Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Benton (WA)
Benton (WA): Labour market - FUAs — Employment was 142,557 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Benton (WA), 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2023, labour market - fuas — employment in Benton (WA) stood at 142,557 Persons. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — employment in Benton (WA) peaked at 142,557 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 94,612 Persons, in 2000.
That places Benton (WA) 485th out of 577 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105,211 Persons | 94,612 Persons | 118,090 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 124,704 Persons | 117,116 Persons | 139,991 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 138,816 Persons | 133,250 Persons | 142,557 Persons | 4 |
More work & labour data for Benton (WA)
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 149,869 Persons (2023)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 141,980 Persons (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market - fuas — employment in Benton (WA)?
- Labour market - fuas — employment in Benton (WA) was 142,557 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Benton (WA)?
- The highest recorded value was 142,557 Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Benton (WA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,612 Persons in 2000.
- How does Benton (WA) rank for labour market - fuas — employment?
- Benton (WA) ranks 485th out of 577 regions with data for 2023.
- Is labour market - fuas — employment rising or falling in Benton (WA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benton (WA) 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
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