Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Sheffield

Sheffield: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 553,883 Persons in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
553,883 Persons
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
112th
of 487 regions
All-time high
558,627 Persons
in 2019
All-time low
483,246 Persons
in 2004
Years of data
18
2004–2021

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Sheffield, 2004–2021

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2004201220212004: 483.2k Persons2005: 493.6k Persons2006: 488.2k Persons2007: 499.7k Persons2008: 499.2k Persons2009: 490.5k Persons2010: 490.8k Persons2011: 486.8k Persons2012: 489.0k Persons2013: 511.5k Persons2014: 520.5k Persons2015: 513.8k Persons2016: 521.3k Persons2017: 537.2k Persons2018: 554.6k Persons2019: 558.6k Persons2020: 544.1k Persons2021: 553.9k Persons

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

Analysis

Sheffield recorded 553,883 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Sheffield peaked at 558,627 Persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 483,246 Persons, in 2004.

That places Sheffield 112th out of 487 regions with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Sheffield, 2004 to 2021.
Year Persons Change
2004 483,246 Persons
2005 493,593 Persons +2.1%
2006 488,188 Persons -1.1%
2007 499,680 Persons +2.4%
2008 499,245 Persons -0.1%
2009 490,523 Persons -1.7%
2010 490,777 Persons +0.1%
2011 486,772 Persons -0.8%
2012 489,009 Persons +0.5%
2013 511,489 Persons +4.6%
2014 520,451 Persons +1.8%
2015 513,848 Persons -1.3%
2016 521,339 Persons +1.5%
2017 537,197 Persons +3.0%
2018 554,604 Persons +3.2%
2019 558,627 Persons +0.7%
2020 544,109 Persons -2.6%
2021 553,883 Persons +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 492,412 Persons 483,246 Persons 499,680 Persons 6
2010s 518,411 Persons 486,772 Persons 558,627 Persons 10
2020s 548,996 Persons 544,109 Persons 553,883 Persons 2

Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Sheffield?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Sheffield was 553,883 Persons in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Sheffield?
The highest recorded value was 558,627 Persons in 2019.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Sheffield?
The lowest recorded value was 483,246 Persons in 2004.
How does Sheffield rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Sheffield ranks 112th out of 487 regions with data for 2021.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Sheffield?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sheffield 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