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As America moves into the 21st century, the changing composition of the workforce will become more evident to both the general p

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问题     As America moves into the 21st century, the changing composition of the workforce will become more evident to both the general public and American businesses. In the early part of the 21st century, growth in the U.S. labor supply is expected to slow considerably. If labor demand remains as strong as in recent years, firms will have to continue their active recruitment of new workers to fill job openings. This increased emphasis on recruitment has created and will continue to create new employment opportunities for a broader group of job seekers from relatively untapped labor pools. Demographically, the share of whites and males in the labor force will continue to fall in the 21st century, while the share of women and ethnic and racial minority workers, especially Hispanics and Asians, will grow. The characteristics of this more diverse group of individuals could have important implications for American workplaces.
    High skills and knowledge are important to American firms competing in a global economy and the best measure of skills and knowledge is educational attainment. While the U.S. workforce as a whole has a higher educational level than ever, some problems are clear. Levels of educational attainment are quite low among recent immigrant groups. For example, less than 25 percent of the Mexican-born population residing in the U.S. has a high school diploma or higher. As growth in the U.S. labor force slows, improvements in the overall skills and competence of the workforce will depend primarily on upgrading the skills of existing workers. Attempts to improve the educational attainment of future cohorts of workers through educational reform are vitally important. Strong recruitment of new workers coupled with continued interest in cultivating workplace diversity means that businesses must be aware of current and future trends in the racial, ethnic, age, and gender composition of the workforce.
A trend in the new American workforce is______.
选项 A、a declining number of males entering the workforce
B、a growing oversupply of workers in relation to demand
C、a growing oversupply of immigrant workers
D、a decreasing share of white workers in the workforce
答案D
解析 属事实细节题。可以依据原文信息并结合排除法做出选择。文中说男性工人比例将下降，但并不证明人数会减少，故A项错。文中讲到劳动力需求强劲，B项与原文信息相违背。文中只讲到近期移民工人群体学历水平低，并没提到供应的问题，故排除C项。只有D项与原文相符。
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