groningen 197th out of 487 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Groningen, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 257,043 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 256,252 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 258,524 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 259,183 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 256,270 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 257,420 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 258,825 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 262,548 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 265,689 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 264,443 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 267,663 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 267,781 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 264,756 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 262,197 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 261,636 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 264,162 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 272,145 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 279,442 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 285,104 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 290,401 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 289,312 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 295,385 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 306,077 Persons | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 259,620 Persons | 256,252 Persons | 265,689 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 271,529 Persons | 261,636 Persons | 290,401 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 296,925 Persons | 289,312 Persons | 306,077 Persons | 3 |
More work & labour data for Groningen
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 314,359 Persons (2024)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 300,251 Persons (2024)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 457.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 322.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 457.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 79.2% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 322.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 70.5% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 29 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 79.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Groningen?
- Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Groningen was 306,077 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 Groningen?
- The highest recorded value was 306,077 Persons in 2022.
- What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Groningen?
- The lowest recorded value was 256,252 Persons in 2001.
- How does Groningen rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
- Groningen ranks 197th out of 487 regions with data for 2022.
- Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Groningen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Groningen 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