Striking workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday.

昨天，汽车厂的罢工工人完全停止了生产。

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If you have no specialized skills, there's little reason to uproot to another state and be the last in line for a low-paying job at a new auto plant or a green-energy startup.

如果你没有专业技能，你就没有什么理由背井离乡去到另一个州，在一家新的汽车厂或者新的绿色能源公司中干低级的活，拿微薄的薪水。

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Michigan, hit hard by auto plant closures, had the highest unemployment in the country, the Labor Department said overnight, rising to 14.1 per cent in May from 12.9 per cent in April.

劳工部昨晚宣布，密歇根州，因为汽车工厂的关闭而遭受重创，失业率从4月份的12.9%上升到五月份的14.1%，成为全国最高失业率的州。

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Labor Department data is adjusted for seasonal labor shifts, like summer auto-plant shutdowns, and receives a number of revisions before a final number is tallied.

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Fisker was supposed to be producing cars this year at an old General Motors-United Auto Workers plant in Delaware.

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