2月6日, 美联社华盛顿--受衰退打击的雇主一月消除了598,000工作岗位,为1974年以来之最,失业率攀升到百分之七点六。严峻的数字进一步证明,美国的就业环境还在继续恶化, 这是一个全无结束迹象的警示。
02-06-2009 8:30 AM AP WASHINGTON – Recession-battered employers eliminated 598,000 jobs in January, the most since the end of 1974, and catapulted the unemployment rate to 7.6 percent. The grim figures were further proof that the nation's job climate is deteriorating at an alarming clip with no end in sight.
劳工部周五公布的报告,显示了员工和公司在这旷日持久的经济衰退中正遭受可怕的损失。它增加了更大的压力于总统奥巴马的经济振兴。
The Labor Department's report, released Friday, showed the terrible toll the drawn-out recession is having on workers and companies. It also puts even more pressure on President Barack Obama to revive the economy.
数据说明,自开始于2007年12月的经济衰退以来, 美国已惊人的消失了三百六十万工作岗位, 这种下降趋势近一半发生在过去3个月里。
All told, the economy has lost a staggering 3.6 million jobs since the recession began in December 2007. About half of this decline occurred in the past three months.
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