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| | The South Texas Border Region |
 | | By the turn of the century, this region accounted for 6.7 percent of the state’s population and 4.4 percent of the state’s employment base. |
 | | Topping this list of high-growth industries is computer and data processing services, as well as research and testing services, followed closely by management and public relations, health care, aerospace (aircraft repair and maintenance), legal services, accounting and auditing services, engineering services and communications—all industries relying on a well-trained, highly educated work force. |
 | | The list is led by the need for additional computer scientists, includes health service workers, engineers, health technicians, information clerks, health assessment workers, life scientists, social scientist, architects, engineering and scientific technicians, physical scientists as well as teachers. |
| www.cpa.state.tx.us /ecodata/regional/stxborder/outlook.html (3406 words) |
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