Economy
As of 2007, Monte Carasso had an unemployment rate of 4.78%. As of 2005, there were 16 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 149 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 19 businesses in this sector. 255 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 51 businesses in this sector. There were 981 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.7% of the workforce.
In 2000, there were 250 workers who commuted into the municipality and 776 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 6.8% of the workforce coming into Monte Carasso are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 6.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 68.3% used a private car.
As of 2009, there were 2 hotels in Monte Carasso.
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