Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Porto
Porto: Labour market - FUAs — Labour force was 714,076 Persons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Porto, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2024, labour market - fuas — labour force in Porto stood at 714,076 Persons.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — labour force in Porto peaked at 737,224 Persons in 2007 and was at its lowest, 683,162 Persons, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Porto, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 698,996 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 714,980 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 719,957 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 721,766 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 722,407 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 733,001 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 736,733 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 737,224 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 734,170 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 728,176 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 731,116 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 725,386 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 723,048 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 702,200 Persons | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 691,380 Persons | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 687,007 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 683,162 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 690,815 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 691,192 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 692,888 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 690,890 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 683,312 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 685,461 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 704,726 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 714,076 Persons | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 724,741 Persons | 698,996 Persons | 737,224 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 701,819 Persons | 683,162 Persons | 731,116 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 695,693 Persons | 683,312 Persons | 714,076 Persons | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Porto
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 667,403 Persons (2024)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 658,315 Persons (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market - fuas — labour force in Porto?
- Labour market - fuas — labour force in Porto was 714,076 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in Porto?
- The highest recorded value was 737,224 Persons in 2007.
- What is the lowest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in Porto?
- The lowest recorded value was 683,162 Persons in 2016.
- How does Porto rank for labour market - fuas — labour force?
- Porto ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labour market - fuas — labour force rising or falling in Porto?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Porto 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