双语新闻【502】美国经济新增24万4千个工作机会

US Economy Gains 244,000 Jobs

美国经济新增24万4千个工作机会

The U.S. economy had a net gain of 244,000 jobs in April, the biggest increase in nearly a year, while the unemployment rate rose slightly to hit 9 percent.

美国经济4月份净增加了24万4千个工作机会，是将近一年内增幅最大的一次，但美国的失业率小幅上升到9%。

Friday's report from the Labor Department showed most of the job gains were in private sector ((non-government)) jobs, including manufacturing.

美国劳工部星期五公布的报告显示，大多数新增就业机会来自包括制造业在内的私营部门。

The job gains are more than most economists predicted, but are still below the level needed to recover the 8 million jobs lost in the recession.

就业机会的增幅超出大多数经济学家的预期，但仍然低于恢复在经济衰退中失去的8百万个就业机会所需要的水平。

Economists say job growth needs to be 250,000 or higher each month to significantly cut the unemployment rate because the work force is growing due to births and immigration.

经济学家说，每月新增就业需要达到25万或以上的水平，才能显著降低失业率，因为劳工数量随着新生儿和移民人数的增长而在不断增加。