service industry
noun
: a type of business that provides services to customers rather than producing a product
jobs in the service industries
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Initially, the news was met with excitement by Lopez and several in the service industry where tips can make a good portion of take-home pay.
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Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
This difference in health insurance coverage, in part, is connected to the industries Latinos in the U.S. overwhelmingly work in, such as agriculture and the service industry, according to Joe Betancourt, president of the Commonwealth Fund.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
After hearing the conditions of service industry workers in unions at Fiserv Forum and Pabst Theater Group, Lakefront Brewery employees decided to form a union of their own, according to Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality (MASH) Workers Union.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Trump and Harris have aggressively courted the state’s voters, notably by proposing not taxing tips, a priority for service industry workers.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
This difference in health insurance coverage, in part, is connected to the industries Latinos in the U.S. overwhelmingly work in, such as agriculture and the service industry, according to Joe Betancourt, president of the Commonwealth Fund.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
After hearing the conditions of service industry workers in unions at Fiserv Forum and Pabst Theater Group, Lakefront Brewery employees decided to form a union of their own, according to Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality (MASH) Workers Union.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Trump and Harris have aggressively courted the state’s voters, notably by proposing not taxing tips, a priority for service industry workers.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Service industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20industry. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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