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Professional, scientific, technical services: Growth is pegged at 1.9 million new jobs by 2012. Growth will be driven by the increasing reliance of businesses on information technology and the continuing importance of maintaining system and network security. Management, scientific and technical consulting services also will grow rapidly, spurred by the increased use of new technology and computer software, and the growing complexity of business.

• Management: Expect 195,000 new jobs by 2012.

• Information: Some 632,000 jobs will be added by 2012. Information contains some of the fast-growing computer-related industries such as software publishers; Internet publishing and broadcasting; and Internet service providers, Web search portals and data processing services. Jobs in telecommunications will surge because of demand for residential and business land-line and wireless services, cable service, high-speed Internet connections, and software will fuel job growth among these industries.

• Leisure and hospitality: Overall employment will grow by 497,000 jobs. Most of these will

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