Striking workers halted production at the autoplant 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 autoplant or a green-energy startup.
Michigan, hit hard by autoplant 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.