Datasheet Economy
Meran/ Merano
Meran (Image: Dr. Hans Gschnitzer)
Meran/ Merano <> Bolzano/ Bozen
ECONOMY
 
Economic structure - Residential employees Chart 1971 2001
Agriculture (absolute) 580 1118 474 1181
Agriculture (%) 4.6% 2.8% 3.2% 2.8%
Industry (absolute) 3663 13520 3170 9045
Industry (%) 28.9% 34.3% 21.4% 21.7%
Services (absolute) 8431 24815 11166 31515
Services (%) 66.5% 62.9% 75.4% 75.5%
 
Citizenship of the employees Chart 2001
Natives 94.0% 95.0%
EU-15 2.0% 1.0%
Other states 4.0% 4.0%
 
Employment market - Employment rates Chart 1971 2001
Employment rate 58.9% 55.4% 65.3% 65.7%
Employment rate - Females 41.4% 34.3% 63.4% 64.7%
Employment rate - Males 83.4% 80.7% 74.0% 74.2%
 
Employment market - Working hours Chart 2001
Registered employees 14810 41741
Registered employees - Females 6587 18560
Registered employees - Males 8223 23181
Full-time 84.7% 83.9%
Full-time - Females 71.9% 69.7%
Full-time - Males 95.0% 95.3%
Part-time and marginal jobs 15.3% 16.1%
Part-time and marginal jobs - Females 28.1% 30.3%
Part-time and marginal jobs - Males 5.0% 4.7%
 
Employment market - Professional position Chart 2001
Self-employment rate 24.6% 20.4%
Self-employment rate - Females 16.2% 12.0%
Self-employment rate - Males 31.9% 26.2%
 
Unemployment Chart 2006
Unemployment rate 4.8% 3.8%
Unemployment rate - Females 4.9% 3.9%
Unemployment rate - Males 4.7% 3.7%
 
Working commuters Chart 1991 2001
Incoming commuters 4368 14945 4951 16006
Outgoing commuters 3271 4895 2675 2969
Index of commuter balance 108.1 124.6 115.4 131.8
Commuter rate 24.2% 12.0% 18.1% 7.1%
 
Jobs - Structure of branches Tyrol* Image
 
Jobs - Structure of branches South Tyrol* Image
 
Jobs - The most important branches* Chart 1991 2001
Manufacturing industries 12.52% 13.91% 10.22% 12.36%
Trade 22.41% 22.25% 19.11% 18.46%
Tourism (Accomodation and restaurants) 13.69% 4.0% 10.69% 4.34%
Construction 7.74% 5.94% 7.72% 6.86%
 
Manufacturing industries - Ranking of branches in North and South Tyrol Image
 
Jobs - Public sector Chart
 
Structural change in services Chart
 
 
Companies according to economic sectors and average dimension Chart 1991 2001
Smallest enterprises (0-9 dipendent employees) 92.0% 89.4% 92.8% 92.1%
Small enterprises (10-49 dipendent employees) Chart 7.1% 8.8% 6.3% 6.5%
Medium enterprises (50-199 dipendent employees) 0.9% 1.5% 0.8% 1.2%
Large enterprises (200 and more dipendent employees) 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3%
 
Crafts enterprises Chart 2006 2006 (in %)
Crafts enterprises 893 2129 26.8% 20.0%
Other enterprises 2444 8519 73.2% 80.0%
 
Business start-ups Chart 1998 2005
Business start-ups 210 682 263 856
 
Economic politics - Communal finances Chart 2001 2004
Receipts (1000 €) 61043 259156 88107 241005
Expenditures (1000 €) Chart 61770 221972 88650 236612
Excess/Deficit (1.000 €) -727 37184 -543 4393
 
Economic politics - Taxes Chart 1998 2004
Trade tax (1000 €) 62331 239909 88107 241005
Trade tax - Average of yearly variation in tax receipts 1998-2004 8.7% 0.6%
 
*without agriculture, forestry and fishing