At the same time, the region added 1.3 million non-farm jobs, a 27 percent increase, though its manufacturing base has been slipping in recent years.

Although the number of applicants to join the force has slipped in recent years, past tests have routinely drawn more than 20,000 people.

The American newspaper industry, humbled by slipping advertising revenue in recent years, is showing signs of returning health.

But his popularity has slipped in recent years in the state and he is considered one of the more vulnerable Republican senators this year.

With 12,300 stores worldwide, it typically generates half of Tricon's earnings but has been slipping in recent years.

Nevertheless, Oldsmobile sales have slipped badly in recent years.

The once-touted wine list has perhaps slipped in recent years; it ranges across the continents but offers no great depth.

However, his team slipped in subsequent years and did not have a winning record from 2004-05 to 2006-07.

Profit had slipped in recent years, limiting capital for development of new models.

Church's has been slipping in recent years as more and more areas have become saturated with fast-food outlets.