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shāng yè
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United States
Měiguó
美国
July
qīyuè
七月
employment
jiùyè
就业
number of people
rénshù
人数
unexpectedly / to one is surprise
yìwài
意外
to decrease / to decline
jiǎnshǎo
减少
，
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to lay off workers
cáiyuán
裁员
to exceed / more than
chāoguò
超过
50,000
wǔ wàn
五万
people
rén
人
。

United States
Měiguó
美国
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Láogōng Jú
劳工局
to report / report
bàogào
报告
，
July
qīyuè
七月
nonfarm payrolls
fēi nóng jiùyè
非农就业
number of people
rénshù
人数
decreased by
jiǎnshǎo le
减少了
23,000
liǎng wàn sān qiān
两万三千
people
rén
人
，
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
departments / sector
bùmén
部门
laid off workers
cáiyuán
裁员
the most
zuìduō
最多
。
unemployment rate
shīyè lǜ
失业率
slightly / by a small margin
xiǎofú
小幅
to fall / to decrease
xiàjiàng
下降
to / reaching
dào
到
4.1 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn yī
百分之四点一
，
but / however
dàn
但
labor force
láodòng lì
劳动力
participation rate
cānyù lǜ
参与率
also
yě
也
at the same time
tóngshí
同时
also fell
xiàjiàng le
下降了
。

August 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM

United States
Měiguó
美国
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Láogōng Jú
劳工局
August 7th
bāyuè qī rì
八月七日
to publish / to announce
gōngbù
公布
，
July
qīyuè
七月
nationwide
quánguó
全国
nonfarm payrolls
fēi nóng jiùyè
非农就业
number of people
rénshù
人数
decreased by
jiǎnshǎo le
减少了
23,000
liǎng wàn sān qiān
两万三千
people
rén
人
。
many / a lot of
hěnduō
很多
economists
jīngjì xuéjiā
经济学家
before / previously
zhīqián
之前
to expect / to forecast
yùjì
预计
July
qīyuè
七月
would / will
huì
会
to add / new additions of
xīn zēng
新增
approximately / about
dàyuē
大约
80,000
bā wàn
八万
to
dào
到
95,000
jiǔ wàn wǔ qiān
九万五千
(measure word)
gè
个
jobs
gōngzuò
工作
，
as a result / it turned out
jiéguǒ
结果
compared to
bǐ
比
expectations
yùqī
预期
worse / worse than expected
chà
差
much / a lot
hěnduō
很多
。
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
departments / sector
bùmén
部门
reductions in
jiǎnshǎo de
减少的
jobs
gōngzuò
工作
the most
zuìduō
最多
，
altogether / in total
gòng
共
cut / eliminated
cáijiǎn le
裁减了
approximately
yuē
约
53,000
wǔ wàn sān qiān
五万三千
people
rén
人
，
of which / among these
qízhōng
其中
local
dìfāng
地方
education
jiàoyù
教育
departments
bùmén
部门
lost
jiǎnshǎo le
减少了
50,000
wǔ wàn
五万
people
rén
人
。
retail sector
língshòu yè
零售业
lost
shīqù le
失去了
19,000
yī wàn jiǔ qiān
一万九千
(measure word)
gè
个
jobs
gōngzuò
工作
，
leisure
xiūxián
休闲
and
hé
和
food and beverage / hospitality
cānyǐn
餐饮
industry / sector
hángyè
行业
also
yě
也
lost
jiǎnshǎo le
减少了
40,000
sì wàn
四万
(measure word)
gè
个
posts / positions
gǎngwèi
岗位
。
July
qīyuè
七月
unemployment rate
shīyè lǜ
失业率
slightly / by a small margin
xiǎofú
小幅
to fall / to drop
xiàjiàng
下降
to / reaching
dào
到
4.1 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn yī
百分之四点一
，
but / however
dàn
但
mainly / primarily
zhǔyào
主要
is / was
shì
是
because
yīnwèi
因为
more and more
yuèláiyuèduō
越来越多
structural particle
de
的
people
rén
人
no longer
bù zài
不再
to look for work
zhǎo gōngzuò
找工作
change-of-state particle
le
了
。
labor force
láodòng lì
劳动力
participation rate
cānyù lǜ
参与率
fell / dropped
xiàjiàng
下降
to / reaching
dào
到
61.4 percent
bǎifēnzhī liùshí yī diǎn sì
百分之六十一点四
，
is
shì
是
more than / over
chāoguò
超过
five years
wǔ nián
五年
since / in the past
yǐlái
以来
structural particle
de
的
lowest
zuìdī
最低
level
shuǐpíng
水平
。

News in English

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US Payrolls Drop Unexpectedly by 23000 in July as Government Job Cuts Weigh

US nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000 in July, with government sector cuts of 53,000 as the main driver. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1 percent, but the labor force participation rate also declined.

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