Which municipality in canton Basel-Landschaft has the most jobs per resident?

Liestal: 1.1 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Basel-Landschaft. 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.

Ranking · Data 2024 · Source: BFS

The highest employment intensity in canton Basel-Landschaft

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Liestal has the most jobs per resident in canton Basel-Landschaft: 1.1 jobs per inhabitant. Next come Münchenstein (1) and Pratteln (0.99). 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	Liestal	1.1	16'081
2	Münchenstein	1	12'662
3	Pratteln	0.99	16'595
4	Bubendorf	0.86	4'572
5	Muttenz	0.73	18'308
6	Laufen	0.73	6'065
7	Arlesheim	0.68	9'309
8	Liesberg	0.67	1'124
9	Augst	0.67	1'140
10	Eptingen	0.67	569
11	Sissach	0.64	6'964
12	Allschwil	0.62	22'374
13	Reinach	0.57	21'003
14	Liedertswil	0.57	151
15	Aesch	0.51	11'327
16	Böckten	0.49	857
17	Füllinsdorf	0.48	4'804
18	Niederdorf	0.48	1'823
19	Itingen	0.46	2'477
20	Tenniken	0.46	933
21	Häfelfingen	0.45	252
22	Birsfelden	0.43	10'401
23	Zwingen	0.42	2'828
24	Duggingen	0.39	1'648
25	Gelterkinden	0.39	6'531
26	Ormalingen	0.38	2'420
27	Hölstein	0.37	2'669
28	Binningen	0.36	16'245
29	Oberwil	0.36	11'459
30	Läufelfingen	0.35	1'419
31	Therwil	0.34	10'141
32	Frenkendorf	0.34	6'756
33	Wintersingen	0.34	587
34	Langenbruck	0.34	985
35	Dittingen	0.33	739
36	Rümlingen	0.33	440
37	Waldenburg	0.33	1'132
38	Buckten	0.31	719
39	Reigoldswil	0.31	1'639
40	Lausen	0.3	5'996
41	Oltingen	0.3	523
42	Oberdorf	0.3	2'579
43	Nusshof	0.29	285
44	Bennwil	0.29	673
45	Ziefen	0.28	1'740
46	Biel-Benken	0.27	3'550
47	Schönenbuch	0.27	1'503
48	Arisdorf	0.27	1'703
49	Diepflingen	0.27	856
50	Titterten	0.27	436
51	Wittinsburg	0.26	456
52	Diegten	0.26	1'645
53	Roggenburg	0.24	242
54	Maisprach	0.24	972
55	Bottmingen	0.23	7'007
56	Ettingen	0.23	5'625
57	Wenslingen	0.23	704
58	Bretzwil	0.23	740
59	Nenzlingen	0.22	464
60	Rothenfluh	0.22	809
61	Brislach	0.21	1'777
62	Grellingen	0.21	2'012
63	Lauwil	0.21	347
64	Hemmiken	0.2	263
65	Thürnen	0.2	1'482
66	Zunzgen	0.2	2'788
67	Buus	0.19	1'127
68	Rünenberg	0.19	800
69	Rickenbach	0.18	567
70	Tecknau	0.18	821
71	Seltisberg	0.17	1'357
72	Giebenach	0.16	1'183
73	Ramlinsburg	0.16	739
74	Zeglingen	0.16	535
75	Arboldswil	0.16	583
76	Anwil	0.15	554
77	Pfeffingen	0.14	2'432
78	Burg im Leimental	0.13	279
79	Röschenz	0.13	1'960
80	Wahlen	0.13	1'653
81	Blauen	0.12	729
82	Lampenberg	0.12	576
83	Hersberg	0.11	386
84	Lupsingen	0.11	1'554
85	Känerkinden	0.08	529
86	Kilchberg	0.07	183

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

How we measure this

BFS · STATENT

Number 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 Basel-Landschaft has the most jobs per resident?: Liestal: 1.1 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Basel-Landschaft. 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.