Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Recklinghausen, Kreis » Recklinghausen Population 115 344 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 66,50 km² Average land price (in district) 383,08 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 273 ha Residential building area 1 379 ha Agricultural area 3 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 644 €/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 520 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 695 % (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) 2 km Motorway junction Recklinghausen/Herten (A43) Nearby motorways A2 A42 A43 A52 Airport Airport (distance) 30 km Name of airport Flughafen Dortmund Port Port (distance) 7 km Name of port Hafen Herne Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein-Herne-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 7 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website