51.   An ever-larger part of union organizing is in government and in the service sector, including hotels and nursing homes.

52.   And although labor has shifted much of its organizing efforts toward the service sector, many young workers view such jobs as a stopgap, says Bluestone.

53.   And despite its reputation for low wages, the service sector is adding most of the higher-wage jobs.

54.   And gains in the service sector are threatened if the economic sluggishness continues, Tutterow said.

55.   And as personal computers become a commodity business, competition in the services sector is heating up as more hardware vendors try to move up the food chain.

56.   And in the past four years, productivity in the service sector has doubled.

57.   And the service sector -- everything from stores to banks -- is adding most of the higher-wage jobs, despite its reputation for low wages.

58.   And while income growth has been strong, the gains have been concentrated in the top niches of the notoriously cyclical financial services sector.

59.   And, with labor markets still extremely tight, excessive wage pressure, particularly in the non-traded service sector, remains a risk.

60.   As manufacturing and agriculture have sagged, rural areas and cities alike have turned to the service sector to create jobs and generate economic activity.