, Montcherand had an unemployment rate of 3.3%. , there were 21 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 61 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 7 businesses in this sector. 38 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector. There were 206 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.2% of the workforce. the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 100. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 15, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 55 of which 1 was in manufacturing and 19 (34.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 30. In the tertiary sector; 17 or 56.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 2 or 6.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 7 or 23.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 2 or 6.7% were in education. , there were 66 workers who commuted into the municipality and 162 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.5 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 16.7% of the workforce coming into Montcherand are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 5.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 75.7% used a private car. Religion From the , 60 or 14.9% were Roman Catholic, while 284 or 70.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 15 individuals (or about 3.71% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 person who was Buddhist. 43 (or about 10.64% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 8 individuals (or about 1.98% of the population) did not answer the question. Education In Montcherand about 157 or (38.9%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 44 or (10.9%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 44 who completed tertiary schooling, 70.5% were Swiss men, 20.5% were Swiss women. In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 54 students in the Montcherand school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts. During the school