Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Auckland

Auckland: Labour market - FUAs — Employment was 836,034 Persons in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
836,034 Persons
Change on year
up 6.4%
Rank
82nd
of 572 regions
All-time high
836,034 Persons
in 2016
All-time low
557,718 Persons
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Auckland, 2000–2016

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2000200820162000: 557.7k Persons2001: 571.0k Persons2002: 593.2k Persons2003: 616.2k Persons2004: 644.0k Persons2005: 655.5k Persons2006: 676.0k Persons2007: 693.5k Persons2008: 704.5k Persons2009: 686.5k Persons2010: 682.1k Persons2011: 707.7k Persons2012: 714.3k Persons2013: 726.5k Persons2014: 760.8k Persons2015: 785.7k Persons2016: 836.0k Persons

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

Analysis

In 2016, labour market - fuas — employment in Auckland stood at 836,034 Persons. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — employment in Auckland peaked at 836,034 Persons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 557,718 Persons, in 2000.

Auckland ranks 82nd of 572 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 639,788 Persons 557,718 Persons 704,463 Persons 10
2010s 744,741 Persons 682,071 Persons 836,034 Persons 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour market - fuas — employment in Auckland?
Labour market - fuas — employment in Auckland was 836,034 Persons in 2016, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Auckland?
The highest recorded value was 836,034 Persons in 2016.
What is the lowest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Auckland?
The lowest recorded value was 557,718 Persons in 2000.
How does Auckland rank for labour market - fuas — employment?
Auckland ranks 82nd out of 572 regions with data for 2016.
Is labour market - fuas — employment rising or falling in Auckland?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Auckland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour market - FUAs — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Labour market - FUAs — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
580 places, 11,884 data points, 2000–2024
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This dataset provides labour market indicators for FUAs of more than 250 000 inhabitants, including labour force, participation rate, employment, employment to population ratio, unemployment and unemployment rate. Data sources and methodology When labour statistics are unavailable at a more granular level than FUAs (e.g. municipal level), the indicators are estimated by adjusting the regional (OECD TL2 and TL3 regions) values to the FUA boundaries, based on the population distribution in each region. Regional values (labour force, employment and unemployment) 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. employment) 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, labour market data is available at the county-level (US Bureau of Labor Statistics), 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 (Labour market - 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