Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Turku/Åbo
Turku/Åbo: Labour market - FUAs — Employment was 157,016 Persons in 2024. ▬ Flat
Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Turku/Åbo, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Turku/Åbo recorded 157,016 Persons for labour market - fuas — employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — employment in Turku/Åbo peaked at 163,491 Persons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 149,264 Persons, in 2015.
Turku/Åbo ranks 444th of 572 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labour market - FUAs — Employment in Turku/Åbo, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 156,712 Persons | — |
| 2006 | 158,597 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 160,998 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 163,491 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 157,563 Persons | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 154,797 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 155,982 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 157,563 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 152,669 Persons | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 150,115 Persons | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 149,264 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 150,298 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 151,757 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 156,499 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 156,864 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 153,398 Persons | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 155,830 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 159,630 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 160,390 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 157,016 Persons | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 159,472 Persons | 156,712 Persons | 163,491 Persons | 5 |
| 2010s | 153,581 Persons | 149,264 Persons | 157,563 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 157,253 Persons | 153,398 Persons | 160,390 Persons | 5 |
More work & labour data for Turku/Åbo
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 172,216 Persons (2024)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 167,288 Persons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market - fuas — employment in Turku/Åbo?
- Labour market - fuas — employment in Turku/Åbo was 157,016 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Turku/Åbo?
- The highest recorded value was 163,491 Persons in 2008.
- What is the lowest labour market - fuas — employment recorded in Turku/Åbo?
- The lowest recorded value was 149,264 Persons in 2015.
- How does Turku/Åbo rank for labour market - fuas — employment?
- Turku/Åbo ranks 444th out of 572 regions with data for 2024.
- Is labour market - fuas — employment rising or falling in Turku/Åbo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turku/Åbo 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