Answer the question below FIGURE 12.8Where U.S. Latinos LiveNew Mexico 2%Colorado 2%Other States22%New Jersey 3%Arizona 4%-llinois 4%California26%-New York 7%Техas19%Florida 8%Source: By the author. Based on Statistical Abstract of the UnitedStates 2011:Table 19.6)highest Latino populations. Geographic location can explain why California,Texas, and Arizona have such a high percentage of Latinos, since they are statesthat border Mexico. Florida has been influenced by Cuban and Puerto Ricanmigration. But how does one explain the high percentages of Latinos in NewJersey, New York, and Illinois?Figure 12.8 "Where U.S. Latinos Live" shows the states with the

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Question 1 Let’s assume that a country in the Caribbean reports the following labour statistical data to its citizen in 2011. Labour force: 140,200 Individuals under 16 years: 12,400 Employment: 132,700 Imprisonment: 980 Working age population: 210,900 Armed forces: 18,600 Use the information given to calculate the following: (d) Not in the labour force (e) Working age population ratio
Let’s assume that a country in the Caribbean reports the following labour statistical data to its citizen in 2011. Labour force: 140,200 Individuals under 16 years: 12,400 Employment: 132,700 Imprisonment: 980 Working age population: 210,900 Armed forces: 18,600 calcuate (d) Not in the labour force (e) Working age population ratio
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