Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Städteregion Aachen, Kreis » Eschweiler Population* 56 132 Retail purchasing power* 5 468 €/person/year Urbanization* medium populated Area information Municipal area* 75,75 km² Industrial and commercial area* 195 ha Residential building area* 720 ha Agricultural area* 5 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 490 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 520 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 7,8 % Labour - total* 228 690 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 20 % Labour - specialist* 13 % Labour - skilled worker* 52 % Labour - helper* 14 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 503 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 756 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 529 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 728 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 2 km Motorway junction Eschweiler-West (A4) Nearby motorways A4 A44 A544 Airport Airport (distance)* 61 km Name of airport Flughafen Köln/Bonn „Konrad Adenauer“ Port Port (distance)* 50 km Name of port Hafen Köln - Godorf Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance)* 46 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website