Kirn once earned itself countrywide fame as the “Town of Leather”. Most of the tanneries and leather-finishing plants of yore are now long gone, and all that remains of them in town is their head offices. Because such a great deal of the production has been shifted to countries where wages are low, very few people are now employed in the leather industry in Kirn itself.
Kirn, once renowned as "The Town of Leather," is now largely devoid of its former tanneries and leather-processing facilities.  What remains are the headquarters of those businesses that have relocated their operations to countries with lower labor costs. Consequently, employment in the leather industry within Kirn itself has dwindled significantly.