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August added 162,000 jobs, and US inflation worries are back in the spotlight.

August added 162,000 jobs, and US inflation worries are back in the spotlight.

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September 5th, 2026

August added 162,000 jobs, and US inflation worries are back in the spotlight.

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The U.S. Labor Department reported that employers added 162,000 jobs in August.

美国劳工部报告说八月雇主增加了16.2万个工作岗位

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

这个数字远高于经济学家预期的6.5万

The unemployment rate stayed low at 4.1 percent.

失业率保持在4.1%的低位

The Labor Department also changed the job numbers for June and July. It added 55,000 more jobs in total.

劳工部修改了六月和七月的就业数据上调了5.5万个岗位

President Trump praised the report on social media, calling it "great."

总统特朗普在社交媒体上称赞这份报告“非常棒”。

He said the result was better than anyone had expected.

他说这个结果超出了所有预期

The job market is improving, but inflation is still a big worry for businesses and families.

虽然就业市场在好转通胀仍是企业和家庭关注的重点

Voters are unhappy about rising costs, especially fuel prices.

选民对成本上升感到不满尤其是燃料价格

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

平均时薪比一年前上涨了3.1%

This is the smallest increase since May 2021, so rising prices are harder for many people to bear.

这是自2021年5月以来最小的涨幅所以物价上涨对许多人来说更难受。

Restaurants and bars added 59,000 jobs last month. Construction companies added 22,000, and manufacturers added 16,000.

餐馆和酒吧上月增加了5.9万个岗位建筑公司增加了2.2万个制造商增加了1.6万个

So far this year, employers have added more than 80,000 jobs per month on average.

今年到目前为止雇主每月平均增加超过8万个岗位

This number is higher than last year's monthly average of 9,700. But it is still lower than the usual 166,000 per month in 2023 and 2024.

这个数字高于去年月均9700个仍低于2023年和2024年每月16.6万个的常态。

From May to July, hiring slowed to an average of 38,000 jobs per month.

五月到七月招聘曾放缓月均3.8万个

The rebound in August made some economists doubtful.

八月反弹一些经济学家持怀疑态度

Thomas Simons, the chief US economist at Jefferies, said this might be a payback for the earlier weakness. It is not a sign of clear speed-up.

杰富瑞首席美国经济学家Thomas Simons可能是对之前疲软的补偿而不是明显加速信号

Strong hiring may push the Fed to raise key short-term interest rates at its meeting on September 15-16.

强劲的招聘可能促使美联储在9月15日至16日的会议上提高关键短期利率

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said inflation is 3.7%, still far above the 2% target.

美联储主席凯文·沃什通胀率为3.7%远高于2%的目标

Fed Governor Christopher Waller prefers to keep rates steady, but he would support a hike if inflation rises.

美联储理事克里斯托弗·沃勒倾向于维持利率不变如果通胀走高他会支持加息

Employers face a worker shortage, and some businesses turn to technology and AI to improve efficiency.

雇主面临工人短缺的问题,一些企业转向技术和人工智能来提高效率

The information industry lost 23,000 jobs last month, and AI is replacing some human work.

信息行业上月失去了2.3万个岗位人工智能正在取代部分人类工作

David Iancu is the managing partner of a Milwaukee law firm. He said AI is a tool, but it cannot replace human relationships.

密尔沃基律师事务所管理合伙人David Iancu人工智能是工具不能替代人际关系

He has no plan to replace people with AI.

没有用人工智能取代人的计划

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