美增加就业机会但月失业率不变一托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料 美增加就业机会但2月失业率不变一托福阅读机经背景   The U.S. economy had a net gain of 227,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate held steady at 8.3 percent. Some industry experts say Fridays employment data is the latest in a series of generally upbeat economic reports showing the economy regaining strength and recovering from the worst recession in decades. But millions of people are still out of work and an economic scholar says the headline unemployment numbers mask some serious continuing problems.  美国经济2月份净增添22万7000个工作岗位，失业率依然保持在8.3%。一些业界专家说，星期五公布的就业报告是最近的一系列总体乐观的经 济报告中的最新数据，这些数据显示，美国经济重新获得动力，正在从数十年来最严重的衰退中复苏。不过美国仍有数百万人没有工作。一名经济学者称，政府公布 的失业数据掩盖了一些持续存在的严重问题。  Fridays closely-watched report from the Labor Department shows strong job growth in February, and indicates job gains in the prior two months were stronger than first reported. Altogether it means that U.S. job growth over the past six months is the strongest since 2006, which was before the financial crisis.  美国劳工部星期五发布受到密切关注的就业报告，报告显示，2月份美国就业市场保持强劲增长势头，修正后的之前两个月的就业增长数据高于先前公布的初值。这些数据表明，美国过去六个月的就业增长是自金融危机爆发前的2006年以来最强劲的。  Surveys show the improved job situation is giving consumers more confidence that they will have jobs and makes them more likely to purchase appliances, cars or houses, which stimulates the economy -- and further boosts employment. That is important because consumer demand drives about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity.  调查显示，就业状况改善使消费者更有信心找到工作，消费者更加可能购买电器、汽车或房屋，这将刺激经济增长并进一步促进就业。这一点至关重要，因为消费占美国经济活动的大约70%。  These job gains are also part of an improving economic picture that is encouraging businesses to begin hiring.  就业增长显示经济改善，这鼓励企业开始雇佣新员工。  Growing business confidence was evident earlier this week in a survey of financial executives across the nation. Researchers at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants questioned more than 1,300 key financial managers, including Jim Morrison, chief financial o