Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in New Orleans

New Orleans: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 554,660 Persons in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
554,660 Persons
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
111th
of 487 regions
All-time high
690,870 Persons
in 2005
All-time low
492,899 Persons
in 2007
Years of data
22
2001–2022

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2001201120222001: 585.8k Persons2002: 575.9k Persons2003: 575.2k Persons2004: 578.7k Persons2005: 690.9k Persons2006: 639.2k Persons2007: 492.9k Persons2008: 505.3k Persons2009: 500.2k Persons2010: 519.7k Persons2011: 521.0k Persons2012: 527.5k Persons2013: 535.7k Persons2014: 548.7k Persons2015: 557.3k Persons2016: 557.4k Persons2017: 558.3k Persons2018: 559.7k Persons2019: 563.7k Persons2020: 518.8k Persons2021: 536.8k Persons2022: 554.7k Persons

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

Analysis

New Orleans recorded 554,660 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2022.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in New Orleans peaked at 690,870 Persons in 2005 and was at its lowest, 492,899 Persons, in 2007.

That places New Orleans 111th out of 487 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in New Orleans, 2001 to 2022.
Year Persons Change
2001 585,817 Persons
2002 575,938 Persons -1.7%
2003 575,184 Persons -0.1%
2004 578,703 Persons +0.6%
2005 690,870 Persons +19.4%
2006 639,169 Persons -7.5%
2007 492,899 Persons -22.9%
2008 505,342 Persons +2.5%
2009 500,180 Persons -1.0%
2010 519,685 Persons +3.9%
2011 520,975 Persons +0.2%
2012 527,500 Persons +1.3%
2013 535,707 Persons +1.6%
2014 548,729 Persons +2.4%
2015 557,318 Persons +1.6%
2016 557,413 Persons +0.0%
2017 558,324 Persons +0.2%
2018 559,683 Persons +0.2%
2019 563,719 Persons +0.7%
2020 518,805 Persons -8.0%
2021 536,820 Persons +3.5%
2022 554,660 Persons +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 571,567 Persons 492,899 Persons 690,870 Persons 9
2010s 544,905 Persons 519,685 Persons 563,719 Persons 10
2020s 536,762 Persons 518,805 Persons 554,660 Persons 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in New Orleans?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in New Orleans was 554,660 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 New Orleans?
The highest recorded value was 690,870 Persons in 2005.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in New Orleans?
The lowest recorded value was 492,899 Persons in 2007.
How does New Orleans rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
New Orleans ranks 111th out of 487 regions with data for 2022.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in New Orleans?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Orleans 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