As of  2011, Courtelary had an unemployment rate of 3.53%.
 As of 2008, there were a total of 610 people employed in the municipality.
 Of these, there were 64 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 24 businesses involved in this sector.
 330 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 17 businesses in this sector.
 216 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 36 businesses in this sector.
 There were 6 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 50.0% of the workforce.

In 2008 there were a total of 532 full-time equivalent jobs.
 The number of jobs in the primary sector was 43, all of which were in agriculture.
 The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 312 of which 274 or (87.8%) were in manufacturing and 38 (12.2%) were in construction.
 The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 177.
 In the tertiary sector; 25 or 14.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 2.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 18 or 10.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 21 or 11.9% were the insurance or financial industry, 8 or 4.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 14 or 7.9% were in education and 41 or 23.2% were in health care.

In 2000, there were 342 workers who commuted into the municipality and 308 workers who commuted away.
 The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.1 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving.
 About 1.8% of the workforce coming into Courtelary are coming from outside Switzerland.
 Of the working population, 13.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.5% used a private car.
As of  2011, Courtelary had an unemployment rate of 3.53%.  As of 2008, there were a total of 610 people employed in the municipality.  Of these, there were 64 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 24 businesses involved in this sector.  330 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 17 businesses in this sector.  216 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 36 businesses in this sector.  There were 6 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 50.0% of the workforce.
In 2008 there were a total of 532 full-time equivalent jobs.  The number of jobs in the primary sector was 43, all of which were in agriculture.  The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 312 of which 274 or (87.8%) were in manufacturing and 38 (12.2%) were in construction.  The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 177.  In the tertiary sector; 25 or 14.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 2.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 18 or 10.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 21 or 11.9% were the insurance or financial industry, 8 or 4.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 14 or 7.9% were in education and 41 or 23.2% were in health care.
In 2000, there were 342 workers who commuted into the municipality and 308 workers who commuted away.  The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.1 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving.  About 1.8% of the workforce coming into Courtelary are coming from outside Switzerland.  Of the working population, 13.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.5% used a private car.
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