Labour market - FUAs — Employment in New Orleans

New Orleans: Labour market - FUAs — Employment was 555,770 Persons in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
555,770 Persons
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
127th
of 572 regions
All-time high
593,807 Persons
in 2000
All-time low
492,900 Persons
in 2007
Years of data
22
2000–2023

Labour market - FUAs — Employment in New Orleans, 2000–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201120232000: 593.8k Persons2001: 585.8k Persons2002: 575.9k Persons2003: 575.2k Persons2004: 578.7k Persons2007: 492.9k Persons2008: 505.3k Persons2009: 500.2k Persons2010: 519.7k Persons2011: 521.0k Persons2012: 527.5k Persons2013: 535.7k Persons2014: 548.7k Persons2015: 557.3k Persons2016: 557.4k Persons2017: 558.3k Persons2018: 559.7k Persons2019: 563.7k Persons2020: 518.8k Persons2021: 536.8k Persons2022: 554.7k Persons2023: 555.8k Persons

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

Analysis

New Orleans recorded 555,770 Persons for labour market - fuas — employment in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — employment in New Orleans peaked at 593,807 Persons in 2000 and was at its lowest, 492,900 Persons, in 2007.

New Orleans ranks 127th of 572 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

Labour market - FUAs — Employment in New Orleans, year by year

Annual values for Labour market - FUAs — Employment in New Orleans, 2000 to 2023.
Year Persons Change
2000 593,807 Persons
2001 585,819 Persons -1.3%
2002 575,934 Persons -1.7%
2003 575,184 Persons -0.1%
2004 578,702 Persons +0.6%
2007 492,900 Persons -14.8%
2008 505,343 Persons +2.5%
2009 500,179 Persons -1.0%
2010 519,687 Persons +3.9%
2011 520,971 Persons +0.2%
2012 527,502 Persons +1.3%
2013 535,711 Persons +1.6%
2014 548,729 Persons +2.4%
2015 557,322 Persons +1.6%
2016 557,411 Persons +0.0%
2017 558,326 Persons +0.2%
2018 559,680 Persons +0.2%
2019 563,719 Persons +0.7%
2020 518,799 Persons -8.0%
2021 536,821 Persons +3.5%
2022 554,661 Persons +3.3%
2023 555,770 Persons +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 550,984 Persons 492,900 Persons 593,807 Persons 8
2010s 544,906 Persons 519,687 Persons 563,719 Persons 10
2020s 541,513 Persons 518,799 Persons 555,770 Persons 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour market - fuas — employment in New Orleans?
Labour market - fuas — employment in New Orleans was 555,770 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in New Orleans?
The highest recorded value was 593,807 Persons in 2000.
What is the lowest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in New Orleans?
The lowest recorded value was 492,900 Persons in 2007.
How does New Orleans rank for labour market - fuas — employment?
New Orleans ranks 127th out of 572 regions with data for 2023.
Is labour market - fuas — employment rising or falling in New Orleans?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Orleans 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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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