Economy
As of 2007, St. Margrethen had an unemployment rate of 2.79%. As of 2005, there were 71 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 1,165 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 66 businesses in this sector. 2,066 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 273 businesses in this sector. As of October 2009 the average unemployment rate was 6.3%. There were 352 businesses in the municipality of which 73 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 263 were involved in the third. As of 2000 there were 1,365 residents who worked in the municipality, while 1,346 residents worked outside St. Margrethen and 2,161 people commuted into the municipality for work.
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