Economy
As of 2007, Ligornetto had an unemployment rate of 3.17%. As of 2005, there were 56 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 265 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 17 businesses in this sector. 201 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 41 businesses in this sector. There were 663 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.2% of the workforce.
In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 426. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 27, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 235, of which 194 or (82.6%) were in manufacturing and 41 (17.4%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 164. In the tertiary sector; 29 or 17.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 32 or 19.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 32 or 19.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 or 0.6% were in the information industry, 9 or 5.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 5 or 3.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 8 or 4.9% were in education and 14 or 8.5% were in health care.
In 2000, there were 645 workers who commuted into the municipality and 534 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 37.7% of the workforce coming into Ligornetto are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.7% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work. Of the working population, 4.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 73.9% used a private car.
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