Seattle
Overview
Fastest-Growing Occupations: computer scientists, computer engineers, electronic pagination system workers, system analysts, patternmakers & layout workers
Unemployment Rate: 9.3% (June 2009)
Sales Tax: 6.5%
Income Tax: none
Temperature: 40 ~ 65 °F
Mean Salary: $50,350
Cost of Living Index: 118.6 (100 = national average)
Air Quality Index: 50, Moderate
Public Transportation: Seattle has numerous public transportation companies, including Metro (bus), Sound Transit (rail), ferries, and a monorail. However, cars remain more convenient for daily commutes from the suburbs to downtown. For a complete listing of available services, visit Seattle Transportation
Alumni Contacts
- Duke Club of Puget Sound
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- President/Contact: JP Cardona MBA '00
- DukeConnect (network with volunteer alumni)
Housing Locators
Job Search Websites:
- City of Seattle -- Employment
- SeattleInsider Job Finder
- Dice Job Search by Metro
- Bridgeway Career Development Seattle Career Center
- Seattle's Preferred Jobs
- Seattle EmploymentGuide
- Seattle ComputerWork (for computer jobs)
CityScapes:
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| Washington DC
| Los Angeles
| New York
| Research Triangle Park
| San Francisco
| Seattle
| Twin Cities