The US Labor Department said employers added 162,000 jobs in August.
美国劳工部说,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.
这个数字比经济学家预计的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.
劳工部还改了六月和七月的就业数字。
It raised the numbers for those two months by 55,000 jobs in total.
它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说,这份报告“非常棒”。
He said this result was better than everyone expected.
他说,这个结果比所有人的预期都好。
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.
这个数字比去年的月均9700个高。
But it is still lower than the monthly average of 166,000 in 2023 and 2024.
但是,它还是低于2023年和2024年的月均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说,这可能是在补之前少的岗位。
He says this is not a sign that hiring is clearly getting stronger.
他说,这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·沃什说,通胀率是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·沃勒想保持利率不变。
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.
一些企业开始用技术和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说,人工智能是工具,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。