MATT OTT 华盛顿 — 美国失业救济申请人数上周小幅上升，因为裁员仍处于历史低位，且大多数美国工人享有工作保障。
MATT OTT WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched up last week as layoffs remain historically low and most American workers enjoy job security .
劳工部周四表示，截至10月10日当周的初次失业救济申请人数较前一周增加1000人，达到199000人。四周平均申请人数（能够平滑周波动性）增加250人，达到198500人。
Initial jobless claims for the week ending October 10 ticked up by 1,000 to 199,000 from the week before, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week volatility, rose by 250 to 198,500.
失业救济申请人数是裁员的代理指标，经济学家密切关注这一数据，因为它能提供劳动力市场走向的信号。截至目前，今年的申请人数一直维持在低于220000的历史低位。
Claims for jobless benefits are a proxy for layoffs, and economists watch them closely because they can provide signs of where the job market is headed. So far this year, claims have remained at a historically low level below 220,000.
截至10月3日前一周，申请失业救济的美国总人数减少4000人，降至171万人，这也是一个历史上健康的数字。
The total number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the previous week ending October 3 fell by 4,000 to 1.71 million, also a historically healthy figure.