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US job openings fall to 7.4 million, but work is still strong with fighting in Iran.

US job openings fall to 7.4 million, but work is still strong with fighting in Iran.

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August 5th, 2026

US job openings fall to 7.4 million, but work is still strong with fighting in Iran.

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U.S. job openings fell a little in June.

美国的工作机会在六月少了一点

But the labor market stayed strong.

但是劳动力市场还是很强

This happened after an economic shock from fighting in Iran.

这发生在伊朗打仗带来的经济冲击之后。

The Strait of Hormuz closed.

霍尔木兹海峡关闭了

Employers posted 7.36 million job openings.

雇主发布了736万个工作机会

That is down from 7.54 million in May.

比五月的754万少了。

The Labor Department said this on Tuesday.

劳工部在星期二说了这件事

The numbers matched what economists expected.

这些数字经济学家的预期一样。

Openings rose at warehouse, transportation, and utility companies.

仓库、运输和公用事业公司的工作机会增加了

They also rose at federal agencies.

联邦机构的工作机会也增加了

But they fell at wholesalers and nondurable goods makers.

但是批发商和非耐用品制造商的工作机会减少了

Layoffs stayed about the same at 1.8 million.

裁员人数差不多一样是180万

The number of people quitting their jobs rose a little.

辞职的人数有一点上升

Gross hiring rose to 5.3 million.

总招聘人数上升到530万

But that is weaker than the jobs boom after pandemic lockdowns.

疫情封锁后工作热潮弱。

Then, monthly hiring often went over 6 million.

那时每月招聘常常超过600万

The job market has stayed strong.

就业市场一直很强

This is true even with high energy prices from the Iran conflict.

即使伊朗冲突带来高能源价格这也是真的

Before the war, about 15 million barrels of Persian Gulf oil moved daily through the Strait of Hormuz.

战争前每天大约有1500万桶波斯湾石油经过霍尔木兹海峡

Iran has fired on ships trying to pass.

伊朗试图通过的船只开火。

So far this year, employers have added about 92,000 jobs a month.

今年到现在雇主每月增加约92,000个工作

Last year, they added fewer than 10,000 a month.

去年他们每月增加少于10,000个

The Labor Departments July jobs report comes out Friday.

劳工部的七月工作报告星期五出来

It is expected to show gains of 100,000.

预计会显示增加100,000个

That is up from 57,000 in June.

六月的57,000多。

The unemployment rate is expected to stay at a low 4.2%.

失业率预计保持在低的4.2%

A FactSet survey says this.

FactSet的调查这个

Some economists think thebreak-evenrate for job growth could be near zero.

一些经济学家认为工作增长的“平衡”率可能接近零

Trumps immigration crackdown and baby boomer retirements mean fewer people compete for work.

特朗普的移民打击婴儿潮退休意味着更少人竞争工作

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