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U.S. job openings edge up to 7.3 million, labor market shows resilience amid rising costs

U.S. job openings edge up to 7.3 million, labor market shows resilience amid rising costs

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September 1st, 2026

U.S. job openings edge up to 7.3 million, labor market shows resilience amid rising costs

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Although job openings posted by employers in July saw a slight uptick, the U.S. labor market nonetheless evinces an indomitable resilience even as household budgets remain beleaguered by elevated costs.

雇主于七月发布的职位空缺虽略有上扬美国劳动力市场在家庭预算备受高企成本挤压之际仍展现出坚韧不拔的韧性

The report released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday revealed that the number of job openings in July climbed to 7.27 million from a revised 7.18 million in June.

美国劳工部于周二发布的报告揭示7月份的职位空缺数从6月份经修正后的718万攀升至727万

The Department of Labor's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) further elucidates that while the scale of layoffs has contracted, the number of voluntary quits has likewise exhibited a downward trajectorya phenomenon that portends a growing circumspection among workers regarding their future prospects.

劳工部的职位空缺与劳动力流动调查(JOLTS)进一步揭示裁员规模虽有所收缩主动离职人数亦呈下降态势——这一现象昭示着劳动者对未来前景的信心趋于审慎

The report indicates that total hires, prior to the exclusion of the unemployed and voluntary leavers, have dwindled from 5.3 million in June to 5.1 million in July.

报告显示在剔除失业及自愿离职者之前总招聘人数已由6月份的530万缩减至7月份的510万

The American labor market is far from exhibiting a flourishing dynamism; nevertheless, even as the energy shock precipitated by the conflict with Iran relentlessly constrains household budgets, the market continues to advance with a slow yet steadfast cadence.

美国就业市场远未呈现出蓬勃发展的态势然而即便与伊朗的冲突所引发的能源冲击持续不断地挤压着家庭预算该市场依然以一种缓慢而稳健的步伐向前迈进

Journalist Marcela Sanchez delivered an incisive analysis and report on the Department of Labor's July job openings data.

记者Marcela Sanchez劳工部公布的7月份职位空缺报告进行了鞭辟入里的剖析与报道

Thus far this year, American employersencompassing corporations, non-profit organizations, and governmental bodieshave added a net average of 61,000 jobs per month.

今年迄今美国雇主——涵盖企业非营利组织政府机构——平均每月净增61,000个工作岗位

This figure, however, has been dragged down by the unemployment data from February and July, rendering it decidedly unremarkable.

此数字2月7月失业数据而受到拖累显得平淡无奇

Nevertheless, this marks an improvement over 2025, when monthly job growth languished below 10,000the feeblest hiring trajectory outside a recession since 2002a predicament attributable to the persistent onslaught of elevated interest rates and the uncertainty engendered by Trump's tariffs, which collectively stifled corporate recruitment.

然而相较于2025年已有所改善彼时就业增长每月不足10,000个,为自2002年以来非衰退时期最疲弱的招聘态势此乃高利率持续冲击特朗普关税所引发的不确定性共同抑制企业招聘所致

Nevertheless, despite the unremarkable hiring performance of American employers, they have at least refrained from large-scale layoffs.

然而尽管美国雇主在招聘方面表现平平至少他们并未大规模裁员

The unemployment rate has consistently remained at a low of 4.1%, while the weekly number of initial claims for unemployment benefits has likewise stayed persistently subdued.

失业率始终维持在4.1%的低位每周初次申请失业救济金的人数持续处于低迷状态。

"The labour market has reverted to a state of 'low layoffs, low hiring,'" observed Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.

劳动力市场已回归至‘低解雇、低招聘’的态势,”海军联邦信用合作社首席经济学家Heather Long指出

"Given the protracted conflict in Iran, compounded by a precipitous surge in borrowing costs, the corporate sector is becoming increasingly circumspect."

鉴于伊朗战事持久加之借贷成本急剧攀升企业界正日益趋于谨慎。”

According to a survey of forecasters conducted by the data firm FactSet, when the Department of Labor releases its August hiring and unemployment figures on Friday, it is anticipated to reveal that employers added 65,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate edged up slightly to 4.2%.

根据数据公司FactSet对预测者的调查劳工部于周五发布8月份招聘与失业数据时,预计将显示雇主在上月新增65,000个工作岗位失业率则小幅攀升至4.2%

September 1st, 2026

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