Service Sector Picks Up In September: Ism

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Wed, 10/03/2012 - 6:12am

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pace of growth in the vast U.S. services sector picked up in September as new orders accelerated, though employment cooled, an industry report showed on Wednesday.

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