Washington DC
*Overview
Largest
Employers: Federal government, Potomac Electric
Power Company, The Washington Post, Bell Atlantic of Washington,
Fannie Mae, World Bank, George Washington University,
WMATA
Unemployment Rate:
3.4% (2005)
Sales Tax:
5.75%
Income Tax Range:
4.5-9%
Temperature: 35 ~
80 °F
Median Salary:
$57,980
Cost of Living
Index: 137.8 (100=national average)
Air Pollution Index:
94
Public
Transportation: The Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority (WMATA) operates the second largest rail
transit system and the fifth largest bus network in the US. For
more information, visit Washington Metroplitan Area Transit
Authority
Alumni Contacts
- Duke Club of Washington (DCW)
- Phone: (703) 556-0149
- Email: info@dcw.org
- President/Contact: Nancy Perry '81
- DukeConnect (network with volunteer alumni)
Career Center Resource Room
- The 2002 Book of Lists
- National Internships Guide
- National Jobbank 2001
Housing Locators
- Washington DC Realty Locator
- DC Registry Real Estate
- Washington DC Real Estate
- Washington DC Apartment and Roommates
- Apartment Locator
Job Search Websites:
- The Washington DC Job Source
- Washington Post Jobs Search
- Jobsbook
- DC's Preferred Jobs
- Information Technology Jobs
- DC Registry
- DCpages
- DC Job Network
*www.wikipedia.com