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Total estimated number of jobs:
524 836 >
Number of companies:
59 926 >
Companies with 10 or more employees:
4 588 >
Companies with 500 employees or more:
29 >
Unemployment rate:
8,6% pour 10%
au niveau national >
Total GDP:
27 586 millions d’euros >
GDP per inhabitant:
21 011 euros >
Number of business creations:
4 891 >
Exports:
4,6 milliards d’euros >
Imports:
3,3 milliards d’euros
Source : INSEE
2004
As a region with a strong industrial tradition, the Auvergne has been able to develop several areas of real expertise, including science of living organisms, raw materials and the agri-food industry. These centres of activity are supported by a wide range of training facilities, a particularly active research sector and several centres for technology transfer. >
top region of France for synthetic rubber production >
4th largest national centre for agri-food research and development >
6th highest producing region of France in non ferrous metals