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One more thing for those who might be working to pay for college: the unemployment rate is just about the lowest in the nation: there should be no difficulty in getting an off campus job. What will also interest many is that Madison is the center of a high tech boom, especially in health sciences and biotech, driven by cooperation between the colleges and business. It might not be too hard to get a job after graduation there as well.
A Little About Madison
Madison is Wisconsin's capital city that has urban culture, natural beauty, and small town charm. It has constantly been rated one of the top 10 best cities to live in almost every year. In 2004 it was named the healthiest city in America by Men's Journal magazine.
Built on an isthmus between lakes Monona and Mendota, Madison is renowned for its beautiful scenery. A total of five area lakes and over 200 parks provide an abundance of year-round outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, swimming, sailing, cross-country skiing, snow sailing, and ice fishing.
Many major streets in Madison have designated bike lanes and the city has one of the most extensive bike trail systems in the nation. Due to this, Madison has a very active cyclist culture. Bicycle tourism is an $800 million industry in Wisconsin, which has 20 percent of the nation's bicycling industry manufacturing capacity.
Madison is essentially a large college town. It is home to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as several other smaller colleges, giving the city a student population of nearly 50,000. The University of Wisconsin in Madison has roughly 40,000 students enrolled, making it one of the largest public universities in the United States. It is consistently rated among the top post-secondary schools in the country, and has outstanding courses, professors, and programs.
The Wisconsin state government and the University of Wisconsin remain major Madison employers. However, Madison's economy today is evolving from a manufacturing and governmental serviced based economy to a consumer services and high-tech base, particularly in the health, biotech and advertising sectors.
To the west, the Spring Green area features Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin estate and the American Players Theatre.
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