| Structural data for the Election to the 7th European Parliament | |
|---|---|
| Number of municipalities | |
| on 30 Sep. 2008 | 16 |
| Area in km2 | |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 | 636 |
| Population figures as at 31 Dec. 2007 | |
| Total (in 1,000) | 80.3 |
| Male (in 1,000) | 39 |
| Foreigners (in %) | 5.1 |
| Inhabitants per km2 | 126.3 |
| Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population in 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | -9.6 |
| Age from ... to under ... years on 31 Dec. 2007 (in %) | |
| under 18 | 16.2 |
| 18 - 25 | 7 |
| 25 - 35 | 8.9 |
| 35 - 60 | 36.2 |
| 60 - 75 | 19.7 |
| 75 and over | 12 |
| 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) | 9.9 |
| Without secondary general school certificate | 6.6 |
| With secondary general school certificate | 19.5 |
| With intermediate school certificate | 48.7 |
| With university entrance qualification | 24 |
| Stock of motor vehicles (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| on 1 Jan. 2008 | 691 |
| Construction and housing (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Dwellings completed in 2007 | 1.8 |
| Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2007 | 545.5 |
| Mining and Manufacturing on 30 Sep. 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Local units | 1 |
| Employees | 115.5 |
| Statistics of business notifications, 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Business registrations | 8.5 |
| Business deregistrations | 8.4 |
| Trade tax revenue (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| in 2007 | 232.7 |
| Insolvency proceedings 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| Number of proceedings filed | 2 |
| Employees | 6.2 |
| Debts of municipalities and associations of municipalities (per 1,000 inhabitants) | |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 | 1,425 |
| Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2008 | |
| Place of residence | 300.1 |
| Place of employment | 311.9 |
| Commuter balance | 11.8 |
| Unemployment rate at the end of December 2008 (in %) | |
| Total | 11.2 |
| Women | 11.7 |
| Foreigners | 24.6 |
| Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance on 31 Dec. 2007 | |
| Total (per 1,000 inhabitants) | 94.8 |
| Including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance (in %) | 28.6 |
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