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commerce
shāng yè
商业
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the United States
Měi guó
美国
July
qī yuè
七月
to lose
shī qù
失去
employment / jobs
jiù yè
就业
post / position
gǎng wèi
岗位
unemployment rate
shī yè lǜ
失业率
to maintain / to hold at
wéi chí
维持
4.1 percent
bǎi fēn zhī sì diǎn yī
4.1%

the United States
Měi guó
美国
July
qī yuè
七月
nationwide
quán guó
全国
employment
jiù yè
就业
number of people
rén shù
人数
to decrease / to fall
jiǎn shǎo
减少
(completion marker)
le
23,000 people
2.3 wàn rén
2.3万人
unemployment rate
shī yè lǜ
失业率
is / stands at
wéi
4.1 percent
bǎi fēn zhī sì diǎn yī
4.1%

August 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM

the United States
Měi guó
美国
labor
láo gōng
劳工
Bureau of Statistics
tǒng jì jú
统计局
to announce
gōng bù
公布
(completion marker)
le
July
qī yuè
七月
(modifier particle)
de
employment
jiù yè
就业
report
bào gào
报告
report
bào gào
报告
to show
xiǎn shì
显示
July
qī yuè
七月
nationwide
quán guó
全国
non-farm
fēi nóng
非农
employment
jiù yè
就业
number of people
rén shù
人数
to decrease / to fall
jiǎn shǎo
减少
(completion marker)
le
23,000 people
2.3 wàn rén
2.3万人
unemployment rate
shī yè lǜ
失业率
is / stands at
wéi
4.1 percent
bǎi fēn zhī sì diǎn yī
4.1%
change
biàn huà
变化
not much / minimal
bù dà
不大
many / a lot of
hěn duō
很多
economist
jīng jì xué jiā
经济学家
originally / had expected
yuán běn
原本
to expect
yù jì
预计
July
qī yuè
七月
would / will
huì
to increase / to add
zēng jiā
增加
80,000
8 wàn gè
8万个
job
gōng zuò
工作
post / position
gǎng wèi
岗位
analysis
fēn xī
分析
person / figure
rén shì
人士
to indicate / to say
biǎo shì
表示
employment
jiù yè
就业
decrease
jiǎn shǎo
减少
is related to
labor force
láo dòng lì
劳动力
decrease / shrinking
jiǎn shǎo
减少
related to
yǒu guān
有关
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
since
yǐ lái
以来
each month / monthly
měi yuè
每月
on average
píng jūn
平均
newly added
xīn zēng
新增
employment
jiù yè
就业
approximately
yuē
60,000 people
6 wàn rén
6万人
compared to
the year 2025
2025 nián
2025年
better
hǎo
much more / much better
hěn duō
很多
the US Federal Reserve
Měi lián chǔ
美联储
will
jiāng
based on
gēn jù
根据
employment
jiù yè
就业
data
shù jù
数据
to decide
jué dìng
决定
whether or not
shì fǒu
是否
to adjust
tiáo zhěng
调整
interest rate
lì lǜ
利率

News in English

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US Economy Loses 23,000 Jobs in July as Unemployment Holds at 4.1 Percent

The United States lost 23,000 jobs in July, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.1 percent.

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dàfú
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Měiguó
美国
July
7 yuè
7月
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CPI
CPI
only / merely
jǐn
to rise / to go up
shēng
0.1 percent
0.1%
0.1%
interest rate hike
jiā xī
加息
worry / concern
dānyōu
担忧
to ease / to alleviate
huǎnjiě
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to plan / plan
jìhuà
计划
to acquire / takeover
shōugòu
收购
Wendys (fast-food chain)
Wēndí
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stock price
gǔjià
股价
to rise / to go up
shàngzhǎng
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13 percent
13%
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