Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Oslo
Oslo: Labour market - FUAs — Employment was 824,142 Persons in 2019. ▲ Rising
Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Oslo, 2000–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour market - fuas — employment in Oslo is 824,142 Persons, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — employment in Oslo peaked at 824,142 Persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 636,444 Persons, in 2003.
That places Oslo 85th out of 572 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Oslo, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 639,166 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 644,610 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 642,166 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 636,444 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 639,278 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 646,888 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 663,162 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 691,934 Persons | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 709,876 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 709,988 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 720,710 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 740,150 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 748,706 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 756,374 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 765,872 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 775,760 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 785,926 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 790,092 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 804,258 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 824,142 Persons | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 662,351 Persons | 636,444 Persons | 709,988 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 771,199 Persons | 720,710 Persons | 824,142 Persons | 10 |
More work & labour data for Oslo
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 858,914 Persons (2019)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 853,146 Persons (2023)
- Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 496 Thousand (2021)
- Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 143,100 Euro (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market - fuas — employment in Oslo?
- Labour market - fuas — employment in Oslo was 824,142 Persons in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Oslo?
- The highest recorded value was 824,142 Persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Oslo?
- The lowest recorded value was 636,444 Persons in 2003.
- How does Oslo rank for labour market - fuas — employment?
- Oslo ranks 85th out of 572 regions with data for 2019.
- Is labour market - fuas — employment rising or falling in Oslo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oslo 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