Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Zwolle

Zwolle: Labour market - FUAs — Labour force was 208,257 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
208,257 Persons
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
357th
of 579 regions
All-time high
209,397 Persons
in 2023
All-time low
167,863 Persons
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2000201220242000: 167.9k Persons2001: 169.2k Persons2002: 172.1k Persons2003: 174.3k Persons2004: 175.3k Persons2005: 173.6k Persons2006: 174.8k Persons2007: 180.0k Persons2008: 183.7k Persons2009: 183.9k Persons2010: 183.0k Persons2011: 182.5k Persons2012: 182.9k Persons2013: 185.2k Persons2014: 184.9k Persons2015: 185.3k Persons2016: 183.4k Persons2017: 186.4k Persons2018: 189.0k Persons2019: 189.5k Persons2020: 191.3k Persons2021: 198.6k Persons2022: 205.1k Persons2023: 209.4k Persons2024: 208.3k Persons

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

Analysis

In 2024, labour market - fuas — labour force in Zwolle stood at 208,257 Persons.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — labour force in Zwolle peaked at 209,397 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 167,863 Persons, in 2000.

Zwolle ranks 357th of 579 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 175,482 Persons 167,863 Persons 183,912 Persons 10
2010s 185,198 Persons 182,509 Persons 189,497 Persons 10
2020s 202,512 Persons 191,257 Persons 209,397 Persons 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour market - fuas — labour force in Zwolle?
Labour market - fuas — labour force in Zwolle was 208,257 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in Zwolle?
The highest recorded value was 209,397 Persons in 2023.
What is the lowest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in Zwolle?
The lowest recorded value was 167,863 Persons in 2000.
How does Zwolle rank for labour market - fuas — labour force?
Zwolle ranks 357th out of 579 regions with data for 2024.
Is labour market - fuas — labour force rising or falling in Zwolle?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zwolle 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>