美国上星期被解雇人数有所增加。这一最新迹象表明，美国的经济下滑正在影响就业市场。美国劳工部星期四公布的报告说，申请失业福利的人数第一次超过了2万2千人，达37万8千人。其它数据显示，过去两个月里美国的就业人数都有所减少。
The number of newly laid-off U.S. workers rose last week, the latest sign that the economic downturn is affecting the job market.A report Thursday from the Labor Department said the number of people applying for unemployment benefits for the first time rose 22-thousand，to 378-thousand. Other data show the number of jobs in the U.S. economy declined in each of the past two months.