109 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (95) were built between 1981 and 1990. there were 1,124 apartments in the district. The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 271. There were 19 single room apartments and 614 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 978 apartments (87.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 104 apartments (9.3%) were seasonally occupied and 42 apartments (3.7%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.2 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the district, , was 0.83%. The historical population is given in the following chart: Heritage sites of national significance The Alte Bleiche on Bleichestrasse 8, the Altwasser-Höhle (a late paleolithic shelter) and the Farm House at Blumenau are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. Politics In the 2007 federal election the CVP received 84.1% of the vote. In the federal election, a total of 474 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 21.4%. Economy , Rüte had an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 276 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 127 businesses involved in this sector. 236 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 38 businesses in this sector. 313 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 78 businesses in this sector. There were 1,449 residents of the district who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.0% of the workforce. the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 630. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 189, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 196 of which 98 or (50.0%) were in manufacturing, 1 was in mining and 97 (49.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 245. In the tertiary sector; 65 or 26.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 26 or 10.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 73 or 29.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 1.2% were in the information industry, 2 or 0.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 19 or 7.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 19 or 7.8% were in education and 7 or 2.9% were in health care. , there were 206