Editing Lausanne (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Lausanne img 0585.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Lausanne ([[Lausanne railway station|railway station]] in the centre and [[Parc de Milan]] at the bottom)]]

{{as of|2010|In 2010}}, Lausanne had an unemployment rate of 8%. {{as of|2008}}, there were 114 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 25 businesses involved in this sector. 6,348 people were employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there were 698 businesses in this sector. 83,157 people were employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 6,501 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>

There were 59,599 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which women made up 47.4% of the workforce. {{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} the total number of [[full-time equivalent]] jobs was 75,041. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 93, of which 56 were in agriculture, 34 were in forestry or lumber production and 3 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 6,057 of which 1,515 or (25.0%) were in manufacturing, 24 or (0.4%) were in mining and 3,721 (61.4%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 68,891. In the tertiary sector; 8,520 or 12.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2,955 or 4.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 4,345 or 6.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4,671 or 6.8% were in the information industry, 6,729 or 9.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 8,213 or 11.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 5,756 or 8.4% were in education and 14,312 or 20.8% were in health care.<ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1–3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225013454/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true |date=25 December 2014 }}. {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 28 January 2011.</ref>

{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 55,789 workers who commuted into the municipality and 19,082 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 2.9 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 1.9% of the workforce coming into Lausanne are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.1% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work.<ref name=commuter>[http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Statweb] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804051358/http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php |date= 4 August 2007 }}. {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 24 June 2010.</ref> Of the working population, 40.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 35.1% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/>
Large companies headquartered in Lausanne and its metropolitan area include: 
* [[Banque cantonale vaudoise]], banking;
* [[Bata Corporation]], shoe manufacturing;
* [[Bobst SA]], machinery;
* [[:de:Compagnie financière Tradition|Compangie financière Tradition]], financial services;
* [[Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman|CGN]], transportation;
* [[Edipresse]], publishing;
* [[:fr:ELCA Informatique|ELCA]], IT;
* [[Eni]] Suisse SA, oil & gas;
* [[Kudelski Group]], IT;
* [[Landolt & Cie]], banking;
* [[Logitech]], computer peripherals;
* [[Nespresso]], coffee (an operating unit of [[Nestlé]]);
* [[:fr:Payot (librairie)|Payot]], retail bookstore;
* [[Philip Morris International]], a tobacco company;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philipmorrisinternational.com/PMINTL/pages/eng/ourbus/Where_to_find_us.asp |title=PMI.com homepage |website=Philipmorrisinternational.com |access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref>
* [[:fr:Retraites populaires|Retraites Populaires]], financial services;
* [[Sophia Genetics]], biotechnology;
* [[Tetra Laval]], packaging; and
* [[:fr:Vaudoise Assurances|Vaudoise Assurances]], insurance.

Lausanne is often an area for firms to relocate from other urban areas in Switzerland due to [[Taxation in Switzerland#Legal framework|lower taxation rates]] in contrast with large cities, such as [[Zürich]] and [[Geneva]].{{Cn|date=January 2025}}
[[File:Vue aérienne EPFL 07-2009.jpg|thumb|right|The [[École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne]] (photo) and the [[University of Lausanne]] form a large [[Lausanne campus|campus]] near the [[lake Geneva]].]]