Chicago
*Overview
Largest Industries: Banking, insurance, aerospace & defense, Cook County, drugs & biotechnology, technology hardware & equipment, capital goods, retailing, utilities, hotels, restaurants & leisure, food, drink & tobacco
Largest Employers: Abbot Laboratories, Bank One, All State, Boeing, Motorola, Caterpillar, Exelon Corp., Sears Roebuck, Exelon, McDonald's, SBC Communications, UPS, United Airlines, University of Chicago, Northwestern University and Medical Center
Largest Labor Forces: trade, transportation & utilities, professional & business services, education & health services, government
Unemployment Rate: 11.0% (June 2009)
Sales Tax: 6.25%
Income Tax: 3%
Temperature: 22 ~ 75 °F
Mean Salary: $47,120
Cost of Living Index: 128.6 (100 = national average)
Air Quality Index: 89, Moderate
Public Transportation: The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) operates the nation's second largest public transportation system. The CTA includes buses and rapid transit cars, including direct access to the two major airports. For more information, visit Chicago Transit Authority
Metra Train System connects Chicago and all suburbs of Chicago
Alumni Contacts
- Duke Club of Chicago
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- Jose Isasi '89
- DukeConnect (network with volunteer alumni)
Housing Locators
Job Search Websites
- ChicagoJobTalk
- TheDigitalRecruiter
- Chicago Tribune Job Classifieds
- Chicago Reader Classifieds
- Information Technology Jobs
- Chicago's Preferred Jobs