Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Valenciennes

Valenciennes: Labour market - FUAs — Labour force was 147,795 Persons in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
147,795 Persons
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
494th
of 579 regions
All-time high
147,795 Persons
in 2024
All-time low
137,340 Persons
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Valenciennes, 2000–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000201220242000: 138.0k Persons2001: 138.5k Persons2002: 140.2k Persons2003: 140.5k Persons2004: 142.0k Persons2005: 143.2k Persons2006: 143.0k Persons2007: 143.3k Persons2008: 143.1k Persons2009: 142.2k Persons2010: 143.4k Persons2011: 144.2k Persons2012: 144.7k Persons2013: 144.1k Persons2014: 143.7k Persons2015: 142.5k Persons2016: 141.9k Persons2017: 142.9k Persons2018: 140.3k Persons2019: 139.5k Persons2020: 137.3k Persons2021: 143.7k Persons2022: 145.0k Persons2023: 146.2k Persons2024: 147.8k Persons

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

Analysis

Valenciennes recorded 147,795 Persons for labour market - fuas — labour force in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — labour force in Valenciennes peaked at 147,795 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 137,340 Persons, in 2020.

Valenciennes ranks 494th of 579 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 141,400 Persons 138,040 Persons 143,315 Persons 10
2010s 142,717 Persons 139,474 Persons 144,665 Persons 10
2020s 144,028 Persons 137,340 Persons 147,795 Persons 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour market - fuas — labour force in Valenciennes?
Labour market - fuas — labour force in Valenciennes was 147,795 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in Valenciennes?
The highest recorded value was 147,795 Persons in 2024.
What is the lowest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in Valenciennes?
The lowest recorded value was 137,340 Persons in 2020.
How does Valenciennes rank for labour market - fuas — labour force?
Valenciennes ranks 494th out of 579 regions with data for 2024.
Is labour market - fuas — labour force rising or falling in Valenciennes?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Valenciennes 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
Last refreshed

<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>