美国总统奥巴马星期二将公布一项让数百万美国人重返就业市场的计划,并将阐述如何创造就业机会。奥巴马总统将在美国华盛顿的布鲁金斯学会发表演讲,预期他将重点论述一些新方案,提供住家节能效率更高的消费者退税并向小型企业提供刺激。
此前,奥巴马总统深入了解民情,听取他们如何治理经济的建议。上星期五,美国政府的报告说,美国失业率从26年来的最高点略微下降,但仍维持在10%。星期一,美联储主席伯南克说,经济获得改善的同时,许多家庭和企业仍处在“紧张”的经济压力下。伯南克还表示,新的就业机会和信贷仍相当短缺,失业率在未来一段时间内可能将居高不下。
U.S. President Barack Obama will outline ideas for creating jobs when he unveils a plan to put millions of Americans back to work Tuesday.In the speech in Washington, Mr. Obama is expected to focus on new programs that would provide rebates for consumers who make their homes more energy efficient and give incentives for small businesses.Mr. Obama will deliver the speech at the Brookings Institution.
The address follows the president’s recent listening tour about how to fix the economy. Last Friday, a government report said the U.S. unemployment rate declined slightly from a 26-year high, but remains at 10 percent.On Monday, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that while the economy has improved, many families and businesses remain under “intense” economic stress.Bernanke also said job openings and credit remain scarce, and that the jobless rate is likely to remain “elevated” for some time.