▁€ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁cap ita , ▁about ▁€ 6 4 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁employed ▁person ▁and ▁€ 1 2 0 ▁billion ▁total . ▁The ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁is ▁ 4 . 8 ▁per ▁cent . ▁Stuttgart ▁Region ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Europe ' s ▁economic ▁cent res . ▁This ▁is ▁due ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁international ▁companies , ▁such ▁as ▁Da im ler , ▁Por sche , ▁Robert ▁Bos ch , ▁C eles io , ▁H ew lett - Pack ard ▁and ▁IBM ▁( all ▁of ▁whom ▁have ▁their ▁world ▁or ▁German ▁headquarters ▁here ), ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁medium - s ized ▁enter pr ises ▁such ▁as ▁Be hr , ▁K är cher , ▁Mär k lin , ▁St i hl , ▁F esto , ▁and ▁Trump f . ▁In ▁total , ▁approximately ▁ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁companies ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁Region . ▁ 2 4 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁employees ▁in ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁Region ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁high - tech ▁sector ▁– ▁a ▁European ▁record . ▁ ▁The ▁Ver band ▁Region ▁Stuttgart ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁entity ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁regional ▁transport ation ▁planning ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁basic ▁network ▁of ▁public ▁transport ▁in ▁Stuttgart ▁Region . ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁development ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁In vest ments ▁in ▁R & D ▁of ▁German ▁companies , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 % ▁is ▁inv ested ▁by ▁companies ▁from ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁Region , ▁which ▁is ▁one ▁of