service industry

noun

: a type of business that provides services to customers rather than producing a product
jobs in the service industries

Examples of service industry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The service industry, particularly airlines and hotels, have long resorted to dynamic pricing models as a way to manage demand and earn more during periods of high traffic. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 25 Mar. 2024 Bernstein said the White House is in discussions with labor unions — especially in the service industry but also in manufacturing — about being ready for AI. Matt Egan, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024 And that is what casino and service industry workers and unions in Las Vegas, such as the Culinary Union, are asking for: that employers train their employees in the use of these new technologies. Juliana Jiménez J., NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024 Critics say the tax preparation service industry also has a stake in keeping the process too hard for many taxpayers to navigate alone. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2024 As of January, this critical service industry that was bludgeoned at the outset of the pandemic is a mere 0.4% (75,000 jobs) from reaching its February 2020 employment levels. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024 More than 36,000 people employed by the food service industry are owed back wages that have already been paid out by their current or previous employer. USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024 Autonomous mobile robots are finally being accepted in the service industry, and Savioke (now Relay Robotics) was created to drive that impact. IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2024 These are joined by an industry that, until now, has relied heavily on the human touch: the service industry. Juliana Jiménez J., NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024

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“Service industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20industry. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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