Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Stark

Stark: Labour market - FUAs — Labour force was 180,968 Persons in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
180,968 Persons
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
416th
of 579 regions
All-time high
193,755 Persons
in 2008
All-time low
179,690 Persons
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Stark, 2000–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2000201120232000: 192.4k Persons2001: 193.6k Persons2002: 192.0k Persons2003: 191.1k Persons2004: 189.6k Persons2005: 189.8k Persons2006: 190.8k Persons2007: 193.5k Persons2008: 193.8k Persons2009: 190.3k Persons2010: 192.2k Persons2011: 188.7k Persons2012: 188.0k Persons2013: 188.9k Persons2014: 188.8k Persons2015: 187.2k Persons2016: 187.2k Persons2017: 188.3k Persons2018: 187.1k Persons2019: 187.4k Persons2020: 183.2k Persons2021: 181.4k Persons2022: 179.7k Persons2023: 181.0k Persons

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

Analysis

Stark recorded 180,968 Persons for labour market - fuas — labour force in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — labour force in Stark peaked at 193,755 Persons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 179,690 Persons, in 2022.

That places Stark 416th out of 579 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 191,689 Persons 189,591 Persons 193,755 Persons 10
2010s 188,376 Persons 187,096 Persons 192,248 Persons 10
2020s 181,301 Persons 179,690 Persons 183,171 Persons 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour market - fuas — labour force in Stark?
Labour market - fuas — labour force in Stark was 180,968 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in Stark?
The highest recorded value was 193,755 Persons in 2008.
What is the lowest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in Stark?
The lowest recorded value was 179,690 Persons in 2022.
How does Stark rank for labour market - fuas — labour force?
Stark ranks 416th out of 579 regions with data for 2023.
Is labour market - fuas — labour force rising or falling in Stark?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Stark 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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Indicator
Labour market - FUAs — Labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
582 places, 11,951 data points, 2000–2024
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<p align="justify">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.</p> <h3>Data sources and methodology</h3> <p align="justify"> 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 <a href=https://doi.org/10.2760/098587>(European Commission, GHSL Data Package 2023)</a>. 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.<br /><br /> 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 (<a href=https://www.bls.gov/lau/#cntyaa>US Bureau of Labor Statistics</a>), and then aggregated by FUA. </p> <h3>Defining FUAs and cities</h3> <p align="justify">The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/oecd-definition-of-cities-and-functional-urban-areas.html">definition of functional urban areas</a> (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns <a href=https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264174108-en>(OECD, 2012)</a>. FUAs consist of: <ol> <li><b>A city</b> – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city.</li> <li><b>A commuting zone</b> – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city.</li> </ol> The delineation process includes: <ul> <li>Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA.</li> <li>Excluding non-contiguous municipalities.</li> </ul> The definition identifies 1 285 FUAs and 1 402 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries.</p> <h3>Cite this dataset</h3> <p>OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (<a href="http://data-explorer.oecd.org/s/1dx">Labour market - FUAs</a>), <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a></p> <h3>Further information</h3> <ul> <li> <a href=https://localdataportal.oecd.org/>OECD Local Data Portal </a> </li> <li> <a href=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html/>OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance </a> </li> </ul> <p align="justify">For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:CitiesStat@oecd.org">CitiesStat@oecd.org</a>