美国十大最佳商业和就业城市

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《福布斯》杂志（Forbes）日前公布了第六年度最佳商业和就业城市评比的结果。评比结果显示，在当前美国民众对日益增长的「外包」（即将商业合约转交给外国公司执行）现象感到不安和气愤的时候，不少公司仍然喜欢「内包」，理由是低廉的商业成本以及高素质的雇员队伍。评比结果还显示，美国国内的内地城市，而不是沿海城市提供了大量新就业机会。


    该评比由位于宾西法尼亚州西切斯特（West Chester, PA）的经济金融研究公司Economy.com主持。商业成本的评估指标包括劳工成本、能源消耗、税收以及办公场所面积等。为了比较不同地区雇员的素质，评比还考虑到了大学毕业生和博士学位获得者占当地人口的比例。评比的指标还包括就业和收入增长率、迁入居民类型以及犯罪率。与以往的评估不同的是，今年的评估还新增了文化和休闲的参考，包括博物馆、电影院、高尔夫球场、体育运动队等。读者可以从以下网站获得更多有关全美150个大型城市，以及168个中型城市的评比结果和这些城市的排名： www.forbes.com/bestplaces

以下是今年度当选的十大最佳商业和就业城市：

1.威斯康辛州首府麦迪逊（Madison，Wisconsin）
人口443,000，就业年度增长率1.5%，平均年收入增长率4.3%，大型企业包括：威斯康辛大学及其附属医院，American Family Insurance, Meriter Health Services, MutualGroup。在麦迪逊有41%的成年居民拥有大学以上学历—将近两倍于全国平均水平。年均个人收入也获得了迅速增长。就业市场看好，失业率只有 2.7%，在全美150个大城市中最低。

2.北卡州洛丽－度朗（Raleigh-Durham, NC）
人口1,268,000，就业年度增长率1.1%，平均年收入增长率2.4%，大型企业包括：杜克大学及其医学中心、北卡大学Chapel Hill分校、IBM、北卡州立大学、Health Care。在北卡州洛丽－度朗地区形成的研究三角拥有包括SAS和思科（Cisco）在内的130多家公司，雇用员工将近40,000人。在未来5年内就业增长预计达14%。

3.德克萨斯州奥斯汀（Austin, Texas）
人口1,349,000，就业年度增长率1.7%，平均年收入增长率3.5%，大型企业包括：德克萨斯大学、Dell、摩托罗拉（Motorola）、IBM、Seton Healthcare Network。奥斯汀的经济受科技股滑坡的冲击很大，但是现在情况有所好转。Apple公司以及AMD公司最近均在奥斯汀设立了工厂。奥斯汀去年专利申请的数量较前年增长约10%。

4.华盛顿DC以及接壤维吉尼亚的地区（Washington, D.C.- VA）
人口 5,162,000，就业年度增长率2.1%，平均年收入增长率4.3%，大型企业包括：Verizon Communications、Saftway、Marriott International、IBM、Inova Health System、US Airways。哥伦比亚特区人口只占华盛顿DC－维吉尼亚地区总人口的12%，后者包括马里兰州，维吉尼亚州及西维吉尼亚州。但是，哥伦比亚特区拥有最高学历的员工阶层，其年收入增长、文化、休闲等在全美国均名列前茅。 唯一不足的是哥伦比亚特区的消费水平较高，否则哥伦比亚特区的排名将列第一。

5.乔治亚州首府亚特兰大（Atlanta, GA）
人口4,386,000，就业年度增长率1.1%，平均年收入增长率2.9%，大型企业包括：BellSouth、Delta Air Lines、 Kroger、Emory大学、Publix Supermarkets。亚特兰大的商业成本在所有人口超过4百万的大城市中是最低的，比全美平均水平低6%。亚特兰大在工业领域多样化上列全美第一，此外，亚特兰大的Hartsfield-Jackson国际机场的起降航班数为世界第二。

