, Schangnau had an unemployment rate of 0.7%. , there were a total of 522 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 258 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 85 businesses involved in this sector. 100 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 28 businesses in this sector. 165 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 38 businesses in this sector. There were 472 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 37.1% of the workforce.