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1月美国就业增长令人失望 　　

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. employers added fewer new jobs than expected in January, putting wrinkles on the economic outlook, although the jobless rate fell to a five-year low, the Department of Labor1 reported Friday.

　　The unemployment rate fell to 6.6 percent from 6.7 percent in the previous month, the lowest since October 2008.
　　Total non-farm payroll2 employment rose by 113,000 in January, less than the market forecast of up to 180,000.
　　The number of unemployed3 Americans declined from 10.4 million to 10.2 million, according to the report.
　　The number of long-term unemployed, or those jobless for 27 weeks or more, was 3.6 million, down 232,000.
　　Over the past year, the number of unemployed has fallen by 1.1 million.

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1 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
2 payroll YmQzUB     
n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额
参考例句：
  • His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
  • I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。
3 unemployed lfIz5Q     
adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的
参考例句：
  • There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
  • The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

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