6.犹他州普罗沃（Provo, Utah）
人口388,000，就业年度增长率1.5%，平均年收入增长率2.1%，大型企业包括：Brigham Young大学、Utah Valley州立学院、Health Services、Convergys、Novell。普罗沃的低消费水平使其成为各大公司理想的牵移地和扩展地。商业成本较全美平均水平低7%。人均年收入只有$19,300，全美人均年收入则为$30,400。普罗沃的就业增长率在全美名列第一。

7.爱达荷州首府博伊斯（Boise, Idaho）
人口465,000，就业年度增长率2.5%，平均年收入增长率1.9%，大型企业包括：Micron Technology、Mountain Home Air Force Base、St. Luke's地区医学中心、Albertsons、Hewlett-Packard。博伊斯虽然没有地处交通枢纽，但是其低廉的消费水平以及就业增长仍然吸引了全美的移民。在过去的5年里，博伊斯的就业增长率超过全美平均水平的3倍。博伊斯的居民移入率在全美排名第五，达每年2%。

8.阿拉巴马州亨茨维尔（Huntsville, AL）
人口354,000，就业年度增长率1.2%，平均年收入增长率0.1%，大型企业包括：U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal、Huntsville 医院系统、Cinram International、NASA、Boeing。亨茨维尔城市不大，但31%的居民拥有大学以上学历，而全美平均水平为24%。美国国防部的合约占亨茨维尔2002年度国内生产总值（GDP）的25%，在全美名列第一。

9.肯塔基州莱克星顿（Lexington, KY）
人口490,000，就业年度增长率- 0.1%，平均年收入增长率1.8%，大型企业包括：肯塔基大学、Toyota Motor、Lexmark International、St. Joseph 医院、Central Baptist 医院。莱克星顿的商业成本低于全美平均水平的 19%，在全美人口超过20万的城市中排名第二，仅次于新墨西哥州的阿尔伯克基。

10.维吉尼亚州首府瑞奇蒙（Richmond, VA）
人口1,023,000，就业年度增长率1.0%，平均年收入增长率3.2%，大型企业包括：Capital One Financial、Philip Morris USA、HCA、Wal-Mart。瑞奇蒙是本次评比中唯一一个九项指标的排名均超过50%其他城市的大城市。

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误导……

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*Atlanta-Georgia Tech.
*Austin U-Texas:Many S/W companies
*Boston U-Boston
*Chicago-IIT,UIC,Northwestern University
*Cleveland -Cleveland State U.
*Dallas-U Texas Dallas:Top City for Telecom
*Denver U-Denever
*Detroit-Wayne State U:Top City for Automobile Industries
*Houston-U-Houston,SMU
*Indianapolis-IUPUI
*Los Angeles-U-California
*Miami
*Minneapolis-University of Minnesota
*Orlando-UCF
*Philadelphia-Drexel,U-Pennsylvania
*Phoenix-U Phoenix
*Pittsburgh-U-Pittsburgh
*Portland-Portland State U:One of Major Areas for Semiconductor Industries
*Raleigh-Durham-NCSU,Duke:Both in Research Triangle Park
*Saint Louis-Missouri Rolla(Near),U-Washington:Ranked among Top 5 in Fortune 500 Companies
*Salt Lake City-U-Utah
*San Diego-SDSU,U-California
*San Francisco-SFSU
*Seattle-WSU,U Washington
*Washington, DC
*Nashville-Vanderbilt U,U Tennessee
*New Orleans -LSU:Great University for Petroleum Engg.
*New York CUNY,SUNY:Top City for MBAs
*Huntsville:U-Alabama Huntsville.One of greatest center for Aerospace Companies.



Research Parks
*Stanford Research Park-Companies 150,Employees 23,000
*Cummings Research Park(Alabama,Huntsville) many fortune 500   Companies.
*Iowa State Research Park-Companies 50.
*Texas A&M Research Park.
*Research Triangle Park(NC)-NCSU,DUKE,UNC.
*The Olentangy River Wetland Research Park-Ohio State U.
*Wisconsin Madison Research Park.Companies 102,Employees 3500.
*University of Utah Research Park-Employees 6400.
*Purdue Research Park-Employees 2500, Companies 90.

