2008考研英语全题型高分强化教程十五(2)

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FOREIGN-BORN WORKERS: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IN 2005

　　In 2005, f***eign-b***n w***kers made up about 15 percent of the U.S. ci******an lab*** f***ce age 16 and over, the Bure*** of Lab*** Statist***s of the U.S. Depart***nt of Lab*** rep***t*** ***day. （1）The u***mploy***nt rate f*** the f***eign b***n fell *** 4.6 percent *** 2005, down from 5.5 percent *** the pri*** year. Over the year, the jobless rate of the native b***n dec******d from 5.5 *** 5.2 percent.

　　This ***ws release ***mpares the lab*** f***ce characterist***s of the f***eign b***n with those of their native-b***n ***unterparts. （2）The data on nati***ty are ***llect*** as part of the Current Population Survey （CPS）, a monthly sample survey of approximately 60,000 households. The f***eign b***n are persons who reside *** the Unit*** States but who were b***n outside the ***untry *** o*** of its outly***g areas *** parents who were not U.S. citizens. （3）The f***eign b***n ***clude legally-admitt*** immigrants, refugees, temp***ary residents such as students and temp***ary w***kers, and undocu***nt*** immigrants. The survey data however, do not separately identify the numbers of persons *** these cate***ries. F*** further ***f***mation about the survey, see the Techn***al Note.

　　The demograph*** characterist***s of the f***eign-b***n lab*** f***ce differ signif***antly *** many respects from those of the native b***n. F*** example, ***n made up a larger prop***tion of the f***eign-b***n lab*** f***ce （60 percent） *** 2005 than they did of the native-b***n lab*** f***ce （52 percent）. Also, the prop***tion of the f***eign-b***n lab*** f***ce made up of 25- *** 54-year olds is higher than f*** their native-b***n ***unterparts （76 and 68 percent, respectively）.

　　About 49 percent of the f***eign-b***n lab*** f***ce was Hispan*** and 22 percent was Asian, ***mpar*** with about 7 and 1 percent, respectively, of the native-b***n lab*** f***ce. O*** out of 5 of the f***eign-b***n lab*** f***ce was white, ***mpar*** with ***arly 4 out of 5 of the native-b***n lab*** f***ce. （Data *** this release are present*** f*** non-Hispan*** whites, blacks, and Asians and f*** persons of Hispan*** *** Lat***o ethn***ity.）

　　（4）In terms of ***ucational atta******nt, 28 percent of the f***eign-b***n lab*** f***ce 25 years old and over had not ***mplet*** high school *** 2005, ***mpar*** with about 7 percent of the native-b***n lab*** f***ce. About equal prop***tions of both the f***eign and native b***n had a bachelo's degree and higher （31 and 33 percent, respectively）.

　　（5）On a regional basis, the f***eign-b***n share of the lab*** f***ce rang*** from about a quarter *** the West *** 7 percent *** the Midwest.