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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Convincing service industry veterans to embrace AI isn’t exactly easy.
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Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Among Trump’s 2024 campaign promises was a vow to make service industry gratuities and overtime pay nontaxable.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
Only three states – New York, New Jersey and Arkansas – regulate the courier service industry, according to a 2024 Texas House report.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Others, such as the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), estimate tipped workers to make up a slightly higher percentage of about 5%
And despite the proposal’s broad appeal, economists say that curtailing taxes on tips may harm workers in the service industry.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 21 May 2025
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Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Among Trump’s 2024 campaign promises was a vow to make service industry gratuities and overtime pay nontaxable.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
Only three states – New York, New Jersey and Arkansas – regulate the courier service industry, according to a 2024 Texas House report.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Others, such as the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), estimate tipped workers to make up a slightly higher percentage of about 5%
And despite the proposal’s broad appeal, economists say that curtailing taxes on tips may harm workers in the service industry.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 21 May 2025
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“Service industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20industry. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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