Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Leer, Landkreis » Westoverledingen Population 21 127 Urbanization medium populated Area information Municipal area 112,10 km² Average land price (in district) 99,44 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 73 ha Residential building area 1 008 ha Agricultural area 2 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 266 €/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 330 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 200 % (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) 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