Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Portland

Portland: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 1.25 million Persons in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.25 million Persons
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
49th
of 487 regions
All-time high
1.25 million Persons
in 2022
All-time low
958,456 Persons
in 2003
Years of data
22
2001–2022

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2001201120222001: 977.3k Persons2002: 964.2k Persons2003: 958.5k Persons2004: 968.8k Persons2005: 988.6k Persons2006: 1.0M Persons2007: 1.0M Persons2008: 1.1M Persons2009: 1.0M Persons2010: 1.0M Persons2011: 1.1M Persons2012: 1.1M Persons2013: 1.1M Persons2014: 1.1M Persons2015: 1.1M Persons2016: 1.2M Persons2017: 1.2M Persons2018: 1.2M Persons2019: 1.2M Persons2020: 1.2M Persons2021: 1.2M Persons2022: 1.3M 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 Portland is 1.25 million Persons, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Portland peaked at 1.25 million Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 958,456 Persons, in 2003.

That places Portland 49th out of 487 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Portland, 2001 to 2022.
Year Persons Change
2001 977,346 Persons
2002 964,227 Persons -1.3%
2003 958,456 Persons -0.6%
2004 968,766 Persons +1.1%
2005 988,591 Persons +2.0%
2006 1.02 million Persons +2.9%
2007 1.04 million Persons +2.2%
2008 1.05 million Persons +1.4%
2009 1.01 million Persons -4.1%
2010 1.04 million Persons +2.8%
2011 1.06 million Persons +2.0%
2012 1.06 million Persons +0.3%
2013 1.06 million Persons -0.4%
2014 1.09 million Persons +2.6%
2015 1.12 million Persons +3.0%
2016 1.16 million Persons +3.8%
2017 1.20 million Persons +2.9%
2018 1.20 million Persons +0.5%
2019 1.23 million Persons +2.0%
2020 1.17 million Persons -4.4%
2021 1.22 million Persons +3.8%
2022 1.25 million Persons +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 997,470 Persons 958,456 Persons 1.05 million Persons 9
2010s 1.12 million Persons 1.04 million Persons 1.23 million Persons 10
2020s 1.21 million Persons 1.17 million Persons 1.25 million Persons 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Portland?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Portland was 1.25 million 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 Portland?
The highest recorded value was 1.25 million Persons in 2022.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Portland?
The lowest recorded value was 958,456 Persons in 2003.
How does Portland rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Portland ranks 49th out of 487 regions with data for 2022.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Portland?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portland 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