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The Dayton area will add jobs in 2012, led by growth in health care and manufacturing, according to the latest Regional Economic Report from Wright State University.
Defense work and business services on the national an international market also are expected to fuel job growth.
Thomas Traynor, an economics professor at Wright State and author of the report, expects a seasonal drop in employment during the first quarter of 2012, followed by a mid-year rebound.
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