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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
了
23,000 people
2.3 wàn rén
2.3万人
，
unemployment rate
shī yè lǜ
失业率
is / stands at
wéi
为
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
了
July
qī yuè
七月
(modifier particle)
de
的
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
了
23,000 people
2.3 wàn rén
2.3万人
。
unemployment rate
shī yè lǜ
失业率
is / stands at
wéi
为
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
会
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
yǔ
与
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
约
60,000 people
6 wàn rén
6万人
，
compared to
bǐ
比
the year 2025
2025 nián
2025年
better
hǎo
好
much more / much better
hěn duō
很多
。
the US Federal Reserve
Měi lián chǔ
美联储
will
jiāng
将
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

Business

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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，
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zhǐshù
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shōu diē
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shí yóu
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output / production
chǎn liàng
产量
to maintain / to keep
bǎo chí
保持
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
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