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.
劳工部还修改了六月和七月的就业数据,共上调了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.
这个数字高于去年的月均9700个,但仍低于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,招聘曾放缓到月均3.8万个。
The rebound in August made some economists doubtful.
八月的反弹让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.
杰富瑞的首席美国经济学家Thomas Simons说,这可能是对之前疲软的补偿,而不是明显加速的信号。
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·沃什说,通胀率为3.7%,仍远高于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,但如果通胀走高,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的管理合伙人David Iancu说,人工智能是工具,但不能替代人际关系。
He has no plan to replace people with AI.
他没有用人工智能取代人的计划。