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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.

美國工作機會在六月少了一點

But the labor market stayed strong.

但是勞動市場還是很強

This happened after an economic shock from fighting in Iran.

這是在伊朗打仗造成經濟衝擊之後發生的

The Strait of Hormuz closed.

荷姆茲海峽關閉了

Employers posted 7.36 million job openings.

雇主公布了736萬個工作機會

That is down from 7.54 million in May.

五月的754萬少。

The Labor Department said this on Tuesday.

勞工部在星期二說了這件事

The numbers matched what economists expected.

這些數字經濟學家想的一樣

Openings rose at warehouse, transportation, and utility companies.

倉庫運輸和公用事業公司工作機會變多了

They also rose at federal agencies.

聯邦機構工作機會變多了

But they fell at wholesalers and nondurable goods makers.

但是批發商和非耐久品製造商工作機會變少了

Layoffs stayed about the same at 1.8 million.

裁員人數差不多一樣是一百八十萬

The number of people quitting their jobs rose a little.

辭職的人數增加了一點

Gross hiring rose to 5.3 million.

總招聘人數增加到五百三十萬

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

但是那比疫情封鎖後工作熱潮弱。

Then, monthly hiring often went over 6 million.

那時候每個月的招聘常常超過六百萬

The job market has stayed strong.

就業市場仍然很強

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

即使伊朗衝突讓能源價格很高這也是真的

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

戰爭前每天約有1500萬桶波斯灣石油經過荷姆茲海峽

Iran has fired on ships trying to pass.

伊朗想通過的開火了

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

今年到現在雇主每個月增加大約九萬兩千個工作

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

去年他們每個月增加不到一萬個

The Labor Departments July jobs report comes out Friday.

勞工部的七月工作報告星期五出來

It is expected to show gains of 100,000.

預計會顯示增加十萬個

That is up from 57,000 in June.

六月五萬七千個多。

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

失業率預計會保持在低的百分之四點二

A FactSet survey says this.

FactSet 的調查這個

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

有些經濟學家認為工作成長的「打平」率可能接近零

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

川普的移民打壓嬰兒潮世代退休表示比較少人競爭工作

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