OBERBAYERN - Employment
In 2002 the number of employed persons in Upper Bavaria came to 2 287 000. In the same year there were 582 400 jobs in the industry sector, or 3% less than in 1995. In the services sector 219 000 new jobs were created between 1995 and 2002 to give a total of 1 646 100 in 2002. Employment increased over this period by 15%. In 2000, 25% of those in employment were working in industry and 72% in the services sector.
In 2001, unemployment in Upper Bavaria was the lowest in Bavaria with a rate of 3.1%; long-term unemployment affectred 47% of those out of work. The unemployment rate in parts of the Munich conurbation in particular was actually under 2% (Starnberg rural district). By contrast, the kreisfreie Städte of Ingolstadt and Rosenheim had the highest unemployment rates in the Regierungsbezirk.
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