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Jobless claims fall to 196,000, lowest since mid-July, as layoffs remain low

Jobless claims fall to 196,000, lowest since mid-July, as layoffs remain low

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September 17th, 2026

Jobless claims fall to 196,000, lowest since mid-July, as layoffs remain low

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The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell sharply last week, another sign that layoffs remain rare and most Americans enjoy job security.

上週初次申請失業救濟金的人數大幅下降,這是裁員仍然罕見、大多數美國人享有就業保障的另一個跡象。

The Labor Department reported on Thursday that the number of unemployment benefit claims has fallen to 196,000, a new low since mid-July, down from 206,000 the previous week.

勞工部於週四發布報告指出失業救濟申請人數已降至19萬6000人創下7月中旬以來的新低較前一週的20萬6000人有所減少

As for the four-week moving average of claims, which is used to smooth out week-to-week fluctuations, it also dropped to 203,250.

至於用以平滑週與週之間波動的四周移動平均申請人數亦下降至20萬3250人

According to a survey by the data firm FactSet, economists had previously expected the number of claims to be 207,500.

根據數據公司FactSet的一項調查,經濟學家此前預期申請人數為20萬7500。

Jobless claims serve as a proxy for layoffs, and economists pay attention to them because they can be a sign of where the job market is heading.

失業救濟申請裁員的替代指標經濟學家關注它們因為它們可能是就業市場走向的跡象

Over the past year, the number of claims has mostly stayed within the historically low range of 200,000 to 230,000 per week.

過去一年申請人數大多保持在每週20萬至23萬歷史低位區間

Although the rise in gasoline prices since the outbreak of war with Iran on February 28 has placed a heavy burden on businesses and consumers, the US job market has nevertheless shown resilience.

儘管自2月28日與伊朗開戰以來,汽油價格攀升對企業與消費者形成沉重壓力,美國就業市場依然展現出韌性。

The scale of layoffs has remained at a low level.

裁員規模持續處於低位

Given that companies still remember the labour shortages that emerged after pandemic lockdowns were lifted, they remain cautious about laying off workers.

鑑於企業仍銘記疫情封鎖解除後浮現的勞動力短缺困境它們對裁員一事抱持審慎態度

Companies are indeed hiring more staffthough by recent standards, the pace is decidedly modest.

企業確實在增聘人手——以近年標準衡量其幅度堪稱溫和

So far this year, employersspanning companies, government agencies and non-profit organisationshave added an average of 80,000 jobs a month, with an unexpected gain of 162,000 in August.

今年迄今雇主——涵蓋公司政府機構非營利組織——平均每月新增8萬個就業崗位其中8月意外增加了16.2萬個

This marks an improvement on a dismal 2025, when high interest rates and President Donald Trump's shifting trade policies dampened hiring, with monthly job creation averaging just 9,700.

這較糟糕的2025年有所改善當時高利率總統唐納德·川普不斷變化的貿易政策抑制了招聘月度就業創造平均僅為9700個

However, this figure is still markedly lower than the average of 166,000 jobs added per month in 2023 and 2024, and far below the peak of 491,000 per month during the post-COVID-lockdown hiring boom of 2021 to 2022.

然而這一數字仍明顯低於2023年和2024年平均每月新增的16.6萬個就業崗位也遠低於2021至2022年新冠疫情封鎖後招聘熱潮期間每月49.1萬個的峰值

September 17th, 2026

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