Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Utrecht
Utrecht: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 595,347 Persons in 2022. ▲ Rising
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Utrecht, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Utrecht recorded 595,347 Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Utrecht peaked at 595,347 Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 454,951 Persons, in 2000.
That places Utrecht 103rd out of 487 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Utrecht, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 454,951 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 479,447 Persons | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 478,822 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 468,947 Persons | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 460,936 Persons | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 466,346 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 479,581 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 496,969 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 502,933 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 507,548 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 490,784 Persons | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 492,550 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 492,759 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 491,669 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 491,744 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 493,084 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 499,309 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 517,979 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 534,711 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 557,223 Persons | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 560,925 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 572,941 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 595,347 Persons | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 479,648 Persons | 454,951 Persons | 507,548 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 506,181 Persons | 490,784 Persons | 557,223 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 576,404 Persons | 560,925 Persons | 595,347 Persons | 3 |
More work & labour data for Utrecht
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 554,504 Persons (2023)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 536,035 Persons (2023)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,041 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,041 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 797.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 76.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 797.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 797.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 84.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 797.5 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Utrecht?
- Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Utrecht was 595,347 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 Utrecht?
- The highest recorded value was 595,347 Persons in 2022.
- What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Utrecht?
- The lowest recorded value was 454,951 Persons in 2000.
- How does Utrecht rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
- Utrecht ranks 103rd out of 487 regions with data for 2022.
- Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Utrecht?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Utrecht 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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About this data
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