Around 104,000 employees work in the Canton Grisons. These are divided among the following trade sectors as follows:
- 7'811 in sector 1 (agriculture and forestry)
- 24’891 in sector 2 (industry and manufacturing)
- 70’546 in sector 3 (services)
Industry and manufacturing
Along with mechanical engineering and tool / mould construction, "global players" from the fields of chemicals and plastics, precision engineering, electronics and sensor equipment are represented in the Grisons.
The most important trades in the Grisons are:
- Construction
- Mechanical engineering and tool / mould construction
- Electronics / sensor equipment
- Mechatronics / automation
- Chemicals / plastics
Services
In the Grisons, tourism is the dominating industry sector providing momentum for other sectors. In addition, global corporations from the commercial trade sectors, such as the Würth Group, as well as companies from the fields of information and communication technology, are based in the canton.
The most important sectors are:
- Tourism
- Trade
- Information and communication technology
Trade dynamics 2001 – 2008
The following graph shows the change in number of employees for the different trade sectors in the years 2001 -2008.