Editing Bern (section)

== Economy ==
{{as of|2010|In 2010}}, Bern had an unemployment rate of 3.3%. {{as of|2008}}, there were 259 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 59 businesses involved in this sector. 16,413 people were employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there were 950 businesses in this sector. 135,973 people were employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 7,654 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>

{{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} the total number of [[full-time equivalent]] jobs was 125,037. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 203, of which 184 were in agriculture and 19 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 15,476 of which 7,650 or (49.4%) were in manufacturing, 51 or (0.3%) were in mining and 6,389 (41.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 109,358. In the tertiary sector; 11,396 or 10.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 10,293 or 9.4% were in the movement and storage of goods, 5,090 or 4.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 7,302 or 6.7% were in the information industry, 8,437 or 7.7% were the insurance or financial industry, 10,660 or 9.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 5,338 or 4.9% were in education and 17,903 or 16.4% were in health care.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1–3 |url=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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20141225013454/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch:80/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true |archive-date=2014-12-25 |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch}}</ref>

{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 94,367 workers who commuted into the municipality and 16,424 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 5.7 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving.<ref name=commuter>[https://archive.today/20120804043150/http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php Swiss Federal Statistical Office&nbsp;– Statweb] {{in lang|de}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref> Of the working population, 50.6% used public transport to get to work, and 20.6% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/>
[[File:Universität Bern Hauptgebäude DSC05758.jpg|thumb|left|Main building of the University of Bern]]