Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz: Labour market - FUAs — Employment was 125,570 Persons in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
125,570 Persons
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
516th
of 572 regions
All-time high
141,324 Persons
in 2001
All-time low
121,753 Persons
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Santa Cruz, 2000–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000201120232000: 140.8k Persons2001: 141.3k Persons2002: 136.5k Persons2003: 132.9k Persons2004: 133.4k Persons2005: 134.1k Persons2006: 135.2k Persons2007: 136.4k Persons2008: 135.4k Persons2009: 131.3k Persons2010: 122.6k Persons2011: 122.4k Persons2012: 124.8k Persons2013: 126.9k Persons2014: 129.5k Persons2015: 132.4k Persons2016: 133.7k Persons2017: 134.4k Persons2018: 134.2k Persons2019: 134.2k Persons2020: 121.8k Persons2021: 123.6k Persons2022: 126.2k Persons2023: 125.6k Persons

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for labour market - fuas — employment in Santa Cruz is 125,570 Persons, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — employment in Santa Cruz peaked at 141,324 Persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 121,753 Persons, in 2020.

Santa Cruz ranks 516th of 572 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Santa Cruz, year by year

Annual values for Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Santa Cruz, 2000 to 2023.
Year Persons Change
2000 140,770 Persons
2001 141,324 Persons +0.4%
2002 136,471 Persons -3.4%
2003 132,903 Persons -2.6%
2004 133,367 Persons +0.3%
2005 134,065 Persons +0.5%
2006 135,213 Persons +0.9%
2007 136,424 Persons +0.9%
2008 135,383 Persons -0.8%
2009 131,288 Persons -3.0%
2010 122,559 Persons -6.6%
2011 122,382 Persons -0.1%
2012 124,756 Persons +1.9%
2013 126,860 Persons +1.7%
2014 129,469 Persons +2.1%
2015 132,434 Persons +2.3%
2016 133,730 Persons +1.0%
2017 134,423 Persons +0.5%
2018 134,222 Persons -0.1%
2019 134,197 Persons -0.0%
2020 121,753 Persons -9.3%
2021 123,628 Persons +1.5%
2022 126,244 Persons +2.1%
2023 125,570 Persons -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 135,721 Persons 131,288 Persons 141,324 Persons 10
2010s 129,503 Persons 122,382 Persons 134,423 Persons 10
2020s 124,299 Persons 121,753 Persons 126,244 Persons 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour market - fuas — employment in Santa Cruz?
Labour market - fuas — employment in Santa Cruz was 125,570 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Santa Cruz?
The highest recorded value was 141,324 Persons in 2001.
What is the lowest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Santa Cruz?
The lowest recorded value was 121,753 Persons in 2020.
How does Santa Cruz rank for labour market - fuas — employment?
Santa Cruz ranks 516th out of 572 regions with data for 2023.
Is labour market - fuas — employment rising or falling in Santa Cruz?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Santa Cruz 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