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Regional industrial structure
According to the 2008 results, 58 % of companies had less than 10 employees, 36 % had between 10 and 100 employees, and 6 % of the companies had more than 100 employees.
With regard to the number of jobs by area of activity, the chemical products industries now take the lead with 17.8 % of industrial employment. Metal products industry is now in the second position representing 17.2 % of industrial employment.
Manufacturing companies and occupations
by sector in 2008
Secteur |
Number of companies |
Number of employment |
Percentage of employment |
Agriculture, animal production and forestry |
2 |
27 |
0,64 % |
Plastics and rubber products |
8 |
472 |
11,13 % |
Non-metallic and minerals products |
29 |
653 |
15,40 % |
Metal products |
25 |
732 |
17,27 % |
Chemical products |
10 |
755 |
17,81 % |
Printing |
10 |
53 |
1,26 % |
Clothing and other textile or leather products |
7 |
189 |
4,46 % |
Machinery |
3 |
277 |
6,53 % |
Textiles |
1 |
143 |
3,37% |
Transportation equipment |
2 |
144 |
3,40 % |
Medical products, equipment and supplies |
11 |
230 |
5,43 % |
Food and beverages |
19 |
185 |
4,36 % |
Wood products |
13 |
144 |
3,40 % |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
10 |
49 |
1,16 % |
Furniture and related products |
11 |
53 |
1,25 % |
Computer, electronic and electrical products |
1 |
15 |
0,35 % |
Engineering and soil laboratories |
1 |
75 |
1,77 % |
| Information Technologies |
4 |
43 |
1,01 % |
Total |
167 |
4239 |
100 % |
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