Economy
As of 2010, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne had an unemployment rate of 3.6%. As of 2008, there were 62 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 22 businesses involved in this sector. 1,103 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 94 businesses in this sector. 4,670 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 319 businesses in this sector. There were 2,544 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.4% of the workforce.
In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 4,892. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 41, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 1,037 of which 613 or (59.1%) were in manufacturing and 404 (39.0%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 3,814. In the tertiary sector; 972 or 25.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 139 or 3.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 65 or 1.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 212 or 5.6% were in the information industry, 47 or 1.2% were the insurance or financial industry, 415 or 10.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 174 or 4.6% were in education and 549 or 14.4% were in health care.
In 2000, there were 4,069 workers who commuted into the municipality and 1,924 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 2.1 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 1.8% of the workforce coming into Le Mont-sur-Lausanne are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 14.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 68.4% used a private car.
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