美国劳工部报告显示，上周失业申请数升至209,000人，超过205,000人的预期水平，但整体仍维持在历史较低区间 [1]。四周平均申请数保持在199,000人不变 [1]，美国失业率为4.1% [1]。
从招聘趋势看，今年迄今月均新增就业仅61,000人，远低于2023-2024年平均月均166,000人的水平 [1]。上月美国就业数据出现净减少23,000个岗位 [1]，反映出企业招聘意愿不足。相比之下，2021-2022年疫情后的招聘高峰时期，月均创造就业达491,000人 [1]，当前就业增速与历史高点的差距明显。
Jobless claims in the United States climbed to 209,000 last week, exceeding economists' expectations of 205,000, according to the Labor Department [1]. Despite the increase from the prior week's revised figure of 200,000, the level continues to reflect a stable labor market [1]. The four-week moving average of claims held steady at 199,000 [1], while the national unemployment rate stood at 4.1% [1].
However, underlying employment trends reveal signs of cooling labor demand. Last month, employers cut 23,000 positions [1]. Year-to-date job creation has averaged just 61,000 positions per month, a sharp decline from the 166,000 monthly average recorded during 2023-2024 [1]. This represents a significant slowdown from the post-pandemic hiring surge, when companies were adding an average of 491,000 jobs monthly during 2021-2022 [1].