Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Liège

Liège: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 303,172 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
303,172 Persons
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
198th
of 487 regions
All-time high
303,172 Persons
in 2023
All-time low
254,020 Persons
in 2003
Years of data
21
2003–2023

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Liège, 2003–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2003201320232003: 254.0k Persons2004: 258.6k Persons2005: 261.5k Persons2006: 262.7k Persons2007: 266.4k Persons2008: 271.4k Persons2009: 270.0k Persons2010: 272.9k Persons2011: 275.2k Persons2012: 275.8k Persons2013: 274.7k Persons2014: 274.7k Persons2015: 276.7k Persons2016: 279.9k Persons2017: 285.6k Persons2018: 289.2k Persons2019: 293.3k Persons2020: 292.5k Persons2021: 298.2k Persons2022: 302.3k Persons2023: 303.2k Persons

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 Liège is 303,172 Persons, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Liège peaked at 303,172 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 254,020 Persons, in 2003.

That places Liège 198th out of 487 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Liège, year by year

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Liège, 2003 to 2023.
Year Persons Change
2003 254,020 Persons
2004 258,566 Persons +1.8%
2005 261,511 Persons +1.1%
2006 262,706 Persons +0.5%
2007 266,368 Persons +1.4%
2008 271,377 Persons +1.9%
2009 269,974 Persons -0.5%
2010 272,929 Persons +1.1%
2011 275,214 Persons +0.8%
2012 275,828 Persons +0.2%
2013 274,693 Persons -0.4%
2014 274,724 Persons +0.0%
2015 276,705 Persons +0.7%
2016 279,855 Persons +1.1%
2017 285,617 Persons +2.1%
2018 289,221 Persons +1.3%
2019 293,288 Persons +1.4%
2020 292,467 Persons -0.3%
2021 298,228 Persons +2.0%
2022 302,272 Persons +1.4%
2023 303,172 Persons +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 263,503 Persons 254,020 Persons 271,377 Persons 7
2010s 279,807 Persons 272,929 Persons 293,288 Persons 10
2020s 299,035 Persons 292,467 Persons 303,172 Persons 4

Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Liège?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Liège was 303,172 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 Liège?
The highest recorded value was 303,172 Persons in 2023.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Liège?
The lowest recorded value was 254,020 Persons in 2003.
How does Liège rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Liège ranks 198th out of 487 regions with data for 2023.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Liège?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liège 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
Last refreshed

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