Economy
As of 2007, Homburg had an unemployment rate of 1.02%. As of 2005, there were 248 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 98 businesses involved in this sector. 278 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 28 businesses in this sector. 148 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 31 businesses in this sector. In 2000 there were 1,011 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 443 or about 43.8% of the residents worked outside Homburg while 247 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 815 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 4.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 50.7% used a private car.
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