Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Leipzig
Leipzig: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 510,807 Persons in 2022. ▲ Rising
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Leipzig, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Leipzig recorded 510,807 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Leipzig peaked at 510,807 Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 418,171 Persons, in 2005.
That places Leipzig 119th out of 487 regions with data for 2022, putting it 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 Leipzig, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 427,833 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 419,992 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 418,329 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 419,753 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 421,076 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 418,171 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 428,886 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 436,081 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 441,059 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 442,743 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 446,921 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 449,467 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 457,949 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 466,587 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 470,938 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 467,993 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 476,147 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 484,533 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 491,472 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 497,387 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 496,043 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 500,636 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 510,807 Persons | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 427,392 Persons | 418,171 Persons | 442,743 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 470,939 Persons | 446,921 Persons | 497,387 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 502,495 Persons | 496,043 Persons | 510,807 Persons | 3 |
More work & labour data for Leipzig
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.9 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 804.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 804.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 531.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 531.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 531.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 76.4% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 531.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 76.4% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 66.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Leipzig?
- Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Leipzig was 510,807 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 Leipzig?
- The highest recorded value was 510,807 Persons in 2022.
- What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Leipzig?
- The lowest recorded value was 418,171 Persons in 2005.
- How does Leipzig rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
- Leipzig ranks 119th out of 487 regions with data for 2022.
- Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Leipzig?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Leipzig 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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