Economy
As of 2010, Bullet had an unemployment rate of 1%. As of 2008, there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 23 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 6 businesses in this sector. 107 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 20 businesses in this sector. There were 244 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.4% of the workforce.
In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 132. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 28, of which 22 were in agriculture and 6 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 22 of which 15 or (68.2%) were in manufacturing and 8 (36.4%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 82. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 2.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 51 or 62.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 2.4% were the insurance or financial industry, 4 or 4.9% were in education and 18 or 22.0% were in health care.
In 2000, there were 89 workers who commuted into the municipality and 139 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.6 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 21.3% of the workforce coming into Bullet are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 8.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 54.9% used a private car.
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