1.   For while competing directly with Microsoft is dangerous, the software industry as a whole is an engine of wealth creation, job generation and technical innovation.

2.   It was the third consecutive month that job generation has been exceptionally strong.

3.   Washington and Oregon are national pacesetters in job generation.

4.   Bautista said that next year, job generation in the agriculture sector will not be very promising since the sector is still reviving its productivity.

5.   Prime Minister John Howard said the lower official interest rate meant more investment, more risk taking and therefore more potential for job generation.