3 7 6 ▁or ▁ 2 7 . 7 % ▁were ▁technical ▁profession als ▁or ▁scient ists , ▁ 1 9 2 ▁or ▁ 3 . 9 % ▁were ▁in ▁education ▁and ▁ 6 3 2 ▁or ▁ 1 2 . 7 % ▁were ▁in ▁health ▁care . ▁ ▁, ▁there ▁were ▁ 8 , 0 3 7 ▁workers ▁who ▁comm uted ▁into ▁the ▁municipality ▁and ▁ 7 , 0 5 5 ▁workers ▁who ▁comm uted ▁away . ▁The ▁municipality ▁is ▁a ▁net ▁im porter ▁of ▁workers , ▁with ▁about ▁ 1 . 1 ▁workers ▁entering ▁the ▁municipality ▁for ▁every ▁one ▁leaving . ▁About ▁ 2 5 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁work force ▁coming ▁into ▁All sch w il ▁are ▁coming ▁from ▁outside ▁Switzerland , ▁while ▁ 0 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁loc als ▁comm ute ▁out ▁of ▁Switzerland ▁for ▁work . ▁Of ▁the ▁working ▁population , ▁ 3 6 . 2 % ▁used ▁public ▁transport ation ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁work , ▁and ▁ 2 9 . 8 % ▁used ▁a ▁private ▁car . ▁ ▁All sch w il ▁is ▁now ▁largely ▁a ▁resident ial ▁bed room ▁community ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bas el , ▁with ▁some ▁light ▁industry , ▁not ably ▁in ▁electron ics , ▁chemical s , ▁ph arma ce ut ical s , ▁and ▁bi ote ch . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁pri zed ▁resident ial ▁district ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁combined ▁with ▁a ▁more ▁rural ▁atmosphere ▁and ▁open ▁spaces . ▁ ▁It ▁is