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August added 162,000 jobs, and US inflation is again in the spotlight.

August added 162,000 jobs, and US inflation is again in the spotlight.

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September 5th, 2026

August added 162,000 jobs, and US inflation is again in the spotlight.

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The US Labor Department said employers added 162,000 jobs in August.

美国劳工部八月雇主增加了16.2万个工作岗位

This number is much higher than the 65,000 that economists expected.

这个数字经济学家预计的6.5万高很多

The unemployment rate stayed at 4.1%. That is very low.

失业率保持在4.1%这个数字很低

The Labor Department also changed the job numbers for June and July.

劳工部改了六月和七月就业数字

It raised the numbers for those two months by 55,000 jobs in total.

把这两个月的数字一共提高了5.5万个岗位

President Trump said on social media that this report was "great."

总统特朗普在社交媒体上这份报告非常棒”。

He said this result was better than everyone expected.

这个结果所有人的预期都好

The job market got better, but inflation is still a problem for businesses and families.

虽然就业市场变好了通胀还是企业和家庭关心的问题

Voters are unhappy about rising prices, especially fuel prices.

选民对价格上涨感到不高兴特别是燃料价格

Average hourly pay went up by 3.1% from a year ago.

平均时薪比一年前增加了3.1%

This is the smallest increase since May 2021.

这是从2021年5月以来最小的增加

So, rising prices are harder for many people to deal with.

所以物价上涨对很多人来说更难受。

Restaurants and bars added 59,000 jobs last month.

餐馆和酒吧上个月增加了5.9万个岗位

Construction companies added 22,000.

建筑公司增加了2.2万个

Manufacturers added 16,000.

制造商增加了1.6万个

So far this year, employers have added over 80,000 jobs each month on average.

今年到现在雇主每个月平均增加超过8万个岗位

This number is higher than last year's monthly average of 9,700.

这个数字去年月均9700个高。

But it is still lower than the monthly average of 166,000 in 2023 and 2024.

但是还是低于2023年和2024年月均16.6万个

From May to July, hiring slowed down. Only about 38,000 jobs were added each month.

五月到七月招聘变慢了月均只有3.8万个

August bounced back, so some economists do not trust this number.

八月反弹了所以一些经济学家不相信这个数字

Thomas Simons is the chief US economist at Jefferies. He says this may be making up for fewer jobs before.

杰富瑞的首席美国经济学家Thomas Simons可能是在补之前少的岗位

He says this is not a sign that hiring is clearly getting stronger.

不是招聘明显变强的信号

Strong hiring may make the Fed raise key short-term rates. This could happen at its meeting on September 15-16.

强劲的招聘可能让美联储在9月15日至16日的会议上提高关键短期利率

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said the inflation rate is 3.7%.

美联储主席凯文·沃什通胀率3.7%

This number is still far above the 2% goal.

这个数字还是远高于2%的目标

Fed governor Christopher Waller wants to keep rates unchanged.

美联储理事克里斯托弗·沃勒保持利率不变

But if inflation gets higher, he will support raising rates.

但是如果通胀变高他会支持加息

Employers cannot find enough workers.

雇主找不到足够的工人

Some businesses are starting to use technology and AI to work better.

一些企业开始技术人工智能来提高效率

The information industry lost 23,000 jobs last month.

信息行业上个月失去了2.3万个岗位

AI is replacing some human jobs.

人工智能正在取代一些人类工作

David Iancu is a managing partner at a law firm in Milwaukee. He said AI is a tool, but it cannot replace personal relationships.

密尔沃基律师事务所的管理合伙人David Iancu人工智能工具但不能代替人际关系

He said he has no plan to replace people with AI.

他说他没有用人工智能取代人的计划

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