VOA常速英语2015--4月份美国就业市场有所回弹

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4月份美国就业市场有所回弹

The U.S. job market rebounded¹ in April, with strong growth in business services, health care and construction.

随着商业服务业、医疗和建筑业的强劲增长，4月份美国就业市场有所回弹。

After the weak job gains in March, fewer than 100,000 hires, Bankrate.com's chief financial analyst² Greg McBride says, the second quarter is off to a good start. He spoke³ with VOA on Skype.

3月份就业增长比较差，只有不到10万个岗位，Bankrate.com的首席财务分析师格列格·麦克布莱德称第二季度开局不错，他通过Skype接受了美国之音的采访。

"The April jobs report shows we are back on track," he said. "It really reveals that March was the aberration⁴ — that was the month where the results were very poor, and they were revised lower with [Friday's] release. But, you know, April really kind of gets us back in the game."

“4月份的就业报告显示我们回到正轨上了，而且显示三月份比较失常，其就业结果很糟，周五发布的报告将之修改得更低。但是要知道，4月份确实让我们重回正轨。”

April's job numbers were an encouraging sign for investors⁵, who helped boost stock prices on Wall Street by more than 1 percent. Adding to the optimism, average hourly earnings⁶ increased, but just barely. At just 3 cents more per hour, McBride says, it's a step in the right direction, but not enough to significantly boost growth.

4月份的就业数据对投资者来说是个令人鼓舞的信号，使得华尔街股价上涨了1%以上。令人更加乐观的是，平均时薪也增加了，但增加幅度不高。麦克布莱德说每小时只增加了3美分，这是向着正确方向的一步，但不足以极大促进增长。

"People don't have enough spending power," he said. "They don't have enough breathing room in the household budget, and that's why we've had this perpetually slow-growth economy — because consumers are not in a position where they can ramp⁷ up spending on a consistent basis."

“人们的购买力不足，他们在家庭预算中没有足够的余地，因此我们的经济一直发展缓慢，因为消费者无法持续地增加开支。”

Until employers start ramping⁸ up wages, McBride says, the housing market is likely to remain sluggish⁹. Part of the problem, according to the National Association of Business Economics' Ken¹⁰ Simonson, is inertia¹¹.

麦克布莱德说，除非雇主增加工资，否则就业市场可能仍会低迷。全美商业经济协会的肯·辛普森说问题部分要归咎于惯性。

"Employers have been very cautious about hiring people, raising wages, and workers are also nervous that a job won't last," he said, "so it's made them less aggressive about pushing for wage increases in their current job or changing jobs."

“雇主对雇佣员工和增加薪水很小心，员工们也担心饭碗不长久，这样员工们就没有要求加薪或换工作的进取心。”

That could change as competition for skilled workers heats up.

随着争夺熟练工人的竞争日益激烈，这一局面可能改变。

The new jobs data show about 8.5 million Americans are still out of work, but that's down more than 1 million from a year ago.

新的就业数据表明850万美国人仍失业，但比一年前少了100多万。