安东尼亚·穆法雷奇报道：智利总统何塞·安东尼奥·卡斯特于周一公布了一系列措施，以应对该国五年来最高的失业率。疲软的劳动力市场和低迷的经济正在削弱其政府的支持率。
By Antonia Mufarech Chile President José Antonio Kast unveiled measures on Monday to combat the nation’s highest unemployment rate in five years, as a weak labor market and sluggish economy dent his administration’s support.
卡斯特在总统府举行的活动上表示，该计划短期内将通过投资、公共工程和就业补贴调动1.3万亿比索（约合13.4亿美元），并创造约10万个就业岗位。这些政策将在未来几个月内生效，其影响将持续至2027年。
The plan will mobilize 1.3 trillion pesos ($1.34 billion) in the short term through investment, public works and employment subsidies, and it will create about 100,000 jobs, Kast said at an event at the presidential palace. The policies will take effect in coming months, with their impact extending through 2027.
卡斯特表示，创造就业是“我们所有人面临的最大痛点之一”。“我们知道必须迅速行动。人们不能再继续等待就业机会。”随着政府难以兑现其振兴拉丁美洲最富裕经济体之一的核心承诺，卡斯特正面临越来越大的压力。自今年3月就职以来，经济增长停滞，信心指数下降，失业率飙升，其中女性求职者的处境尤为严峻。民调显示，总统的支持率已跌至其任期内的最低点。
Job creation is “one of the biggest pains we all face,” Kast said. “We know we need to move quickly. People can’t keep waiting for job opportunities.”Kast is coming under fire as his government struggles to fulfill its central promise of jolting one of Latin America’s richest economies. Since he took office in March, growth has withered, confidence levels have fallen and unemployment has jumped, with female job seekers notably worse off. Polls show the president’s approval has tumbled to the lowest point of his administration.
更广泛地看，与哥伦比亚、巴西和墨西哥等拉美同行相比，智利的失业率远高于疫情前水平，这一点尤为突出。截至7月的三个月内，该国失业率达到9.5%，高于2020年2月记录的7.8%。
More broadly, Chile stands out from its Latin American peers like Colombia, Brazil and Mexico because its unemployment rate remains well above pre-pandemic levels. The country’s joblessness hit 9.5% in the three months through July, above the 7.8% recorded in February, 2020.
卡斯特表示，这项名为“智利起飞”的计划将在2026年至2027年间拨款910亿比索用于就业补贴，其中大部分将定向用于女性和年轻人。
The plan, dubbed “Chile Takes Off” will allocate 91 billion pesos to employment subsidies between 2026 and 2027, with most directed to women and young people, Kast said.
作为该计划的一部分，政府还将投入8000亿比索用于基础设施等可快速实施的项目，他表示。
As part of the initiative, the government will also inject 800 billion pesos for projects such as infrastructure that can be implemented quickly, he said.
就业问题日益主导着公共议程。根据9月13日发布的卡德姆（Cadem）民调，79%的受访者认为政府应加大对经济和就业的投入力度。这一比例远高于安全、犯罪和毒品走私问题（33%）。
Concerns over jobs are increasingly dominating the public agenda. According to a Cadem poll published Sept. 13, 79% of respondents said the government should devote greater effort to the economy and employment. That figure was well above security, crime and drug trafficking at 33%.
根据卡德姆（Cadem）于9月27日发布的一项独立民意调查，卡斯特（Kast）在9月底的支持率骤降至35%。
Kast’s approval rating at the end of September slumped to 35%, according to a separate Cadem poll published on Sept. 27.
7月份，卡斯特宣布了一项总额为500亿比索的经济刺激计划，旨在在四个月内创造5万个就业机会。该计划包括20,000项新的就业补贴措施，这些补贴由政府的就业与职业培训机构“森塞”（Sence）负责发放。
In July, Kast announced a 50 billion-peso package aimed at creating 50,000 jobs within four months. It included 20,000 new hiring subsidies administered by Sence, the government’s employment and job-training agency.