美國每周申請失業(yè)救濟人數(shù)激增至創(chuàng)紀錄的328萬人

美國每周申請失業(yè)救濟人數(shù)激增至創(chuàng)紀錄的328萬人

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，美國申請失業(yè)救濟的人數(shù)激增至創(chuàng)紀錄的300多萬人，原因是控制冠狀病毒疫情的嚴格措施使美國經(jīng)濟戛然而止，引發(fā)了一波裁員潮，美國歷史上最長的就業(yè)熱潮可能就此結(jié)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.

美國勞工部(Labor Department)周四公布的每周申請失業(yè)救濟人數(shù)報告，提供了迄今為止最清楚的證據(jù)，顯示了冠狀病毒對美國經(jīng)濟的破壞性影響，迫使美聯(lián)儲(Federal Reserve)采取非凡措施，美國國會也(U.S.Congress)制定了創(chuàng)紀錄的2萬億美元刺激計劃。

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.

經(jīng)濟學家說，美國經(jīng)濟已經(jīng)陷入衰退。每周初請失業(yè)金人數(shù)是最及時的勞動力市場指標。由于美國近一半的人口處于某種形式的經(jīng)濟封鎖狀態(tài)，經(jīng)濟學家們正準備迎接首次申請失業(yè)救濟人數(shù)的進一步增加。

“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.

紐約牛津經(jīng)濟(Oxford Economics)首席美國經(jīng)濟學家格雷戈里·達科(Gregory Daco)說：“隨著美國各地的部分封鎖導致經(jīng)濟活動突然停止，美國經(jīng)濟將經(jīng)歷有史以來最大規(guī)模的經(jīng)濟收縮，失業(yè)率將出現(xiàn)有史以來最嚴重的飆升。”。

“We expect jobless claims will continue to climb as more economic activity shuts down.”

“我們預計，隨著更多經(jīng)濟活動停止，申請失業(yè)救濟人數(shù)將繼續(xù)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.

美國勞工部公布，截至3月21日當周初請失業(yè)金人數(shù)增加300萬人，經(jīng)季節(jié)調(diào)整后為328萬人，超過1982年創(chuàng)下的69.5萬人的紀錄。

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims would rise to 1 million, though estimates were as high as 4 million.

路透調(diào)查的分析師此前預計，初請失業(yè)金人數(shù)將升至100萬人，但預估最高可達400萬人。