industries

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Compared with a year earlier, employment was little changed across most industries, though it has risen strongly in healthcare.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The manufacturer for the the aerospace and defense industries reported solid first-quarter earnings and hiked its full-year guidance.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Perhaps the best way to tell whether the jobs report is a good one is by how many industries are hiring.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Over and over again, Turner shook up established industries by invading quickly and expanding options for consumers, while railing against monolithic competitors who were less daring or nimble than his maverick Turner Broadcasting System.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The deep-pile carpets, the expensive genuine wood desks, reminded him that garbage collecting and trash disposal had, since the war, become one of Earth’s important industries.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick