growth industry

noun

: a business that has become increasingly popular or profitable
also : an interest or activity that is increasingly popular or trendy

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Jim Cramer has long said cybersecurity is a secular growth industry because data is the new gold, and hackers want their hands all over it. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025 Despite actively seeking roles in high-growth industries like IT, healthcare, and financial services, the report notes that the youngest generation of workers are leaving college and entering the workforce in an uncertain labor landscape. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 In recent decades, predicting the future of everything has become a growth industry, especially in politics. Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 On an annual basis, San Diego County’s biggest growth industry was private education and health services with 12,400 new jobs. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for growth industry

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First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of growth industry was in 1954

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“Growth industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20industry. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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