Demographia

Central Business District
Employment Share Trends:
High Income Urban Areas

Urban Area Base Year Central Business District Share of Employment: Base Year Central Business District Share of Employment: 1990 Change in Central Business District Share Change in Central Business District Share: Rate per Decade (Exponential)
Adelaide 1970 16.8% 16.7% -0.6% -0.3%
Amsterdam 1960 50.6% 25.2% -50.2% -20.7%
Boston 1960 26.8% 15.8% -41.2% -16.2%
Calgary 1960 41.0% 21.0% -48.8% -20.0%
Chicago 1960 13.2% 10.2% -22.8% -8.3%
Copenhagen 1960 25.9% 12.8% -50.4% -20.9%
Denver 1960 13.9% 10.9% -21.9% -7.9%
Detroit 1970 6.8% 5.3% -22.3% -11.9%
Frankfurt 1960 23.9% 20.3% -15.0% -5.3%
Hamburg 1960 20.1% 15.6% -22.6% -8.2%
Houston 1960 10.2% 6.9% -32.5% -12.3%
Los Angeles 1960 6.7% 4.5% -32.8% -12.4%
Melbourne 1960 19.0% 10.6% -44.1% -17.6%
Montreal 1970 26.3% 20.0% -23.9% -12.8%
New York 1960 29.9% 21.9% -26.7% -9.8%
Paris 1960 24.9% 16.9% -32.3% -12.2%
Perth 1960 40.0% 21.3% -46.8% -19.0%
Phoenix 1960 10.5% 3.6% -65.4% -29.8%
Portland 1970 13.6% 12.1% -10.8% -5.6%
San Diego 1970 10.1% 5.9% -41.8% -23.7%
San Francisco 1960 19.8% 15.1% -23.7% -8.6%
Singapore 1970 33.3% 18.2% -45.4% -26.1%
Stockholm 1960 35.2% 22.3% -36.7% -14.2%
Sydney 1960 20.3% 11.5% -43.3% -17.2%
Vancouver 1970 22.2% 13.4% -39.6% -22.3%
Vienna 1960 17.2% 13.4% -22.0% -8.0%
Washington 1960 26.5% 13.7% -48.4% -19.8%
Winnipeg 1960 40.3% 25.9% -35.7% -13.7%
Zurich 1960 16.7% 10.8% -35.4% -13.6%
           
Average   22.8% 14.5% -33.9% -14.4%
Maximum   50.6% 25.9%   -0.3%
Minimum   6.7% 3.6%   -29.8%
Calculated from data in Kenworthy & Laube

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