The number of foreign-born workers in the United States neared pre-pandemic levels last year, reaching 17.4 percent, according to government data released Wednesday. The foreign-born labor force increased by 671,000 compared to 2020, rising to 27.9 million, the Labor Department said. However, it remains below the pre-pandemic level of 28.4 million. The unemployment rate for that group fell to 5.6 percent in 2021 from 9.2 percent the prior year. The size of the native-born […]