In December the purchasing-managers index for service industries fell to a new low.
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But the gauge for service industries plunged to only just above 50, the point at which more managers report a fall than a rise in activity.
Premier Oil is just one of the companies about to pump oil out of the South Atlantic and there could be huge opportunities for service industries based in Argentina, just 500 miles (800km) away.
The local community college has been quick to fashion training courses for growing service industries.
Whatever you think of this development, low hourly rates for most service industries have driven this tipping culture and entrenched it over time.
PayNearMe Tuesday is announcing a slew of new integrations of the service that show the large potential for the service across a number of industries.
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Second, electronic commerce poses a headache for national regulators, especially in service industries such as medicine and financial advice where suppliers are much better informed than their customers.
There have been few more solid signs of recovery, although one index published this week suggested that activity in service industries was expanding for the first time since August.
Labour-market reforms would increase demand for less-skilled workers, particularly in service industries such as health care.
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Reconciliation of massive high-tech investment and relatively slow productivity growth in service industries remains an important task for proponents of the new-economy position.
The expansion of government and service industries has opened new opportunities for women, of which working-class and middle-class men seem less able to avail themselves.
These are not trivial amounts for workers in low-wage industries like food service, retail, and low-skilled labor.
Working at an international hotel often is the starting ground for many young, bright hotel employees who are later coveted by other service industries, such as airlines, banks and domestic hotel brands, after their initial training.
Mr. Lozoya also envisions Pemex acting as a lever of development for the economy, spurring the development of a stronger oil service sector and promote new industries like ethanol.
Universities say that such new courses reflect the demands for skills from the leisure and service sectors, which are now often bigger employers than "traditional" industries.
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The researchers said the women had done night shifts for an average of two to three years and in industries such as healthcare, food preparation and service, and office and admin support.
One reason for the fascination with manufacturing, Mr Bhagwati says, is the mistaken belief that it is more technologically dynamic than service industries.
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