Worse still, most of these jobs came from the goods-consuming service sector rather than the goods-producing manufacturing sector (which lost another 6, 000 jobs).

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The agreement called for IBM to sell--rather than exclusively lease--its equipment, to create a subsidiary for after-sale service and to limit itself to producing no more than half of the country's punch cards.

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This service-learning course gives students hands-on experience while producing a valuable product for an organization that serves the community.

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The service sector axed 279, 000 workers, while the goods-producing sector dealt out 243, 000 pink slips.

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Of the 72, 000 jobs created by medium-sized payrolls, 7, 000 jobs were created by the goods producing sector and 65, 000 jobs were created by the service-providing sector.

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Despite reporting the first fall in new business for six months, the index suggested Scottish service providers continued to expand activity solidly and at a slightly faster pace than their goods-producing counterparts.

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Employment in the service-providing sector of the economy grew 64, 000, while employment in the goods-producing sector dropped 54, 000 for its 17th consecutive monthly decline.

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And there comes a point where, as with any outsourced service or good, your own volume means that it might be better to start producing that in-house.

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