were 108. There were 9 single room apartments and 168 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 330 apartments (91.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 13 apartments (3.6%) were seasonally occupied and 18 apartments (5.0%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two-room apartment was about 661.00 CHF (US$530, £300, €420), a three-room apartment was about 1071.00 CHF (US$860, £480, €690) and a four-room apartment cost an average of 1375.00 CHF (US$1100, £620, €880). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.78%. The historical population is given in the following chart: Heritage sites of national significance The Ständerhaus is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire village of Buus is part Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. Politics In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.21% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (18.85%), the Green Party (14.74%) and the FDP (11.77%). In the federal election, a total of 379 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 53.3%. Economy , Buus had an unemployment rate of 0.87%. , there were 92 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 32 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 9 businesses in this sector. 78 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 29 businesses in this sector. There were 482 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.6% of the workforce. the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 147. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 60, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 39, of which 4 or (10.3%) were in manufacturing and 35 (89.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 48. In the tertiary sector; 7 or 14.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 4.2% were in the movement and storage of goods, 9 or 18.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 10.4% were in the information industry, 7 or 14.6% were technical professionals or scientists, 7 or 14.6% were in education and 1