Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Nashville

Nashville: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 197,497 Persons in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
197,497 Persons
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
306th
of 487 regions
All-time high
197,497 Persons
in 2022
All-time low
107,334 Persons
in 2001
Years of data
22
2001–2022

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Nashville, 2001–2022

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2001201120222001: 107.3k Persons2002: 109.7k Persons2003: 111.9k Persons2004: 115.2k Persons2005: 118.7k Persons2006: 127.3k Persons2007: 131.1k Persons2008: 132.3k Persons2009: 128.2k Persons2010: 133.1k Persons2011: 137.6k Persons2012: 140.8k Persons2013: 143.8k Persons2014: 147.5k Persons2015: 154.5k Persons2016: 163.4k Persons2017: 172.7k Persons2018: 181.0k Persons2019: 189.5k Persons2020: 179.8k Persons2021: 189.4k Persons2022: 197.5k Persons

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

Analysis

In 2022, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Nashville stood at 197,497 Persons. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Nashville peaked at 197,497 Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 107,334 Persons, in 2001.

That places Nashville 306th 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 Nashville, year by year

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Nashville, 2001 to 2022.
Year Persons Change
2001 107,334 Persons
2002 109,661 Persons +2.2%
2003 111,897 Persons +2.0%
2004 115,155 Persons +2.9%
2005 118,653 Persons +3.0%
2006 127,340 Persons +7.3%
2007 131,092 Persons +2.9%
2008 132,293 Persons +0.9%
2009 128,187 Persons -3.1%
2010 133,060 Persons +3.8%
2011 137,567 Persons +3.4%
2012 140,839 Persons +2.4%
2013 143,846 Persons +2.1%
2014 147,529 Persons +2.6%
2015 154,534 Persons +4.7%
2016 163,403 Persons +5.7%
2017 172,729 Persons +5.7%
2018 180,984 Persons +4.8%
2019 189,464 Persons +4.7%
2020 179,834 Persons -5.1%
2021 189,414 Persons +5.3%
2022 197,497 Persons +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 120,179 Persons 107,334 Persons 132,293 Persons 9
2010s 156,396 Persons 133,060 Persons 189,464 Persons 10
2020s 188,915 Persons 179,834 Persons 197,497 Persons 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Nashville?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Nashville was 197,497 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 Nashville?
The highest recorded value was 197,497 Persons in 2022.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Nashville?
The lowest recorded value was 107,334 Persons in 2001.
How does Nashville rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Nashville ranks 306th out of 487 regions with data for 2022.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Nashville?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nashville 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