%). ▁▁ ▁there ▁were ▁ 8 2 ▁apart ments ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁apart ments ▁were ▁perman ently ▁occupied . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁construction ▁rate ▁of ▁new ▁housing ▁units ▁was ▁ 1 1 . 5 ▁new ▁units ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁residents . ▁ ▁The ▁vac ancy ▁rate ▁for ▁the ▁municipality , ▁, ▁was ▁ 1 . 0 8 %. ▁ ▁The ▁historical ▁population ▁is ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁chart : ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁federal ▁election ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁party ▁was ▁the ▁F DP ▁which ▁received ▁ 2 9 . 1 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁three ▁most ▁popular ▁parties ▁were ▁the ▁SP ▁( 2 7 . 9 2 % ), ▁the ▁SV P ▁( 1 8 . 3 2 %) ▁and ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁( 1 5 . 9 2 %). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁federal ▁election , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 3 1 ▁votes ▁were ▁cast , ▁and ▁the ▁vot er ▁turn out ▁was ▁ 6 6 . 2 %. ▁ ▁Econom y ▁, ▁H ess ig k of en ▁had ▁an ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁of ▁ 0 . 6 %. ▁ ▁, ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 2 ▁people ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁economic ▁sector ▁and ▁about ▁ 7 ▁business es ▁involved ▁in ▁this ▁sector . ▁▁ 6 ▁people ▁were ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁secondary ▁sector ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 ▁business es ▁in ▁this ▁sector . ▁▁ 7 2 ▁people ▁were ▁employed ▁in ▁the