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1、 voa英语：美国经济增加的就业少于预期,失业率下降到6.1%US Economy Adds Fewer Jobs Than Expected, Unemployment Falls to 6.1 Percent 美国经济增加的就业少于预期,失业率下降到6.1%WASHINGTONU.S. job growth slowed sharply last month with employers adding only 142,000 jobs in August. Thats well below analyst expectations of more than 200,000 new hir
2、es.But the disappointing job numbers had little impact on investors as Wall Street largely ignored the monthly employment data. Others saw it as just another blip on the long road to recovery.For some job seekers, August was not a good month. Hiring fell to the slowest pace in eight months, and the
3、previous estimate for June was revised lower by 28,000 jobs.But if financial markets were worried, it didnt show.After the initial disappointment, stocks returned to positive territory. And despite fewer jobs in manufacturing and a decline in retail employment, many analysts are taking the long view
4、.“Weve had a lot of other data points that have been pointing forward for the economy, and I think, once we get past this one month report, that well see an economy thats continuing to recover,” said B bureau chief Mark Hamrick, who believes the August job numbers are a seasonal blip.“It reinforces
5、the Fed”s view they”ll be cautious with respect to changing policy. They”ll finish QE3 October/November, but they won”t be all that anxious to be raising interest rates in the springtime as some people had expected,“ said . Wells Fargo chief economist John Silvia.Raising interest rates too soon coul
6、d slow the recovery just as business optimism is starting to grow.A new study by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants showed 20 percent of businesses surveyed expect to hire more staff.“And so when the cost of capital goes up, that impacts peoples desire, their willingness to potentially invest, and they might be a little more cautious,” said AICPA Chair Valerie Rainey.Seasonal aberration or not, U.S. unemployment fell 0.1 percent to 6.1 percent - likely because fewer people were looking for work.
