Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Mecklenburg-Western-Pomerania » Kreisfreie Stadt » Schwerin Population 98 308 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 130,52 km² Average land price (in district) 191,83 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 571 ha Residential building area 905 ha Agricultural area 2 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 654 €/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 458 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 595 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 10,6 % Labour - total 52 080 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 14 % Labour - specialist 15 % Labour - skilled worker 57 % Labour - helper 13 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 404 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 421 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 456 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 579 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 7 km Motorway junction Schwerin-Ost (A14) Nearby motorways A14 Airport Airport (distance) 50 km Name of airport Flughafen Lübeck-Blankensee Port Port (distance) 55 km Name of port Hafen Lübeck Port type Seaport Modality trimodal Waters Ostsee Freight village Freight village (distance) 75 km Name of freight village GVZ Rostock Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website