Economy
As of 2010, La Sarraz had an unemployment rate of 5.8%. As of 2008, there were 19 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 160 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 23 businesses in this sector. 376 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 65 businesses in this sector. There were 909 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.4% of the workforce.
In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 471. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 12, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 153 of which 36 or (23.5%) were in manufacturing, 16 or (10.5%) were in mining and 100 (65.4%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 306. In the tertiary sector; 80 or 26.1% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 15 or 4.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 19 or 6.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 1.3% were in the information industry, 13 or 4.2% were the insurance or financial industry, 18 or 5.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 52 or 17.0% were in education and 12 or 3.9% were in health care.
In 2000, there were 408 workers who commuted into the municipality and 633 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 4.9% of the workforce coming into La Sarraz are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 11.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.5% used a private car.
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