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

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September 17th, 2026

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

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The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell clearly last week.

上周申请失业救济的人数明显下降。

The Labor Department said on Thursday that claims dropped to 196,000. That is the lowest level since mid-July.

劳工部周四表示，申请人数降至19.6万，是7月中旬以来的最低水平。

The week before, the figure was 206,000.

前一周为20.6万。

The four-week moving average fell to 203,250. This measure smooths out week-to-week changes.

四周移动平均值降至20.325万，这一指标可以消除周间波动。

Economists surveyed by FactSet had expected 207,500 claims.

FactSet调查的经济学家此前预计申请人数为20.75万。

Jobless claims are seen as a proxy for layoffs.

申请失业救济被视为裁员的替代指标。

Economists watch it because it may show where the job market is heading.

经济学家关注它，因为它可能反映就业市场的走向。

Over the past year, claims have mostly stayed in a low range of 200,000 to 230,000.

过去一年，申请人数大多保持在20万至23万的低位区间。

Gas prices have risen since the war with Iran began on February 28. Even so, the U.S. job market remains solid.

尽管自2月28日与伊朗开战以来汽油价格上涨，美国就业市场依然稳健。

Layoffs are at low levels.

裁员处于低位。

Companies remember the labor shortage after pandemic lockdowns ended. So they are unwilling to cut staff.

企业记得疫情封锁结束后出现的劳动力短缺，因此不愿裁减员工。

They are still hiring, but the pace is modest by recent standards.

它们仍在招聘，但按近年标准来看规模温和。

So far this year, employers have added an average of 80,000 jobs a month. This includes a surprising 162,000 in August.

今年迄今为止，雇主平均每月新增8万个就业岗位，其中包括8月出人意料的16.2万个。

This is better than 2025, when high interest rates and Trump's changing trade policies held back hiring. Back then, only 9,700 jobs were added each month on average.

这好于2025年，当时高利率和特朗普不断变化的贸易政策抑制了招聘，月均仅新增9,700个岗位。

But this is still far below the average of 166,000 a month in 2023 and 2024. It is also far below the 491,000 a month during the post-pandemic hiring boom of 2021 to 2022.

但这仍远低于2023年和2024年平均每月16.6万个的水平，也远低于2021至2022年疫情后招聘热潮期间的每月49.1万个。

September 17th, 2026

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

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

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