growth industry
noun
: a business that has become increasingly popular or profitable
also
: an interest or activity that is increasingly popular or trendy
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Despite actively seeking roles in high-growth industries like IT, healthcare, and financial services, the report notes that the youngest generation of workers are leaving college and entering the workforce in an uncertain labor landscape.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
In recent decades, predicting the future of everything has become a growth industry, especially in politics.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
On an annual basis, San Diego County’s biggest growth industry was private education and health services with 12,400 new jobs.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
On the flipside, global competition for access to finite resources and to dominate the next generation of growth industries—clean energy, grid resilience, electric vehicles, sustainable food solutions—is redrawing supply chains, trade agreements, and geopolitics.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
In recent decades, predicting the future of everything has become a growth industry, especially in politics.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
On an annual basis, San Diego County’s biggest growth industry was private education and health services with 12,400 new jobs.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
On the flipside, global competition for access to finite resources and to dominate the next generation of growth industries—clean energy, grid resilience, electric vehicles, sustainable food solutions—is redrawing supply chains, trade agreements, and geopolitics.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Growth industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20industry. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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