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Profile ID:
SI-40300
City of Leer (Ostfriesland)
District:
Population:
34,129
(As of: Dec 31, 2016)
Unemployment rate (Dist):
5.2 %
(As of: Nov 1, 2018)
Employment rate:
49.3 %
(As of: Jun 30, 2017)
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Facts & Figures
Population²:
| Total | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inhabitants: | 34,129 | 17,121 (50.2 %) | 17,008 (49.8 %) |
| As of: Dec 31, 2016 | |||
| Age structure: |
Population density²:
| Inhabitants/km²: | 484.3 | |
| As of: Dec 31, 2015 | ||
Economic strength²:
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€ per inhabitant (District of Leer) |
National comparison (Germany=100 %) |
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|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product 2016: | 27,281 | 72 % |
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€ per employed person (District of Leer) |
National comparison (Germany=100 %) |
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|---|---|---|
| Gross value added 2016 | ||
| - Production sector: | 52,045 | 64 % |
| - Service sector: | 59,968 | 100 % |
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€ per inhabitant (City of Leer (Ostfriesland)) |
State comparison (State=100 %) |
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|---|---|---|
| Net revenue from local business tax 2015: | 545.73 | 127 % |
| Municipal share of income tax 2015: | 353.07 | 92 % |
Employment³:
| Total | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed persons: | 20,832 | 10,171 (48.8 %) | 10,661 (51.2 %) |
| Change over previous year: | 178 (0.9 %) | ||
| Employment rate: | 49.3 % | ||
| As of: Jun 30, 2017 | |||
| Employed persons acc. to economic sectors: |
| In-commuters | Out-commuters | Balance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commuters: | 14,545 | 5,034 | 9,511 |
| As of: Jun 30, 2017 | |||
Unemployment³:
| Unemployed persons (City of Leer (Ostfriesland)): |
| Unemployment rate in % (District of Leer): |
Infrastructure
Educational institutions²:
| Schools of general education 2016 (City of Leer (Ostfriesland)) | |
| Elementary schools: | 7 |
| Secondary schools (Hauptschulen): | 1 |
| Secondary schools (Realschulen): | 2 |
| Grammar schools: | 2 |
| Special schools: | 4 |
| Vocational schools 2016 (District of Leer) | |
| Vocational schools: | 9 |
| Vocational technical schools: | 6 |
| Technical secondary schools: | 2 |
| Vocational grammar schools: | 2 |
| Colleges: | 3 |
| Other educational facilities¹: | -Institut Seefahrt der Fachhochschule Oldenburg-Ostfriesland-Wilhelmshaven - Krankenpflegeschule - Berufsakademie Ostfriesland - PTA-Schule - Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsakademie - Studienseminar |
| Links to educational institutions: |
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Health care¹:
| General practitioners: | 23 |
| Dentists: | 20 |
| Medical specialists: | 68 |
| Hospitals: | 2 (570 total beds) |
Leisure/culture/sport¹:
| Leisure facilities: | Freizeithafen inmitten der Stadt, Bowlingcenter, Wohnmobilstellplätze, Jugendzentrum und -treffs, Skateranlage, Radwandern, historische Altstadt, Museumshafen, Miniaturwunderland |
| Cultural facilities: | Extensive range of cultural offerings for all age groups, diverse cultural centres |
| Sport facilities: | Indoor and open-air swimming baths, tennis halls and courts, equestrian sports, sailing, canoeing and rowing, athletics 44 sports clubs with 12,000 members |
| Special amenities on offer: |
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Living space¹:
| Price of residential building land: | 70.00 - 190.00 €/m² |
| Further info on living space: | Wohnraumförderung Land Niedersachsen https:/ |
Transport¹:
| Comment on the transport infrastructure: | The hub of the Northwest - Link to the A 28/31 (Emden, Bremen, Ruhr industrial region, Holland) - Waterways, Leda and Ems, municipal seaport and inland harbour - Rail lines Emden-Münster, Norddeich-Hannover, Oldenburg-Groningen (NL), IC rail station - Leer-Papenburg commercial airfield |
| Special infrastructurer: |
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Location
Location description¹:
The economic, shopping and cultural centre of the administrative district of Leer
Collection rates¹:
| Local business tax: | 370 % |
| Local property tax A: | 330 % |
| Local property tax B: | 340 % |
Business promotion schemes¹:
- Own promotion programme for smaller and midsize enterprises
- EU Objective-2 assisted region
- GA funding (joint federal-state regional development scheme (Gemeinschaftsaufgabe or GA) towards the "Improvement of the regional economic structure")
- Reduction of the costs of new business locations through the publicly subsidised development of commercial estates
- EU Objective-2 assisted region
- GA funding (joint federal-state regional development scheme (Gemeinschaftsaufgabe or GA) towards the "Improvement of the regional economic structure")
- Reduction of the costs of new business locations through the publicly subsidised development of commercial estates
| Link to promotion info: | NBank - Investment and Promotion Bank of Lower Saxonyhttp://www.nbank.de |
Major companies¹:
| Company: | Struktur und Unternehmen |
| Link: | http:/ |
| Company: | Branchenbuch Stadt Leer |
| Link: | http:/ |
Further information about resident companies:
Business Location Brochure of the Municipality of Leerhttp:/
http:/Map
Business Sites in this location¹:
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Properties in this location¹:
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Contact
Contact:
Stadt Leer
Rathausstraße 1
26789 Leer
26789 Leer
| Phone: | +49 491 9782-0 |
| Fax: | +49 491 9782-399 |
| Homepage: | http://www.leer.de |
| E-mail: |  |
Contact partner:
Ms. Elke Hinrichs, Fachdienstleiterin
Phone: +49 491 9782-465
E-mail:
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| Sources: | ¹ | Own Survey (Last update on Jun 9, 2016) |
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LSNhttp://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/ - Niedersachsen State Statistical Office, State Statistical Office of Bremen http://www.statistik.bremen.de/ (As of: date specified)
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Statistics from the German Federal Employment Agencyhttp://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/ (As of: date specified), Note on Data Use http:/ |
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| The statistical data have been updated to include the most recent available figures on Dec 4, 2018 |
