Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel has the most jobs per resident?

Le Locle: 0.83 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Neuchâtel. 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 Neuchâtel

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Le Locle has the most jobs per resident in canton Neuchâtel: 0.83 jobs per inhabitant. Next come Boudry (0.81) and Neuchâtel (0.81). 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	Le Locle	0.83	10'912
2	Boudry	0.81	6'341
3	Neuchâtel	0.81	45'466
4	La Chaux-de-Fonds	0.73	37'858
5	La Côte-aux-Fées	0.63	467
6	Cressier	0.62	2'072
7	Val-de-Travers	0.55	10'710
8	Cornaux	0.54	1'684
9	La Brévine	0.53	614
10	Le Cerneux-Péquignot	0.45	313
11	Les Ponts-de-Martel	0.45	1'234
12	Brot-Plamboz	0.43	300
13	Cortaillod	0.4	4'769
14	Val-de-Ruz	0.39	17'543
15	Les Verrières	0.38	660
16	La Grande Béroche	0.36	9'363
17	La Sagne	0.36	1'090
18	Les Planchettes	0.33	187
19	Milvignes	0.32	9'367
20	Le Landeron	0.29	4'685
21	La Chaux-du-Milieu	0.23	494
22	Lignières	0.18	1'101
23	Rochefort	0.16	1'383

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 Neuchâtel has the most jobs per resident?: Le Locle: 0.83 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Neuchâtel. 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.