2014届高考英语阅读理解考前突破：财经新闻2014年一月美国就业形势低于预期.docVIP

2014年一月美国就业形势低于预期 The US economy added 113,000 jobs in January, the second month in a row the figure has been weaker than expected. 2014年一月份美国新增工作岗位11.3万，连续第二个月低于预期值。 ? Economists had predicted the US Labor Department would report an increase of about 180,000 new jobs. ? However, the unemployment rate fell to 6.6%, the lowest level since October 2008. ? The jobless figures will raise concerns that, after strong growth in the second half of 2013, the US economic recovery is beginning to lose its steam（蒸汽，精力）.? ? US stock markets shrugged off the news - with shares on Wall Street rising in early