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shāng yè
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United States
Měiguó
美国
March
sānyuè
三月
newly added
xīnzēng
新增
jobs / employment
jiùyè
就业
178,000 jobs
shí qī diǎn bā wàn gè
17.8万个
，
unemployment rate
shīyèlǜ
失业率
to fall to
jiàng zhì
降至
4.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn sān
4.3%
。

United States
Měiguó
美国
March
sānyuè
三月
newly added
xīnzēng
新增
178,000 jobs
shí qī diǎn bā wàn gè
17.8万个
jobs / work
gōngzuò
工作
，
unemployment rate
shīyèlǜ
失业率
to fall to
jiàng zhì
降至
4.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn sān
4.3%
。
employment
jiùyè
就业
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
mainly
zhǔyào
主要
comes from
láizì
来自
healthcare
yīliáo
医疗
and
hé
和
construction
jiànzhù
建筑
industry / sector
hángyè
行业
。

April 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM

United States
Měiguó
美国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
report
bàogào
报告
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
，
March
sānyuè
三月
newly added
xīnzēng
新增
completed action particle
le
了
178,000
shí qī diǎn bā wàn gè
17.8万个
jobs / work
gōngzuò
工作
。
unemployment rate
shīyèlǜ
失业率
to fall to
jiàng zhì
降至
4.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn sān
4.3%
，
now / currently
xiànzài
现在
there are
yǒu
有
7.2 million people
qī bǎi èr shí wàn rén
720万人
do not have / without
méiyǒu
没有
jobs / work
gōngzuò
工作
。
healthcare
yīliáo
医疗
、
construction
jiànzhù
建筑
and
hé
和
transportation
yùnshū
运输
industry / sector
hángyè
行业
structural particle
de
的
employment numbers
jiùyè rénshù
就业人数
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
completed action particle
le
了
。
but / however
dànshì
但是
，
federal government
liánbāng zhèngfǔ
联邦政府
structural particle
de
的
jobs / work
gōngzuò
工作
to decrease
jiǎnshǎo
减少
completed action particle
le
了
。
March
sānyuè
三月
wages
gōngzī
工资
month-over-month
huánbǐ
环比
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
completed action particle
le
了
0.2 percent
bǎifēnzhī líng diǎn èr
0.2%
，
compared to
bǐ
比
last year
qùnián
去年
same period
tóngqī
同期
higher
gāo
高
3.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn wǔ
3.5%
。
many / a lot of
hěnduō
很多
people
rén
人
to worry / to be concerned
dānxīn
担心
trade tariffs
màoyì guānshuì
贸易关税
will / may
huì
会
to affect / impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
future
wèilái
未来
structural particle
de
的
employment / jobs
jiùyè
就业
。

News in English

Business

US Adds 178,000 Jobs in March as Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.3 Percent

The US economy added 178,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate edged down to 4.3 percent. Job gains were led by healthcare, construction, and transportation.

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Měi Yī
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ceasefire
tínɡhuǒ
停火
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xiāoxi
消息
to come in / to arrive (news)
chuánlái
传来
，
international
ɡuójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
May
5 yuè
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to drop sharply / to fall significantly
dàdiē
大跌
17 percent
17%
17%
。

International Oil Prices Fall 17 Percent in May on US-Iran Ceasefire Reports

Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
quarterly / fiscal quarter
jìdù
季度
revenue / earnings
yínɡshōu
营收
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
and / also
bìng
并
with
yǔ
与
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
$6 billion
60 yì měiyuán
60亿美元
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Snowflake Quarterly Revenue Beats Forecasts and Signs $6 Billion Amazon Deal

China
Zhōngguó
中国
April
sì yuè
四月
industrial / industry
gōngyè
工业
profit
lìrùn
利润
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
24.7 percent
24.7%
24.7%
。

China Industrial Profits Surge 24.7 Percent in April, Fastest Gain in Over Two Years

Meta (company name, formerly Facebook)
Meta
Meta
to lay off employees / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
8,000 people
bā qiān rén
八千人
，
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
toward / to
xiàng
向
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to transform / transformation
zhuǎnxíng
转型
。

Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs in Sweeping Restructuring Toward AI