Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki: Labour market - FUAs — Employment was 407,959 Persons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Thessaloniki, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Thessaloniki recorded 407,959 Persons for labour market - fuas — employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — employment in Thessaloniki peaked at 426,641 Persons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 310,570 Persons, in 2013.
Thessaloniki ranks 169th of 572 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Thessaloniki, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 391,410 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 400,722 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 395,449 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 412,896 Persons | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 404,369 Persons | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 410,540 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 425,294 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 425,911 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 426,641 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 415,757 Persons | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 401,003 Persons | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 364,762 Persons | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 331,214 Persons | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 310,570 Persons | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 316,067 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 337,049 Persons | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 347,147 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 351,186 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 360,218 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 360,555 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 358,367 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 360,723 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 382,995 Persons | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 394,551 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 407,959 Persons | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 410,899 Persons | 391,410 Persons | 426,641 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 347,977 Persons | 310,570 Persons | 401,003 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 380,919 Persons | 358,367 Persons | 407,959 Persons | 5 |
More work & labour data for Thessaloniki
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 467,762 Persons (2024)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 493,390 Persons (2022)
- Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 540.47 (2023)
- Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 36,400 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market - fuas — employment in Thessaloniki?
- Labour market - fuas — employment in Thessaloniki was 407,959 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Thessaloniki?
- The highest recorded value was 426,641 Persons in 2008.
- What is the lowest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Thessaloniki?
- The lowest recorded value was 310,570 Persons in 2013.
- How does Thessaloniki rank for labour market - fuas — employment?
- Thessaloniki ranks 169th out of 572 regions with data for 2024.
- Is labour market - fuas — employment rising or falling in Thessaloniki?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thessaloniki 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