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

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

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September 17th, 2026

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

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The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time plummeted last week, furnishing yet further evidence that layoffs remain a rarity and that the overwhelming majority of Americans continue to enjoy job security.

上週初次申請失業救濟金的人數急遽下滑,此乃裁員依舊罕見、絕大多數美國人均享有就業保障之又一明證。

The Labor Department reported on Thursday that unemployment claims have fallen back to 196,000, marking a new low since mid-July and representing a decline from 206,000 the previous week.

勞工部週四報告稱失業救濟申請量已回落至19.6萬創下自7月中旬以來的新低較前一週的20.6萬有所減少

The four-week moving average of claims, designed to smooth out week-to-week volatility, dropped to 203,250.

旨在平滑週與週之間波動的四周移動平均申請人數則降至20萬3250

According to a survey conducted by the data firm FactSet, economists had previously anticipated that the number of claims would reach 207,500.

根據數據公司FactSet所進行的一項調查,經濟學家此前對申請人數的預期為20萬7500。

As a proxy indicator of layoffs, unemployment benefit claims are closely monitored by economists, inasmuch as they may foreshadow the trajectory of the job market.

失業救濟申請作為裁員的替代性指標經濟學家對其密切關注蓋其或可預示就業市場之走向

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

過去一年間申請人數大抵維持於每週20萬至23萬之歷史低位區間

Although the surge in gasoline prices since the outbreak of war with Iran on February 28 has placed a heavy squeeze on businesses and consumers alike, the American job market has nonetheless continued to display remarkable resilience.

儘管自2月28日與伊朗開戰以來,汽油價格的飆升已對企業與消費者形成沉重擠壓,美國就業市場卻依然彰顯出非凡的韌性。

The scale of layoffs has remained persistently low.

裁員規模持續處於低位

Mindful of the labour shortages that surfaced after pandemic lockdowns were lifted, businesses are hesitant to resort to layoffs.

鑑於疫情封鎖解除後曾浮現勞動力短缺之殷鑑,企業對裁員一事裹足不前

They are indeed hiringthough by recent standards, the pace is decidedly modest.

它們確實在招聘——以近年標準衡量其幅度堪稱溫和

So far this year, employersencompassing businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organisationshave added an average of 80,000 jobs a month, with an unexpected surge of 162,000 in August alone.

本年度迄今雇主——涵蓋企業政府機構非營利組織——平均每月新增8萬個就業職位其中8月更意外激增16.2萬個

This marks a recovery from the dismal performance of 2025, when high interest rates and President Donald Trump's capricious trade policies combined to dampen hiring appetite, leaving monthly job creation averaging a mere 9,700.

此一態勢相較於表現黯淡的2025年已見回暖彼時高利率總統唐納德·川普反覆無常的貿易政策雙重抑制了招聘意願致使月度就業創造均值僅餘9700個

Nevertheless, that figure still falls far short of the 166,000 jobs per month generated on average in 2023 and 2024, and is a world away from the 491,000 per month achieved during the post-COVID-lockdown hiring boom of 2021 to 2022.

然而此數遠遜於2023年2024年平均每月締造的16.6萬個就業崗位2021至2022年新冠疫情封鎖後招聘熱潮期間所創下的每月49.1萬個相去甚遠。

September 17th, 2026

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