In the federal election, a total of 194 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.5%. , Thierrens had an unemployment rate of 3.2%. , there were 65 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 18 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 7 businesses in this sector. 138 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 24 businesses in this sector. There were 307 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.4% of the workforce.  , there were 77 workers who commuted into the municipality and 188 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.4 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 5.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.8% used a private car. From the , 121 or 20.9% were Roman Catholic, while 336 or 58.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 member of an Orthodox church, and there was 1 individual who belongs to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Islamic. 82 (or about 14.16% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 37 individuals (or about 6.39% of the population) did not answer the question. Thierrens has an average of 126.5 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is June during which time Thierrens receives an average of of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 11.3 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.2, but with only of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is February with an average of of precipitation over 10.2 days. In Thierrens about 227 or (39.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 70 or (12.1%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule"). Of the 70 who completed tertiary schooling, 64.3% were Swiss men, 21.4% were Swiss women and 8.6% were non-Swiss women. In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 92 students in the Thierrens school district.