美国经济一月份失去的就业机会之多为几十年来之最，失业率急剧上升。
由于经济衰退重创了制造业和建筑行业，这个世界最大的经济体一月份工作净减少了59万8千个。
劳工部星期五的报告说，一月份的失业率达到7.6%，比12月份增长0.4%，为16年来最严重的月份。
经济学家们说，严峻的失业状况大概会波及整个经济，伤害驱动三分之二美国经济活动的消费者支出。
The U.S. economy posted the largest job loss in decades in January, while the unemployment rate rose sharply.
The world’s largest economy had a net loss of 598-thousand jobs as the recession hammered the factory and construction sectors.
Friday’s report from the Labor Department says unemployment in January hit seven-point-six percent . That is four-tenths of a percent worse than the previous month and the worst level in 16 years.
Economists say the grim unemployment situation is likely to ripple through the economy, hurting the consumer spending that drives two-thirds of U.S. economic activity.