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Measure of the average deviation from optimal room temperature (72 degrees
Fahrenheit) in a city. January and July heat indices were calculated for each city
using an online tool that integrates average temperature and average morning
Thermal comfort relative humidity during each month. A final thermal comfort score was derived
by first taking the difference between a city's heat index for each month and
optimal room temperature and then averaging the absolute values of these
differences.
Total amount of taxes and any mandatory contributions required by local, state
Total tax rate and national law payable by a business as a percent of its profit. This does not
include employer contributions to health care coverage.
Measure of traffic congestion and congestion policies for each city scored on
Traffic congestion the level of congestion as well as the modernity, reliability and efficiency of
public transport.
Ranking based on staffing risk in each city associated with recruitment,
employment, restructuring, retirement and retrenchment. Risk was assessed
based on 25 factors grouped into five indicator areas: demographic risks
associated with labor supply, the economy and the society; risks related to
Workforce governmental policies that help or hinder the management of people;
management risk
education risk factors associated with finding qualified professionals in a given
city; talent development risk factors related to the quality and availability of
recruiting and training resources; and risks associated with employment
practices. A lower score indicates a lower degree of overall staffing risk.

Working age
Proportion of a city's population aged 15‐64 to the total population of the city.
population

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