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New claims for unemployment insurance dipped last week, suggesting that companies are laying off fewer workers as the budding ec
New claims for unemployment insurance dipped last week, suggesting that companies are laying off fewer workers as the budding ec
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2011-03-11
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New claims for unemployment insurance dipped last week, suggesting that companies are laying off fewer workers as the budding economic recovery unfolds. The Labor Department reported on Thursday that for the work week ending April 27, new claims for jobless benefits went down by a seasonally adjusted 10,000 to 418,000, the lowest level since March 23.In another report, orders to U. S. factories rose for the fourth straight month, a solid 0.4 percent rise in March. The figure was largely boosted by stronger demand for unendurable goods, such as food, clothes, paper products and chemicals. Total unendurable goods were up 1.6 percent in March, the biggest increase in two years. Orders also rose for some manufactured goods, including metals, construction machinery, household appliances and defense equipment. The report reinforces the view that the nation’s manufacturers-which sharply cut production and saw hundreds of thousands of jobs evaporate during the recession-are on the comeback trail. Stocks were rising again on Thursday. In the first half-four of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 43 points and the Nasdaq index was up 14 points.
In the jobless-claims report, even with the decline, a government analyst said, the level was inflated as a result of a technical fluke. The distortion is coming from a requirement that laid-off workers seeking to take advantage of a federal extension for benefits must summit new claims. Congress recently passed legislation signed into law by President Bush that provided a 13-week extension of jobless benefits.
The fluck has clouded the layoffs picture for several weeks. But the government analyst said the refilling requirement is having much less of an effect on the claims numbers than in previous weeks. The more stable four-week moving average of new claims, which smoothes out weekly fluctuation, also fell last week to 435750, the lowest level since the beginning of April. But the number of workers continuing to receive unemployment benefits rose to 3.8 million for the work week ending April 20, evidence that people who are out of work are having trouble finding new jobs.
Economists predict that job growth won’t be strong enough in the coming months to prevent the nation’s unemployment rate-now at 5.7 percent-from rising. Many economists are forecasting a rise in April’s jobless rate to 5.8 percent and estimating that businesses added around 55,000 jobs during the month. The government will release the April employment report on Friday. Even as the economy bounces back from recession, some economists expect the jobless rate will peak to just over 6 percent by June. That is because companies will be reluctant to quickly hire back laid-off workers until they are assured the recovery is here to stay. Given the fledging rebound, many economists expect the Federal Reserve to leave short-term interest rates-now at 40-year lows-unchanged when it meets on May 7.The Fed adjusted interest rates 11 times in a row last year to rescue the economy from recession, which began in May 2001.
What is the present situation of the manufacturing industry?
选项
A、It is recovering.
B、It now suffers much setback.
C、It has opened up thousands of employment opportunities.
D、It has increased the production of unendurable goods.
答案
A
解析
第一段提到,另一份报告显示,美国工厂订单在第4个月直线上升,自3月份以来实际增长了0.4%。报告强调,在经历大量减产和成千上万的解雇工人的衰退之后,全国的制造企业正在复苏。因此选项A符合题意为正确答案。
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