Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Leer, Landkreis » Westoverledingen Population* 21 740 Retail purchasing power* 5 266 €/person/year Urbanization* medium populated Area information Municipal area* 112,10 km² Industrial and commercial area* 72 ha Residential building area* 1007 ha Agricultural area* 2 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 330 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 320 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,6 % Labour - total* 51 590 person 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* 5 245 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 006 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 165 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 511 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 8 km Motorway junction Jemgum (A31) Nearby motorways A31 Airport Airport (distance)* 89 km Name of airport Flughafen Bremen "Hans Koschnick" Port Port (distance)* 5 km Name of port Hafen Leer Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Leda Freight village Freight village (distance)* 22 km Name of freight village GVZ Emsland Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website