page_title: Turtmann-Unterems
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Turtmann-Unterems / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Gare de Tourtemagne.Deutsch: Turtmann's Bahnhof.
context_page_description: Turtmann-Unterems is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipalities of Turtmann and Unterems merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems.
context_section_description: As of  2012, there were a total of 530 people employed in the municipality.  Of these, a total of 94 people worked in 36 businesses in the primary economic sector.  The secondary sector employed 204 workers in 22 separate businesses.  Finally, the tertiary sector provided 232 jobs in 61 businesses.  In 2013 a total of 4.5% of the population received social assistance.
caption: Turtmann train station
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