In Alba Iulia the economy is based on tourism (due to the presence of the largest Citadel Vauban in Romania, and the second one in Europe after the one in Luxembourg). However, there is a diverse economic structure, with a business environment attractive for foreign investors.
The city has also an important porcelain industry (the largest in Romania), Other industries present in the territory: spices factory SUPREMIA, wiring factory SEWS, Foundry MECANICA, Carpeting Factory, etc. The spices factory is the largest of this kind in South Eastern Europe and the porcelain producer is main porcelain provider for IKEA.
Regarding the distribution of the occupied population by economic activity, the occupational profile of Alba Iulia appears to be strongly oriented towards the fields of industry and services. Thus, 60.6% of the labor force of Alba Iulia is attracted by the tertiary economic sector, 35.6% by the secondary sector and only 3.8% by the primary sector, the occupied persons being involved as follows: 15 thousand people in the manufacturing industry, 4.5 thousand in the trade industries, 2.4 thousand in construction, 1.6 thousand in transport and storage, and 1.1 thousand in agriculture and forestry.
As for the budgetary sector, it is well represented in the municipality: 3.3 thousand in public administration and defense, 1.9 thousand in health and social care, 1.8 thousand in education. A relatively small share of the workforce is specific to the fields of communications and informatics or to hotels and restaurants (approximately 500 people). Regarding the situation of job mobility (commuting), about 13% of the employed population has a job outside the home town.
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