今天上午公布的新数据显示，美国人对经济的信心明显下降，而另一份报告则指出就业市场依然保持稳健。
Americans are becoming markedly less confident in the economy, new data out this morning shows — while a separate report points to the job market remaining in solid shape.
消息驱动：世界大型企业联合会（The Conference Board）长期进行的消费者信心调查显示，9月份信心指数急剧下降，这是美国人对经济深感不满的最新证据。
Driving the news: The Conference Board's long-running consumer confidence survey showed a steep drop in September, the latest evidence that Americans are deeply dissatisfied with the economy.
整体指数下降了6.7点至81.9点，创下2014年以来的最低水平，反映出受访者对当前状况的评估以及对未来前景的看法均有所下降。
The overall index fell by 6.7 points, to 81.9, the lowest since 2014, reflecting drops in both survey respondents' assessment of current conditions and their outlook for the future.
各方观点：世界大型企业联合会首席经济学家达娜·彼得森（Dana Peterson）写道：“对物价、商品和服务的高昂成本（尤其是石油和天然气）的提及达到了新高，反映出9月份燃料成本的飙升。”她指出：“消费者在填空回答中也经常提到政治、贸易和就业。”
What they're saying: "References to prices, the high cost of goods and services, and oil and gas in particular, rose to new heights, reflecting September's surge in fuel costs," Conference Board chief economist Dana Peterson wrote. "Consumers also frequently cited politics, trade and employment in their write-in responses," she noted.
然而：与此同时，也有更多证据表明美国劳动力市场状况良好。根据政府最新数据，8月份招聘人数小幅上升，而职位空缺数量小幅下降。
Yes, but: It came alongside further evidence that the U.S. labor market is in solid shape. Hiring ticked up, while the number of job openings ticked down in August, according to new government data.
劳工统计局最新的职位空缺和劳动力流动调查数据显示，职位空缺数量减少了25.6万个，使空缺率回落至6月份的水平。但雇主的招聘人数增加了4.6万个，导致招聘率小幅上升。
The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a drop of 256,000 in the number of job openings, bringing the rate of openings back to June's level. But employer hiring rose by 46,000, causing the hiring rate to edge up.
裁员人数保持在历史低位，减少了6.1万个，这与新的失业救济申请中看到的极低裁员率的其他证据相一致。总结：就业市场表现良好，但美国人仍然对当前的经济感到厌恶。
The number of layoffs remained historically low, falling by 61,000, consistent with other evidence of rock-bottom layoff rates seen in new jobless claims. The bottom line: The job market is doing fine, but Americans hate this economy anyway.