Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Recklinghausen, Kreis » Castrop-Rauxel Population 73 282 Urbanization medium populated Area information Municipal area 51,68 km² Average land price (in district) 383,08 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 268 ha Residential building area 938 ha Agricultural area 4 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 540 €/year Retail purchasing power index (per person) n.a. Retail purchasing power (per household) n.a. Retail purchasing power index (per household) n.a. Excise tax Level of business tax 500 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 825 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 8,6 % Labour - total 183 430 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 11 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 58 % Labour - helper 19 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 997 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 708 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 702 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 732 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 1 km Motorway junction Castrop-Rauxel (A42) Nearby motorways A2 A40 A42 A43 A45 Airport Airport (distance) 21 km Name of airport Flughafen Dortmund Port Port (distance) 9 km Name of port Dortmunder Hafen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Dortmund-Ems-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 10 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website