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News Release 14-136
18 million workers produced more than one-fifth of U.S. gross domestic product in 2012
Commercial knowledge and technology-intensive industries play a big role in U.S. economy
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In 2012, KTI industries produced $3.8 trillion in value-added output, nearly one-fourth of the U.S. gross domestic product.
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