美国每周申请失业救济人数激增至创纪录的328万人
美国每周申请失业救济人数激增至创纪录的328万人
The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits surged to a record of more than 3 million last week as strict measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic brought the country to a sudden halt, unleashing a wave of layoffs that likely ended the longest employment boom in U.S. history.
上周，美国申请失业救济的人数激增至创纪录的300多万人，原因是控制冠状病毒疫情的严格措施使美国经济戛然而止，引发了一波裁员潮，美国历史上最长的就业热潮可能就此结束。
The weekly jobless claims report from the Labor Department on Thursday offered the clearest evidence yet of the coronavirus’ devastating impact on the economy, which has forced the Federal Reserve to take extraordinary steps and the U.S. Congress to assemble a record $2 trillion stimulus package.
美国劳工部(Labor Department)周四公布的每周申请失业救济人数报告，提供了迄今为止最清楚的证据，显示了冠状病毒对美国经济的破坏性影响，迫使美联储(Federal Reserve)采取非凡措施，美国国会也(U.S.Congress)制定了创纪录的2万亿美元刺激计划。
Economists say the economy is already in recession. Weekly claims are the most timely labor market indicator. With nearly half the country’s population under some form of a lockdown, economists are bracing for further increases in jobless claims.
经济学家说，美国经济已经陷入衰退。每周初请失业金人数是最及时的劳动力市场指标。由于美国近一半的人口处于某种形式的经济封锁状态，经济学家们正准备迎接首次申请失业救济人数的进一步增加。
“With partial lockdowns across the country leading to a sudden stop in economic activity, the U.S. economy will experience the largest economic contraction on record with the most severe surge in unemployment ever,” said Gregory Daco, chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics in New York.
纽约牛津经济(Oxford Economics)首席美国经济学家格雷戈里·达科(Gregory Daco)说：“随着美国各地的部分封锁导致经济活动突然停止，美国经济将经历有史以来最大规模的经济收缩，失业率将出现有史以来最严重的飙升。”。
“We expect jobless claims will continue to climb as more economic activity shuts down.”
“我们预计，随着更多经济活动停止，申请失业救济人数将继续攀升。”
Initial claims for unemployment benefits rose 3.00 million to a seasonally adjusted 3.28 million in the week ending March 21, eclipsing the previous record of 695,000 set in 1982, the Labor Department said.
美国劳工部公布，截至3月21日当周初请失业金人数增加300万人，经季节调整后为328万人，超过1982年创下的69.5万人的纪录。
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims would rise to 1 million, though estimates were as high as 4 million.
路透调查的分析师此前预计，初请失业金人数将升至100万人，但预估最高可达400万人。
