The Service Sector

question 77

Multiple Choice

The service sector:

• A) has remained steady at 44 million jobs in the United States for the last 20 years
• B) employs roughly 81 percent of the U.S.workforce
• C) is rarely capital intensive,as most services do not need high technology
• D) is decreasing in importance in the United States
• E) tends to create fewer new jobs than the manufacturing industry

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