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Measures of quality Älmhult’s results up to and including 2009 Average results for network municipalities Definitions
24. What is the municipality’s population change during the last five years? (change in number of residents / percentage change) 131/0.8 (- 59/ 0.4) 1.1 (731/1.2) Definitionsopens in new window
25. What was the level of employment in the municipality in 2008? (%) 84.4 (85.6) 79.7 (79.9) Definitionsopens in new window
26. How many people commute to other municipalities? (percentage of workforce) 16 35 Definitions
27. How many new companies were registered in the municipality during the first half of 2009? (number per 1,000 residents) 5.5 (4.9) 4.8 (5.7) Definitionsopens in new window
28. What was the development in employment opportunities during 2008? (change in total number of jobs per 1,000 residents) -4.7 -5.0 Definitionsopens in new window
29. What percentage of the population received income support in 2008? (%) 2.3 (2.3) 4.2 (3.6) Definitionsopens in new window
30. How do the municipality’s companies collectively rate the business climate for 2009? (placing out of 290 municipalities) 66 (63) 126 (130) Definitionsopens in new window
31. What was the rate of sickness among the municipality’s residents? (days/resident/year) 27.8 (29.4) 35.6 (National average: 48.6) Definitionsopens in new window
32. How efficient is the municipality’s recycling of household waste? (percentage of household waste recycled, 2008) 44 35 Definitions
33a. What is the proportion of “green” cars in the municipality´s vehicle fleet? (percentage of cars owned by the municipality). 20 (24) 30 (29) Definitionsopens in new window
33b. What is the proportion of ”green” passenger cars – with private or public owners – in the municipality? (percentage of total number of cars, as of December 31, 2008) 2.4 2.1 Definitions
34. How much of the food procured by the municipality in 2008 was organic food? (as a percentage of total money spent on food procurement) 9.8 (4.8) 6.5 (5.2) Definitionsopens in new window
*In case figures are not from 2008, the actual year of measurement is given in the text