填空题
The American work force is changing. The most important change is from a
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economy to a
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economy. Generally, service jobs are divided into
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types. One, transportation and
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companies, like the phone company. Two,
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companies. Three,
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companies. Four, finance,
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and real estate companies. And finally, five,
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services, such as hotels, car repair,
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, and medicine. Economists predict that by the year 2000
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% of the work force will be part of the service economy.
Then what are the causes for such a change? First, American manufacturing industries are not
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because they are faced with
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from other parts of the world.
Secondly, because of technological advances,
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accounting and other business have become important.
Thirdly, more
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are now having jobs and this has increased the need for
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and day-care centers. And finally, the number of
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people has gown, so have
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services.
But, according to some economists, the service job explosion may create problems. The standard of living might
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because half of the service jobs pay
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wages.
The other problem is that some service jobs give a worker very little
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.