美國失業(yè)率飆升至14.7%

Due to the coronavirus-induced crisis, the unemployment rate in the United States jumped from 10.3 per cent to 14.7 per cent in the month of April, representing the largest over-the-month increase since 1948.

由于冠狀病毒引發(fā)的危機，美國4月份的失業(yè)率從10.3%躍升至14.7%，創(chuàng)下1948年以來的月度最大增幅。

The unemployment rate of 14.7 per cent is the highest rate since the Great Depression, The Washington Post reported.

《華盛頓郵報》報道，美國失業(yè)率飆升至14.7%，是大蕭條以來最糟糕的時期。

"In April, the unemployment rate increased by 10.3 percentage points to 14.7 per cent. This is the highest rate and the largest over-the-month increase in the history of the series (seasonally adjusted data are available back to January 1948)," the US Labor Department said in its monthly jobs report.

“4月份，失業(yè)率上升了10.3個百分點，達到14.7%。”美國勞工部在其月度就業(yè)報告中稱：“這是該系列數據歷史上的最高增長率和最大月度增長率(經季節(jié)性調整的數據可追溯至1948年1月)。”。

In March, the US lost 710,000 jobs due to social-distancing measures that began keeping at least 80 per cent of the 310 million-strong population at home.

今年3月，美國因社會疏遠措施而失去71萬個工作崗位，這些措施開始將3.1億人口中至少80%的人留在了家里。

The new report comes a week after the Commerce Department said the US economy shrank 4.8 per cent in the first three months of 2020.

一周前，美國商務部表示，美國經濟在2020年前三個月萎縮4.8%。

The newly released report adds that every major sector of the labour market had job losses, with particularly heavy declines in the non-essential leisure and hospitality industries.

最新發(fā)布的報告補充說，勞動力市場的每一個主要部門都有失業(yè)，特別是非必要的休閑和招待行業(yè)的失業(yè)率大幅下降。

The Labor Department also reported 33 million filings for first-time unemployment benefits by Americans over the past seven weeks, indicating more job losses to come.

美國勞工部還公布，過去7周，美國首次申請失業(yè)救濟金的人數達到3300萬，顯示失業(yè)人數還將增加。

The US government has already announced about USD 3 trillion in COVID-19 relief in previous packages, including more than USD 2.1 trillion in the initial Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) act.

美國政府已經在先前的一攬子計劃中，宣布了約3萬億美元的COVID-19救濟，其中包括超過2.1萬億美元的初始冠狀病毒援助、救濟和經濟安全(CARES)法案。