Common 12 languages spoken in 12 metropolises, Mandarin ranks top

Language Line Services' Sept 13, 2011 press release,


"Language Line Services’ Interpreter Demand Index® Shows Rapid Growth in Arabic, Vietnamese Across Country, LanguageTrak® Report Reveals Demographic Shifts Years in Advance of Next U.S. Census" <http://www.languageline.com/page/news/247/> was picked up by San Francisco World Journal,  the most influential Chinese-language newspaper in North America. The World Journal has recognized the rapid growth and changing demographic profile of Chinese immigrants and responded to their changing needs through continuous advancements in content, technology and service.
 

Link to World Journal Chinese-language article here:  http://bit.ly/pLHu5w


Translation from Chinese to English below:

Common 12 languages spoken in 12 metropolises, Mandarin ranks top 5


A global company, Language Line Services, recently issued a report about the language translation/interpretation needs in 20 U.S. cities. The report indicates that, excluding English, Spanish remains the most popular in the United States. However, the most visible growth of demand in major 20 U.S. metropolitan areas between the second quarter of 2010 and the second quarter this year was for Arabic and Vietnamese. In New York City, Chinese is still the second largest (foreign) language, after Spanish. In San Antonio, Texas, Mandarin and Cantonese grew by 96.97% and 423% respectively.

If 20 cities are examined as a whole, Mandarin interpretation demand is among the top 5 languages in 12 cities—NY, LA, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose, Indianapolis, S.F., Baltimore, Charlotte. The fastest growing demand is in San Antonio, followed by Houston, where Mandarin is the third language, growing by 55.41%; and Cantonese is the fourth language, growing by 47.22%. Another city in which Mandarin is growing at a relatively fast pace is Indianapolis, with Mandarin being the 3rd language in demand, growing at 43.71% rate, while Cantonese is growing at 34.58%.

This report is consistent with a 2011 report by Spanish Language Research Center and the 2010 census results. The order of the 20 cities according to their translation/interpretation market demand is: NY, LA, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas, San Jose, Detroit, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, S.F., Columbus, Austin, Memphis, Baltimore, Fort Worth, Charlotte.