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The U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August, and inflation is once again in the spotlight.

The U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August, and inflation is once again in the spotlight.

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September 5th, 2026

The U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August, and inflation is once again in the spotlight.

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The U.S. labor market recovered in August, adding 162,000 jobs.

美國勞工市場在8月反彈新增16.2萬個就業崗位

This number was much higher than the market's expectation of 65,000.

這個數字遠高於市場預期6.5萬個

The unemployment rate stayed low at 4.1 percent.

失業率保持在4.1%的低位

Job numbers for June and July were also revised up by 55,000.

6月和7月的就業人數上調了5.5萬個

President Trump welcomed this strong report.

總統特朗普歡迎這份強勁報告

He said these numbers broke all predictions.

他說這些數字打破了所有預測

However, inflation is still a major concern for businesses and families.

不過通脹仍然企業和家庭關注的重點

Oil prices keep hitting new highs because the US and Israel attacked Iran.

油價因為美國和以色列攻擊伊朗不斷創新高

Voters are unhappy about rising costs.

選民成本上升感到不滿

Last month, average hourly pay rose 3.1% from a year earlier.

上月平均時薪按年上升3.1%

This is the weakest increase since May 2021, making price rises harder to bear.

這是自2021年5月以來最弱的升幅價格上漲更難受

Restaurants and bars added 59,000 jobs last month.

餐廳和酒吧上月增加了5.9萬個職位。

Construction companies added 22,000, and manufacturers added 16,000.

建築公司增加了2.2萬個,製造商增加了1.6萬個。

The number of workers rose sharply by 683,000 last month.

勞動力人數上月大增68.3萬人。

Swonk, the chief economist at KPMG, called the report "unbelievable."

畢馬威首席經濟學家斯旺克形容報告「令人難以置信」。

She also noted that a broader unemployment measure fell to 7.7%, the lowest in over a year.

她還指出,更廣泛的失業率指標降至7.7%,是超過一年來最低。

This year, employers have added over 80,000 jobs per month on average.

今年雇主平均每月增加超過8萬個職位

That is higher than last year's monthly average of 9,700. But it is still far below the 166,000 monthly average in 2023 and 2024.

高於去年的月均9,700個遠低於2023年和2024年的月均16.6萬個

Some economists suspect that August's rebound only made up for earlier weakness.

部分經濟學家懷疑8月的反彈只是補回早前的疲弱

The report may raise the chance that the Fed will increase interest rates at its September meeting.

報告可能增加美聯儲在9月會議上加息的機會

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

美聯儲主席沃什通脹率3.7%遠高於2%的目標

At the same time, artificial intelligence is replacing some jobs.

與此同時人工智能取代部分工作

The information industry lost 23,000 jobs last month.

信息行業上月流失了2.3萬個職位

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