Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Helsinki/Helsingfors

Helsinki/Helsingfors: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 891,063 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
891,063 Persons
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
71st
of 487 regions
All-time high
891,063 Persons
in 2023
All-time low
663,177 Persons
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Helsinki/Helsingfors, 2000–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2000201120232000: 663.2k Persons2001: 676.3k Persons2002: 687.3k Persons2003: 679.3k Persons2004: 680.0k Persons2005: 695.3k Persons2006: 712.8k Persons2007: 732.0k Persons2008: 753.4k Persons2009: 727.2k Persons2010: 724.6k Persons2011: 730.0k Persons2012: 746.5k Persons2013: 752.8k Persons2014: 752.0k Persons2015: 762.9k Persons2016: 774.3k Persons2017: 783.6k Persons2018: 809.2k Persons2019: 832.7k Persons2020: 812.5k Persons2021: 832.7k Persons2022: 876.4k Persons2023: 891.1k Persons

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

Analysis

In 2023, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Helsinki/Helsingfors stood at 891,063 Persons. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Helsinki/Helsingfors peaked at 891,063 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 663,177 Persons, in 2000.

That places Helsinki/Helsingfors 71st out of 487 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Helsinki/Helsingfors, year by year

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Helsinki/Helsingfors, 2000 to 2023.
Year Persons Change
2000 663,177 Persons
2001 676,322 Persons +2.0%
2002 687,301 Persons +1.6%
2003 679,274 Persons -1.2%
2004 679,973 Persons +0.1%
2005 695,346 Persons +2.3%
2006 712,752 Persons +2.5%
2007 731,979 Persons +2.7%
2008 753,433 Persons +2.9%
2009 727,223 Persons -3.5%
2010 724,588 Persons -0.4%
2011 729,954 Persons +0.7%
2012 746,467 Persons +2.3%
2013 752,806 Persons +0.8%
2014 751,957 Persons -0.1%
2015 762,945 Persons +1.5%
2016 774,269 Persons +1.5%
2017 783,569 Persons +1.2%
2018 809,196 Persons +3.3%
2019 832,657 Persons +2.9%
2020 812,502 Persons -2.4%
2021 832,701 Persons +2.5%
2022 876,415 Persons +5.2%
2023 891,063 Persons +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 700,678 Persons 663,177 Persons 753,433 Persons 10
2010s 766,841 Persons 724,588 Persons 832,657 Persons 10
2020s 853,170 Persons 812,502 Persons 891,063 Persons 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Helsinki/Helsingfors?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Helsinki/Helsingfors was 891,063 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 Helsinki/Helsingfors?
The highest recorded value was 891,063 Persons in 2023.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Helsinki/Helsingfors?
The lowest recorded value was 663,177 Persons in 2000.
How does Helsinki/Helsingfors rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Helsinki/Helsingfors ranks 71st out of 487 regions with data for 2023.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Helsinki/Helsingfors?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Helsinki/Helsingfors 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
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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