Economy
Up until the 20th century, Apples was primarily an agricultural village. Today agriculture is only a secondary source of income for the residents of Apples. They focus on cultivation and animal husbandry with respect to dairy farming. North of the village there is a small industrial area, where, among other things, switchgear and high grad steel are manufactured. More jobs also exist in the services sector.
In Apples there is a riding school, a sports center, and an educational center, as well as a regional nursing home and foster home. In the last few decades the village has developed into a residential area thanks to its attractive location. Many of the employed residents are commuters, who work primarily in the cities of Morges and Lausanne.
As of 2010, Apples had an unemployment rate of 3.2%. As of 2008, there were 70 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 312 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 10 businesses in this sector. 226 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 35 businesses in this sector. There were 570 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.7% of the workforce.
In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 512. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 49, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 300 of which 284 or (94.7%) were in manufacturing and 16 (5.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 163. In the tertiary sector; 17 or 10.4% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 5 or 3.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 16 or 9.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 9 or 5.5% were in the information industry, 7 or 4.3% were the insurance or financial industry, 14 or 8.6% were technical professionals or scientists, 37 or 22.7% were in education and 43 or 26.4% were in health care.
In 2000, there were 448 workers who commuted into the municipality and 388 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.2 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 2.2% of the workforce coming into Apples are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 9.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.8% used a private car.
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