Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Thuringia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Erfurt Population 218 793 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 269,91 km² Average land price (in district) 300,52 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 660 ha Residential building area 1 375 ha Agricultural area 40 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 737 €/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 470 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 565 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 6,2 % Labour - total 116 590 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 16 % Labour - specialist 15 % Labour - skilled worker 51 % Labour - helper 18 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 190 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 388 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 403 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 539 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 6 km Motorway junction Erfurt-Gispersleben (A71) Nearby motorways A71 Airport Airport (distance) 4 km Name of airport Flughafen Erfurt-Weimar Port Port (distance) 88 km Name of port Container Terminal Halle Saale Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Saale Freight village Freight village (distance) 6 km Name of freight village GVZ Erfurt Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website