上周美国申请失业救济的人数降至7月中旬以来的最低水平，显示裁员人数保持低位，大多数美国劳动者享有工作保障。
劳工部周四表示，首次申请失业救济人数从前一周修正后的19.8万人小幅降至19.7万人。
The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits dipped last week to the lowest level since mid-July as layoffs remain low and and most American workers enjoy job security The Labor Department said Thursday that initial jobless claims ticked down to 197,000 from a revised 198,000 the week before.
衡量周际波动的四周平均申请人数减少了2500人，降至20万人。
The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week volatility, dropped by 2,500 to 200,000.
失业救济申请是裁员情况的指标，经济学家密切关注该数据以判断就业市场走向。今年以来，申请人数大多保持在22万以下，处于历史低位。
Claims for jobless benefits are a proxy for layoffs, and economists watch them because they can be a sign of where the job market is headed. So far this year, claims have mostly stayed below 220,000 — historically low.
尽管自2月28日与伊朗的冲突开始以来，能源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稳健。
The American job market has remained sturdy despite higher energy prices that have squeezed businesses and consumers since the fighting with Iran began Feb. 28. Layoffs are low.
裁员人数较少，企业因记取疫情封锁结束后劳动力短缺的教训，不愿轻易裁员。目前企业招聘保持温和。
Businesses, remembering the labor shortages that followed the end of pandemic lockdowns, are reluctant to let go of staff. They’re hiring — but modestly by the standards of recent years.
今年以来，雇主平均每月增加8万个就业岗位，包括8月份令人惊喜的16.2万个。
So far this year, employers — companies, government agencies and nonprofits — have been adding an average of 80,000 jobs a month, including a surprising 162,000 in August.
这较2025年有所改善，当时受高利率和特朗普总统不可预测的贸易政策影响，月均就业增长仅为9700个。
That is an improvement on a lackluster 2025 when monthly job creation averaged 9,700 as high interest rates and President Donald Trump’s unpredictable trade policies discouraged hiring.
劳工部将于下周发布9月份就业报告，据FactSet调查显示，预计9月将增加9万个就业岗位，失业率保持在4.1%的低位。
The Labor Department will release the jobs report for September next week. It’s expected to show that employers added 90,000 jobs and that the unemployment rate remained low at 4.1%, according to a survey of forecasters by the data firm FactSet.
目前的招聘水平仍远低于2023年和2024年平均每月16.6万个的水平，也远低于疫情封锁后2021至2022年招聘热潮期间每月49.1万个的水平。
Hiring remains well below the 166,000 monthly jobs created, on average, in 2023 and 2024, and the 491,000 a month recorded during the 2021-2022 hiring boom that followed COVID-19 lockdowns.