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~~California are best Suited for IT/EE/CS Engineers.

~~Central America is best for Mechanical Engineers.

~~Area around New York is best for MBAs,Banks...


Top states for Semiconductor Industries--
1.California
2.Texas
3.Arizona
4.Oregon

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They don't represent rankings. But Recommended programs by graduateshotline. Princeton University

Stanford University
University of Southern California
Cornell University
University of Colorado
Oregon State University (VLSI-excellent)
Purdue University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Rice University
University of Michigan
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Minnesota
Harvard
University of California-Berkeley
University of Rhode Island
Johns Hopkins University
University of Notre Dame
Carnegie Mellon University
Yale University
University of California-San Diego
California Institute Technology
University of California-Irvine
Northwestern University
Virginia Polytechnic Inst & State University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Virginia
University of Iowa
University of Washington
Vanderbilt University
Case Western Reserve University
Ohio State University
University of Texas at Austin
Washington University
North Carolina State University
University of Rochester
University of Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Inst of Technology
University of California-Santa Barbara
University of Minnesota
Drexel University
Texas A&M University
Brown University
Arizona State University
University of Maryland College Park
Colorado State University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst
Pennsylvania State University
University of Florida
Michigan State University
Clarkson University
University of Arizona
University of Utah
University of California-Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
Duke University
Lehigh University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Columbia University
Louisiana State U & A&M College
Northeastern University
University of California-Davis
Boston University
Worcester Polytechnic Inst
Clemson University
Rutgers State University-New Brunswick
University of Illinois at Chicago
Iowa State University
Washington State University
University of Houston
University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Delaware
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
University of Pittsburgh
George Washington University
New Jersey Inst of Technology
Stevens Inst of Technology
Texas Tech University
University of Missouri-Rolla
University of Mass-Lowell
Syracuse University
Illinois Institute of Technology
San Jose State University (EE/CS)
SDSU (EE/CS)
Utah State (EE/Civil)
Portland State (EE)
Wayne State University
George Mason (EE/CS)
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
University of Dayton
University of Toledo
University of California Santa Cruz
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Oregon Graduate Institute Science & Tech
University of Kentucky
University of Alabama Huntsville
West Virginia University
State U of New York-Stony Brook
Auburn University
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville (Mech)
State University of New York-Buffalo
Colorado State University
University of Connecticut
University of Alabama-Birmingham  (Biomedical)
University of Akron (Biomedical)
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas Arlington
University of Texas Dallas
Brigham Young University
RIT (CS)
Harvey Mudd College
Seattle University (CS)
Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.
Temple University(CS)
University of Maryland Baltimore County
University of Mass Lowell


Please NOTE: Few good programs may still be missing.

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Universities ranked under top 30 are well known and can be found easily and National Research Councils page. Major problem arises is in selection of middle order universities. That is universities ranked after 50.Here Some top as well as middle order programs are rated.

University Placements AID/ Comments
Oregon State University Excellent (EE/CS) Good for EE.Good Research opportunities. Good Location around semiconductor companies in Oregon.
University of Cincinnati Good Good aid Scene. Most MS students are supported
University of Missouri-Rolla Good for ME/EE Good
Louisiana State University Good Good. Good Climate (warm)
Washington State University Good Good AID scene. Many Assistantships. Costly city Seattle.
Iowa State University  Good Good AID Scene.
Duke University  Good Good. Located in Research Triangle. Excellent concentration of Companies.
University of Texas at Dallas Good Dim. Also P/T jobs are rare. But excellent location and Tuition fees is very less.
Northeastern University  Good Good

Now third quarter Universities( Ranks 60 to 100 According to graduateshotline.com) in Overall( AID, Placements, Ranks) performance are classified and comparatively graded.

University Placement AID/Comments
Texas Tech University Fair Good. Cheap University.
West Virginia University Good (for ME) Cheap. Good in AID. Good for Mech Engg.
Wayne State University Fair. Good for Mechanical Engineers. Cheap.
NJIT Good AID is rare. Costly city but good location.
University of Houston Fair Cheap. Good Telecom Program. Aid is better and good location.