The U.S. economy saw an unexpected declined in jobs during July while the unemployment rate edged lower, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday in a snapshot that showed a slowing employment picture.
美国劳工统计局周五在一份快照中报告称,美国经济七月份就业意外下降,而失业率小幅下降,显示就业情况放缓。
Nonfarm payrolls fell by a seasonally adjusted 23,000 for the month, compared with a downwardly revised 20,000 for June. The Dow Jones consensus forecast had been looking for a gain of 83,000.
经季节调整后,本月非农就业人数减少 23,000 人,而 6 月份则向下修正为 20,000 人。道琼斯一致预测上涨 83,000 点。
At the same time, the unemployment slipped to 4.1% as the labor force participation rate fell further to 61.4%, its lowest in more than five years, another indication that fewer Americans were working or looking for jobs.
与此同时,失业率下滑至4.1%,劳动力参与率进一步降至61.4%,为五年多来的最低水平,这再次表明正在工作或寻找工作的美国人减少。
In addition to the weak numbers for June and July, the final count for May was revised down to 63,000, or 66,000 lower than the prior estimate. The revised numbers brought the 12-month average down to just 34,000.
除了 6 月和 7 月的疲弱数字外,5 月的最终人数也下调至 63,000 人,比之前的估计少 66,000 人。修订后的数字使 12 个月的平均人数降至 34,000 人。
“The July employment report solidified that the labor market is not out of the woods quite yet,” said Nicole Bachaud, a labor economist at ZipRecruiter.
ZipRecruiter 的劳工经济学家 Nicole Bachaud 表示:“7 月份的就业报告证实,劳动力市场尚未走出困境。”
While jobs held flat, worker pay also saw virtually no gain during the month. Average hourly earnings increased by just 2 cents, bringing the 12-month average down to 3.2%, below the forecast increase of 3.5% and the lowest since May 2021.
尽管就业岗位持平,但本月工人工资几乎没有增长。平均每小时收入仅增长 2 美分,使 12 个月平均收入下降至 3.2%,低于 3.5% 的预测增幅,为 2021 年 5 月以来的最低水平。
Household employment, which measures the total of people reporting that they are working and is used to calculate the unemployment rate, fell by 87,000. However, the unemployment rate declined because of a decrease of 264,000 in the labor force. Outside of the Covid era, the participation rate is at its lowest since the middle part of 1976.
家庭就业人数下降了 87,000 人,该数据衡量了正在工作的总人数,并用于计算失业率。然而,由于劳动力减少了264,000人,失业率有所下降。在新冠疫情时代之外,参与率处于 1976 年中期以来的最低水平。