Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Schleswig-Holstein » Kreisfreie Stadt » Neumünster Population 79 809 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 71,66 km² Average land price (in district) 214,67 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 368 ha Residential building area 1 427 ha Agricultural area 0 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 452 €/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 410 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 529 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 8,4 % Labour - total 42 500 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 9 % Labour - specialist 11 % Labour - skilled worker 64 % Labour - helper 16 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 901 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 526 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 552 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 891 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 4 km Motorway junction Neumünster-Mitte (A7) Nearby motorways A7 Airport Airport (distance) 48 km Name of airport Flughafen Hamburg "Helmut Schmidt" Port Port (distance) 29 km Name of port Seehafen Kiel Port type Seaport Modality trimodal Waters Ostsee Freight village Freight village (distance) 31 km Name of freight village GVZ Kiel Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website