Article: ECONOMY WATCH.(BUSINESS)

Byline: State Journal staff, wire services

SERVICE INDEX: The U.S. service sector grew in September for the first time in 13 months, an encouraging sign for the economy, although jobs remain scarce. The Institute for Supply Management said Monday that its service index hit 50.9 last month, up from 48.4 in August. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected a reading of 50, the dividing line between growth and contraction. The index, which tracks more than 80 percent of the country's economic activity, including hospitals, retailers, financial services companies and truckers, hadn't grown since August 2008.

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