1月美国就业增长令人失望

1月美国就业增长令人失望 　　

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. employers added fewer new jobs than expected in January, putting wrinkles on the economic outlook, although the jobless rate fell to a five-year low, the Department of Labor¹ reported Friday.

　　The unemployment rate fell to 6.6 percent from 6.7 percent in the previous month, the lowest since October 2008.

　　Total non-farm payroll² employment rose by 113,000 in January, less than the market forecast of up to 180,000.

　　The number of unemployed³ Americans declined from 10.4 million to 10.2 million, according to the report.

　　The number of long-term unemployed, or those jobless for 27 weeks or more, was 3.6 million, down 232,000.

　　Over the past year, the number of unemployed has fallen by 1.1 million.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

3 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。