Ranking · Data 2024 · Source: BFS
The highest employment intensity in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden
National ranking →Appenzell has the most jobs per resident in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden: 0.81 jobs per inhabitant. Next come Gonten (0.54) and Schlatt-Haslen (0.43). A high value marks an employment hub, a low one a residential municipality. Source: FSO (STATENT).
Ranking
BFS · STATENT · 2024| Rank | Municipality | Jobs per resident | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appenzell | 0.81 | 6'191 |
| 2 | Gonten | 0.54 | 1'480 |
| 3 | Schlatt-Haslen | 0.43 | 1'091 |
| 4 | Schwende-Rüte | 0.42 | 6'194 |
| 5 | Oberegg | 0.39 | 1'934 |
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
How we measure this
BFS · STATENTNumber of jobs (employment at the workplace) divided by the permanent resident population of the municipality, from the FSO business structure statistics (STATENT, 2024) and the population statistics. A value above 1 means more jobs than residents — typical of hubs with large employers, airports or industrial sites. Residential municipalities sit well below.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden has the most jobs per resident?
- Appenzell: 0.81 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden. Source: FSO (STATENT).
- What does jobs per resident mean?
- It is the number of jobs at the workplace divided by the number of residents. A value above 1 means more jobs than residents — an employment hub people commute into. A low value marks a residential municipality. Source: FSO STATENT.