Employment · 2024

Share of jobs in the primary sector: ranking of municipalities

Share of jobs in the primary sector: Ochlenberg comes top with 81.2% and Vernier comes last with 0.0%. The median across 1,775 municipalities is 7.7%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

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1Ochlenberg81.2%2Walterswil (BE)68.3%3Romoos64.1%

#	Municipality	Canton	Share of jobs in the primary sector
1	Ochlenberg	Bern	81.2%
2	Walterswil (BE)	Bern	68.3%
3	Romoos	Lucerne	64.1%
4	Ligerz	Bern	62.6%
5	Alchenstorf	Bern	62.2%
6	Ausserberg	Valais	57.0%
7	Heimiswil	Bern	56.6%
8	Oberbalm	Bern	56.1%
9	Muriaux	Jura	55.7%
10	Gurzelen	Bern	54.6%
11	Full-Reuenthal	Aargau	54.3%
12	Chessel	Vaud	54.0%
13	Benken (ZH)	Zurich	53.6%
14	Trub	Bern	53.3%
15	Varen	Valais	52.6%
16	Boppelsen	Zurich	52.1%
16	Törbel	Valais	52.1%
18	Diessbach bei Büren	Bern	51.0%
19	Arni (BE)	Bern	50.6%
20	Luins	Vaud	50.0%
21	Rüeggisberg	Bern	49.6%
22	Unterschächen	Uri	49.4%
22	Zeglingen	Basel-Landschaft	49.4%
24	Fischbach	Lucerne	49.1%
25	Niedermuhlern	Bern	48.9%
26	Oberhof	Aargau	48.8%
27	Gondiswil	Bern	48.7%
28	Kienberg	Solothurn	48.3%
28	Schönholzerswilen	Thurgau	48.3%
30	Landiswil	Bern	48.2%
31	Walperswil	Bern	48.0%
32	Oberwil im Simmental	Bern	47.8%
33	Habkern	Bern	47.4%
34	Guggisberg	Bern	47.0%
35	Boltigen	Bern	46.5%
36	Ufhusen	Lucerne	46.3%
36	Spiringen	Uri	46.3%
36	Torny	Fribourg	46.3%
36	Anwil	Basel-Landschaft	46.3%
40	Birwinken	Thurgau	46.2%
41	Basadingen-Schlattingen	Thurgau	45.3%
41	Châtillon (JU)	Jura	45.3%
43	Safiental	Grisons	44.5%
44	Gansingen	Aargau	44.3%
45	Trachselwald	Bern	44.2%
46	Altikon	Zurich	43.7%
47	Villars-sous-Yens	Vaud	43.3%
48	La Brévine	Neuchâtel	42.8%
49	Radelfingen	Bern	42.6%
49	Fahrni	Bern	42.6%
51	Hüttlingen	Thurgau	42.0%
51	Longirod	Vaud	42.0%
53	Berg (SG)	St. Gallen	41.8%
53	Vaulion	Vaud	41.8%
55	Röthenbach im Emmental	Bern	41.6%
55	Villarzel	Vaud	41.6%
57	Ried bei Kerzers	Fribourg	41.1%
58	Luthern	Lucerne	40.8%
59	Oberthal	Bern	40.7%
59	Schlatt-Haslen	Appenzell Innerrhoden	40.7%
61	Bettenhausen	Bern	40.2%
61	Buus	Basel-Landschaft	40.2%
61	Vulliens	Vaud	40.2%
64	Langrickenbach	Thurgau	39.7%
65	Lauenen	Bern	39.5%
66	Brüttelen	Bern	39.4%
67	Wengi	Bern	39.3%
68	Schangnau	Bern	39.2%
69	Mirchel	Bern	38.9%
70	Denens	Vaud	38.7%
71	Drei Höfe	Solothurn	38.6%
72	Yvorne	Vaud	38.5%
73	Rütschelen	Bern	38.4%
73	Mervelier	Jura	38.4%
75	Kirchdorf (BE)	Bern	38.3%
75	Hergiswil bei Willisau	Lucerne	38.3%
75	Vorderthal	Schwyz	38.3%
78	Kandergrund	Bern	38.2%
79	Bretzwil	Basel-Landschaft	38.1%
80	Bonvillars	Vaud	37.9%
81	Hellikon	Aargau	37.6%
82	Jenins	Grisons	37.5%
83	Vufflens-le-Château	Vaud	37.4%
84	Oberwil bei Büren	Bern	37.3%
85	Forst-Längenbühl	Bern	37.2%
86	Hohentannen	Thurgau	37.0%
87	Dürrenroth	Bern	36.8%
88	Niederhünigen	Bern	36.4%
89	Eggiwil	Bern	36.2%
90	Römerswil	Lucerne	36.0%
91	Eriswil	Bern	35.9%
92	Massonnens	Fribourg	35.8%
92	Coeuve	Jura	35.8%
94	Pont-la-Ville	Fribourg	35.6%
94	Stettfurt	Thurgau	35.6%
96	Bärschwil	Solothurn	35.2%
97	Sonvilier	Bern	35.1%
97	Braunau	Thurgau	35.1%
99	Salmsach	Thurgau	34.9%
100	St. Stephan	Bern	34.7%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Share of jobs in the primary sector
1752	Basel	Basel-Stadt	0.0%
1752	Diepflingen	Basel-Landschaft	0.0%
1752	Rorschach	St. Gallen	0.0%
1752	Orselina	Ticino	0.0%
1752	Cadempino	Ticino	0.0%
1752	Gravesano	Ticino	0.0%
1752	Massagno	Ticino	0.0%
1752	Morcote	Ticino	0.0%
1752	Paradiso	Ticino	0.0%
1752	Vevey	Vaud	0.0%
1752	Chamblon	Vaud	0.0%
1752	Chêne-Bougeries	Geneva	0.0%
1752	Geneva	Geneva	0.0%
1752	Le Grand-Saconnex	Geneva	0.0%
1752	Vernier	Geneva	0.0%

Regions compared

Averages weighted by “Jobs”.

Other rankings on the same theme

Jobs Jobs per 1,000 inhabitants Share of jobs in services Share of jobs in industry and construction Employed persons living in the municipality Employed persons working in the municipality Net labour force participation rate (aged 15–64)Unemployment rate Unemployed people Jobs in full-time equivalents (FTE)Employment level (full-time equivalents as a percentage of employees)Share of jobs held by women Change in jobs over ten years

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share of jobs in the primary sector”?

Ochlenberg ranks first for “Share of jobs in the primary sector”, with 81.2%.

What is the median for “Share of jobs in the primary sector”?

The median across the 1,775 ranked municipalities is 7.7%.