According to the Office for Statistics, the number of people employed grew by 2.5% to 40,611 in 2019. Of this workforce 55.9% were commuters who cross the border every day. 57.4% of those commuting lived in Switzerland, 38.6% in Austria, 2.9% in Germany, and 1.2% came from other countries. A total of 62.9% of the workforce were employed in services, 36.5% in industry, and 0.6% in agriculture.
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