St. Wendel is a rising industrial center with a multitude of enterprises and work places. Due to a specific settlement program and a city marketing aimed at progress, the site offers the following advantages :

• good investment climate
• help for founders of new business
• unbureaucratic help for businessmen
• general marketing actions
• fast development of industrial areas
• approx. 14.000 workplaces in total
• lowest unemployment rate in the Saarland
• over 80 companies in the industrial areas
• over 500  service companies and self-employed persons
• over 250 shops
• approx. 600 new enterprises with approx. 4.600 new work places since 1983, total shop surface downtown has doubled since 1983
• large-scale education and qualifying possibilities 
• qualified labour potential
• central situation in Europe
• appealing leisure time activities
• high reputation as a center for international sports competitions and cultural events.

A consistent policy of settling new industries and a continuous development of industrial estates as well as a persistent city marketing have transformed St. Wendel into a widely recognized economical site which gives a fresh impetus and assures work and training posts.

A large choice of different schools gives young people the opportunity to gain the knowledge and experience for their professional future. Big and middle-size companies, high-tech enterprises, trade, craftart and industry employ today over 14.000 persons. Many of the work places have been newly created over the past years, and there is an upwards trend.