Economy
As of 2007, Burg im Leimental had an unemployment rate of 2.51%. As of 2005, there were 13 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 3 businesses in this sector. 15 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector. There were 125 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.2% of the workforce.
In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 22. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 6, of which 5 were in agriculture and 1 was in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 3, all of which were in manufacturing. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 13. In the tertiary sector; 4 or 30.8% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 15.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 15.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 2 or 15.4% were in education and 1 or 7.7% was in health care.
In 2000, there were 11 workers who commuted into the municipality and 92 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 8.4 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 36.4% of the workforce coming into Burg im Leimental are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 8.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 64.8% used a private car.
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