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Leading Industries Though the U.S. economy as a whole continues to expand, there are some parts of the economy that are growing and others that are shrinking. As you think about what area, called a sector, of the economy you would like to work in, consider which industries are expected to grow most quickly and which are likely to decline. The chart below indicates the industries that will experience the greatest percentage of jobs added or lost between now and 2006, based on U.S. Department of Labor statistics.
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- Reşiţa - Reşiţa Reşiţa , Hung. Resiczabánya, city (1990 pop. 110,519), W ...
- Christiansted - Christiansted Christiansted , town (2000 pop. 2,637), chief city of St. Croix, one of the U.S. ...
- Paris, city, France - Paris Paris , city (1999 pop. 2,115,757; metropolitan area est. pop. 11,000,000), N central France, ...
- Stonington - Stonington Stonington , town (1990 pop. 16,919), New London co., extreme SE Conn., on a peninsula ...
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