Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Lehigh
Lehigh: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 377,450 Persons in 2022. ▲ Rising
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Lehigh, 2001–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Lehigh recorded 377,450 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Lehigh peaked at 377,450 Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 320,795 Persons, in 2002.
That places Lehigh 161st 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 22 years of available data.
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Lehigh, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 321,598 Persons | — |
| 2002 | 320,795 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 321,011 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 325,514 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 331,365 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 338,281 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 342,304 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 343,049 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 332,326 Persons | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 327,753 Persons | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 332,592 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 339,159 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 342,125 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 346,824 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 353,569 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 360,001 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 363,792 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 368,960 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 374,917 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 354,002 Persons | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 367,364 Persons | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 377,450 Persons | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 330,694 Persons | 320,795 Persons | 343,049 Persons | 9 |
| 2010s | 350,969 Persons | 327,753 Persons | 374,917 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 366,272 Persons | 354,002 Persons | 377,450 Persons | 3 |
More work & labour data for Lehigh
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 398,476 Persons (2023)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 384,186 Persons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Lehigh?
- Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Lehigh was 377,450 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 Lehigh?
- The highest recorded value was 377,450 Persons in 2022.
- What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Lehigh?
- The lowest recorded value was 320,795 Persons in 2002.
- How does Lehigh rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
- Lehigh ranks 161st out of 487 regions with data for 2022.
- Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Lehigh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lehigh 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