Economy
As of 2010, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane had an unemployment rate of 5.3%. As of 2008, there were 16 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 775 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 17 businesses in this sector. 132 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 33 businesses in this sector. There were 748 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.4% of the workforce.
In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 864. 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 754 of which 498 or (66.0%) were in manufacturing and 256 (34.0%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 98. In the tertiary sector; 27 or 27.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 7 or 7.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 18 or 18.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 3.1% were in the information industry, 4 or 4.1% were technical professionals or scientists, 9 or 9.2% were in education and 14 or 14.3% were in health care.
In 2000, there were 542 workers who commuted into the municipality and 459 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 6.1% of the workforce coming into Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 15.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 55.5% used a private car.
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