Willisau - Economy

Economy

As of 2010, Willisau had an unemployment rate of 1.3%. As of 2008, there were 538 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 195 businesses involved in this sector. 1,064 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 85 businesses in this sector. 2,497 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 261 businesses in this sector.

In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 3,170. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 342, of which 339 were in agriculture and 4 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 987 of which 605 or (61.3%) were in manufacturing and 378 (38.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 1,841. In the tertiary sector; 479 or 26.0% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 82 or 4.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 103 or 5.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 113 or 6.1% were in the information industry, 88 or 4.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 148 or 8.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 269 or 14.6% were in education and 337 or 18.3% were in health care.

Of the working population, 9.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 52.2% used a private car.