国际英语资讯:Trump administration defends U.S. economic performance as Feb. job gains plunge
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 8-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="plunged">plunged</span> <span word="to">to</span> 20,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stark">stark</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> 311,000, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 223,000 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>, <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="wholesale">wholesale</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="losses">losses</span>.</p><p><span word="Employment">Employment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span>, <span word="mining">mining</span>, <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warehousing">warehousing</span>, <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="by">by</span> 0.2 <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="month">month</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="to">to</span> 3.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 300,000 <span word="to">to</span> 6.2 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="at">at</span> 63.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="hourly">hourly</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="payrolls">payrolls</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="by">by</span> 11 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="to">to</span> 27.66 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-<span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2018, <span word="average">average</span> <span word="hourly">hourly</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 3.4 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 222,000 <span word="to">to</span> 227,000, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> 304,000 <span word="to">to</span> 311,000 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="Combined">Combined</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="were">were</span> 12,000 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p>
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