Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Saxony » Kreisfreie Stadt » Leipzig Population* 619 879 Retail purchasing power* 5 404 €/person/year Urbanization* densely populated Area information Municipal area* 297,80 km² Industrial and commercial area* 1764 ha Residential building area* 5022 ha Agricultural area* 0 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 460 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 650 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 8,4 % Labour - total* 298 660 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 19 % Labour - specialist* 17 % Labour - skilled worker* 49 % Labour - helper* 15 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 262 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 107 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 192 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 533 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 7 km Motorway junction Leipzig-Nordost (A14) Nearby motorways A14 Airport Airport (distance)* 13 km Name of airport Flughafen Leipzig/Halle Port Port (distance)* 36 km Name of port Container Terminal Halle Saale Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Saale Freight village Freight village (distance)* 9 km Name of freight village GVZ Leipzig Nord / Süd Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website