Boston
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Overview
Largest Employers: Fidelity Investments, Boston University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Liberty Mutual, NYNEX, Gillette, Boston Scientific, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard University,
Largest Labor Forces: health services, business services, eating/drinking places, engineering & management services, educational services, government, trade, transportation and utilties
Unemployment Rate: 4.1% (2008)
Sales Tax: 5%
Income Tax: 5.3%
Temperature: 29 ~ 74 °F
Snowfall Season: Dec ~ March, unpredictable level of snowfall
Mean Salary: $49,070
Cost of Living Index: 136.8 (100 = national average)
Air Quality Index: 101, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Public Transportation: The "T" includes a system of subways, trolleys, buses, and trains. For more info,visit Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Alumni Contacts
- Duke Club of Boston
- DukeConnect (network with volunteer alumni)
Career Center Resource Room
- The 2002 Book of Lists (Boston Business Times)
- National Internships Guide
- National Jobbank 2001
Housing Locator
Job Search Websites
- BostonWorks
- Carousel Expo (listing of job fairs in the Boston area)
- New England Film (film & video industry)
- Boston ComputerWork (computers)
- Boston Job Bank
- The Boston Job Source