Key Competitive Attractions
The Jura is strategically located in the heart of Europe. The department sits on the corridor linking the basins of the Rhone and Rhine, and is at the heart of the motorway and rail networks.
Key industry sectors:
- Wood Products and Manufacturing - nearly 400 companies create a thriving timber industry.
- The Food Industry (AAI) - 122 sites and 2,740 employees, mainly in dairy processing.
- Metallurgy - 5,000 jobs.
- Plastics - 3,300 jobs.
- Road transport - 192 companies.
Only 6% of the 3,567 trade companies have above 10 employees. Business services is a dynamic sector that has seen a rise of 39% in the workforce over the past 20 years. This trend is due to the concentration of commercial activity around Saint-Claude, Dole, and Lons-le-Saunier.
