Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga: Labour market - FUAs — Employment was 620,442 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Bucaramanga, 2001–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2023, labour market - fuas — employment in Bucaramanga stood at 620,442 Persons. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — employment in Bucaramanga peaked at 620,442 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 462,090 Persons, in 2007.
Bucaramanga ranks 117th of 572 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Bucaramanga, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 496,780 Persons | — |
| 2002 | 495,010 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 500,910 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 501,500 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 528,050 Persons | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 502,680 Persons | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 462,090 Persons | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 493,719 Persons | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 549,580 Persons | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 561,802 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 577,988 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 589,031 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 592,169 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 596,138 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 593,994 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 591,689 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 587,424 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 589,004 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 574,328 Persons | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 505,340 Persons | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 535,810 Persons | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 590,068 Persons | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 620,442 Persons | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 503,369 Persons | 462,090 Persons | 549,580 Persons | 9 |
| 2010s | 585,357 Persons | 561,802 Persons | 596,138 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 562,915 Persons | 505,340 Persons | 620,442 Persons | 4 |
More work & labour data for Bucaramanga
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 693,264 Persons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market - fuas — employment in Bucaramanga?
- Labour market - fuas — employment in Bucaramanga was 620,442 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Bucaramanga?
- The highest recorded value was 620,442 Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Bucaramanga?
- The lowest recorded value was 462,090 Persons in 2007.
- How does Bucaramanga rank for labour market - fuas — employment?
- Bucaramanga ranks 117th out of 572 regions with data for 2023.
- Is labour market - fuas — employment rising or falling in Bucaramanga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bucaramanga 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