| Number of municipalities |
| on 31 Dec. 2008 |
24 |
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|
| Area in km2 |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 |
878.9 |
| |
|
| Population figures as at 31 Dec. 2008 |
| Total (in 1,000) |
281.9 |
| Male (in 1,000) |
137 |
| Germans (in 1,000) |
255.4 |
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|
| Population density as at 31 Dec. 2007 |
| Inhabitants per km2 |
321.7 |
| Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population in 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
-0.3 |
| |
|
| Age from ... to under ... years on 31 Dec. 2008 (in %) |
| under 18 |
17.2 |
| 18 - 25 |
7.7 |
| 25 - 35 |
10.5 |
| 35 - 60 |
38.1 |
| 60 - 75 |
17 |
| 75 and over |
9.5 |
| |
|
| General Education System: Graduates and school leavers having completed their education, 2007 |
| Total incl. entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
11.3 |
| Without secondary general school certificate |
6.2 |
| With secondary general school certificate |
32.7 |
| With intermediate school certificate |
39.7 |
| With university entrance qualification |
21.5 |
| |
|
| Stock of motor vehicles (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| on 1 Jan. 2008 |
667.7 |
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|
| Construction and housing (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| Dwellings completed in 2007 |
2.9 |
| Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2007 |
471.5 |
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|
| Mining and Manufacturing on 30 Sep. 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| Local units |
0.8 |
| Employees |
152.5 |
| |
|
| Statistics of business notifications, 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| Business registrations |
9.8 |
| Business deregistrations |
8.3 |
| |
|
| Trade tax revenue (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| in 2007 |
414.5 |
| |
|
| Insolvency proceedings 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| Number of proceedings filed |
1.5 |
| Employees |
- |
| |
|
| Debts of municipalities and associations of municipalities (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 |
613.9 |
| |
|
| Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2008 |
| Place of residence |
365.1 |
| Place of employment |
385.8 |
| Commuter balance |
20.7 |
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| Unemployment rate at the end of December 2008 (in %) |
| Total |
4.4 |
| Women |
4.7 |
| Foreigners |
11.9 |
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| Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance on 31 Dec. 2007 |
| Total (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
42 |
| Including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance (in %) |
29.3 |
