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Jobless claims fall to 196,000, the lowest since mid-July, with layoffs remaining low

Jobless claims fall to 196,000, the lowest since mid-July, with layoffs remaining low

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September 17th, 2026

Jobless claims fall to 196,000, the lowest since mid-July, with layoffs remaining low

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The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell markedly last week, once again indicating that layoffs remain limited and that job security for most Americans is still solid.

上周申请失业救济的人数显著减少,这再次表明裁员现象依然有限,大多数美国人的就业保障仍然稳固。

The Labor Department reported on Thursday that unemployment claims fell to 196,000, the lowest level since mid-July, down from 206,000 the previous week.

劳工部周四报告称失业救济申请降至19.6万7月中旬以来最低低于前一周20.6万

The four-week moving average, which smooths out week-to-week fluctuations, dropped to 203,250.

消除周间波动四周移动平均值降至20.325万

According to a survey conducted by the data firm FactSet, economists had previously estimated the number of claims at 207,500.

根据数据公司FactSet开展的调查,经济学家此前对申请人数作出的预估为20.75万。

Jobless claims serve as a proxy for layoffs, and economists pay attention to them because they may signal the direction of the labor market.

申请失业救济裁员的替代性指标经济学家之所以关注它们是因为它们可能预示着就业市场的走向

Over the past year, the number of claims has mostly remained within the historically low weekly range of 200,000 to 230,000.

在过去一年里申请人数大多保持在20万至23万周度历史低位区间

Although the rise in gasoline prices since the outbreak of war with Iran on February 28 has put pressure on businesses and consumers, the US job market has remained solid.

尽管自2月28日与伊朗开战以来,汽油价格上涨给企业和消费者带来了压力,但美国就业市场依然保持稳健。

The scale of layoffs has remained low.

裁员规模持续处于低位

Firms still have vivid memories of the labour shortages they encountered after pandemic lockdowns were lifted, and are therefore cautious about cutting staff.

企业对疫情封锁解除后所遭遇的劳动力短缺记忆犹新因而在裁减员工一事上态度审慎

They are indeed hiringbut by recent standards, the pace is only moderate.

它们确实在招聘——以近年来的标准衡量其力度只能算温和

So far this year, employersbusinesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizationshave added an average of 80,000 jobs per month, with an unexpected 162,000 recorded in August alone.

今年迄今为止雇主——企业政府机构非营利组织——平均每月新增8万个就业岗位其中8月意外录得16.2万个

This performance marks an improvement over the dismal 2025, when high interest rates and President Donald Trump's shifting trade policies dampened hiring, resulting in an average of only 9,700 new jobs per month.

这一表现较惨淡的2025年有所改善当时高利率总统唐纳德·特朗普不断变化的贸易政策抑制了招聘,月均新增就业9,700个

However, this figure remains markedly below the average of 166,000 jobs added per month in 2023 and 2024, and far short of the 491,000 recorded monthly during the post-COVID-lockdown hiring boom of 2021 to 2022.

然而,这一数字仍明显低于2023年和2024年平均每月新增16.6万个就业岗位的水平,也远低于2021至2022年新冠疫情封锁后招聘热潮期间每月录得的49.1万个。

September 17th, 2026

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