Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Ottawa
Ottawa: Labour market - FUAs — Employment was 850,704 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Ottawa, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2023, labour market - fuas — employment in Ottawa stood at 850,704 Persons. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — employment in Ottawa peaked at 850,704 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 628,901 Persons, in 2000.
That places Ottawa 81st out of 572 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Ottawa, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 628,901 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 639,444 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 654,104 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 671,709 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 682,146 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 688,960 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 696,870 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 707,032 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 714,526 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 700,654 Persons | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 712,342 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 723,526 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 728,934 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 739,265 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 741,152 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 745,780 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 752,533 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 770,377 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 784,302 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 802,844 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 759,312 Persons | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 797,400 Persons | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 831,056 Persons | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 850,704 Persons | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 678,435 Persons | 628,901 Persons | 714,526 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 750,106 Persons | 712,342 Persons | 802,844 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 809,618 Persons | 759,312 Persons | 850,704 Persons | 4 |
More work & labour data for Ottawa
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 899,464 Persons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market - fuas — employment in Ottawa?
- Labour market - fuas — employment in Ottawa was 850,704 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Ottawa?
- The highest recorded value was 850,704 Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Ottawa?
- The lowest recorded value was 628,901 Persons in 2000.
- How does Ottawa rank for labour market - fuas — employment?
- Ottawa ranks 81st out of 572 regions with data for 2023.
- Is labour market - fuas — employment rising or falling in Ottawa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ottawa 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