Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Porto

Porto: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 658,315 Persons in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
658,315 Persons
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
2nd
of 4 groups
All-time high
658,926 Persons
in 2001
All-time low
552,262 Persons
in 2013
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Porto, 2000–2022

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201120222000: 647.0k Persons2001: 658.9k Persons2002: 647.2k Persons2003: 635.8k Persons2004: 628.7k Persons2005: 619.2k Persons2006: 625.6k Persons2007: 624.7k Persons2008: 622.4k Persons2009: 604.6k Persons2010: 597.1k Persons2011: 588.6k Persons2012: 567.8k Persons2013: 552.3k Persons2014: 564.9k Persons2015: 576.3k Persons2016: 587.1k Persons2017: 607.1k Persons2018: 624.1k Persons2019: 629.7k Persons2020: 616.5k Persons2021: 632.6k Persons2022: 658.3k Persons

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

Analysis

Porto recorded 658,315 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2022.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Porto peaked at 658,926 Persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 552,262 Persons, in 2013.

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

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Porto, 2000 to 2022.
Year Persons Change
2000 647,037 Persons
2001 658,926 Persons +1.8%
2002 647,229 Persons -1.8%
2003 635,836 Persons -1.8%
2004 628,712 Persons -1.1%
2005 619,201 Persons -1.5%
2006 625,567 Persons +1.0%
2007 624,731 Persons -0.1%
2008 622,445 Persons -0.4%
2009 604,560 Persons -2.9%
2010 597,100 Persons -1.2%
2011 588,624 Persons -1.4%
2012 567,788 Persons -3.5%
2013 552,262 Persons -2.7%
2014 564,919 Persons +2.3%
2015 576,302 Persons +2.0%
2016 587,100 Persons +1.9%
2017 607,096 Persons +3.4%
2018 624,147 Persons +2.8%
2019 629,658 Persons +0.9%
2020 616,520 Persons -2.1%
2021 632,572 Persons +2.6%
2022 658,315 Persons +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 631,424 Persons 604,560 Persons 658,926 Persons 10
2010s 589,500 Persons 552,262 Persons 629,658 Persons 10
2020s 635,802 Persons 616,520 Persons 658,315 Persons 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Porto?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Porto was 658,315 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 Porto?
The highest recorded value was 658,926 Persons in 2001.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Porto?
The lowest recorded value was 552,262 Persons in 2013.
How does Porto rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Porto ranks 2nd out of 4 groups with data for 2022.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Porto?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Porto 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
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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