Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in London
London: Labour market - FUAs — Labour force was 352,489 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in London, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
London recorded 352,489 Persons for labour market - fuas — labour force in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — labour force in London peaked at 352,489 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 259,111 Persons, in 2000.
London ranks 215th of 574 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in London, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 259,111 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 265,465 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 272,811 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 280,413 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 284,432 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 287,032 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 290,039 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 293,488 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 296,881 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 297,956 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 301,388 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 304,013 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 305,928 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 309,431 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 310,162 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 310,229 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 312,593 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 318,205 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 322,535 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 330,397 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 327,096 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 338,050 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 343,997 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 352,489 Persons | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 282,763 Persons | 259,111 Persons | 297,956 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 312,488 Persons | 301,388 Persons | 330,397 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 340,408 Persons | 327,096 Persons | 352,489 Persons | 4 |
More work & labour data for London
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 332,422 Persons (2023)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 6.82 million Persons (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market - fuas — labour force in London?
- Labour market - fuas — labour force in London was 352,489 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in London?
- The highest recorded value was 352,489 Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in London?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,111 Persons in 2000.
- How does London rank for labour market - fuas — labour force?
- London ranks 215th out of 574 regions with data for 2023.
- Is labour market - fuas — labour force rising or falling in London?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this London data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour market - FUAs — Labour force. 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