All are highly-educated management-level professionals who previously earned six-figure salaries.

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The city attracts highly educated professionals who work in high-paying fields like politics and law.

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Mu Sigma specializes in advanced analytical tools and services with a team of more than 2, 500 highly educated professionals, most of them in India.

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C. attracts highly educated professionals, and Stoll says college-educated young people between the ages of 18 to 35 are the most likely to move.

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