And while professional business -- goods bought by contractors and builders -- is improving, it is still weak.
Manufacturing, once the employer of a large middle class, has shriveled, while professional fields have grown.
Car inventories rose 1.1percentt in June, while professional equipment was up 1.2percentt.
I have concluded that an all-volunteer military, while professional and effective, is bad for the country.
But while professional gaming is increasingly popular, in recent years the gaming world has had to rework its marketing approach.
Nessler's college football and basketball work for ESPN and ABC, while professional, is not memorable or distinctive.
"While professional development is important, so too is the payment of fair, professional wages to educators," Davison said.
While professional musicians may need to record several tracks simultaneously, amateurs can easily get away with two, Mr. Jones said.
While professional athletes will use Woodward at Copper, young skiers and riders may see the most benefit.
Sites like LinkedIn keep people up on job opportunities, while professional "friends" on Facebook can keep us abreast of advances in our fields.
While professional athletes have been the most frequently cited illicit users of the drugs, the report suggests that show-business celebrities also have resorted to them.
