Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Leer, Landkreis » Uplengen Population 11 930 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 148,81 km² Average land price (in district) 99,44 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 54 ha Residential building area 596 ha Agricultural area 3 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 4 767 €/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 360 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 219 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 5,9 % Labour - total 51 150 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 9 % Labour - specialist 10 % Labour - skilled worker 64 % Labour - helper 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 529 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 224 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 360 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 622 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 5 km Motorway junction Apen/Remels (A28) Nearby motorways A28 Airport Airport (distance) 74 km Name of airport Flughafen Bremen "Hans Koschnick" Port Port (distance) 22 km Name of port Hafen Leer Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Leda Freight village Freight village (distance) 41 km Name of freight village GVZ JadeWeserPort Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website