美国失业率飙升至14.7%

Due to the coronavirus-induced crisis, the unemployment rate in the United States jumped from 10.3 per cent to 14.7 per cent in the month of April, representing the largest over-the-month increase since 1948.

由于冠状病毒引发的危机，美国4月份的失业率从10.3%跃升至14.7%，创下1948年以来的月度最大增幅。

The unemployment rate of 14.7 per cent is the highest rate since the Great Depression, The Washington Post reported.

《华盛顿邮报》报道，美国失业率飙升至14.7%，是大萧条以来最糟糕的时期。

"In April, the unemployment rate increased by 10.3 percentage points to 14.7 per cent. This is the highest rate and the largest over-the-month increase in the history of the series (seasonally adjusted data are available back to January 1948)," the US Labor Department said in its monthly jobs report.

“4月份，失业率上升了10.3个百分点，达到14.7%。”美国劳工部在其月度就业报告中称：“这是该系列数据历史上的最高增长率和最大月度增长率(经季节性调整的数据可追溯至1948年1月)。”。

In March, the US lost 710,000 jobs due to social-distancing measures that began keeping at least 80 per cent of the 310 million-strong population at home.

今年3月，美国因社会疏远措施而失去71万个工作岗位，这些措施开始将3.1亿人口中至少80%的人留在了家里。

The new report comes a week after the Commerce Department said the US economy shrank 4.8 per cent in the first three months of 2020.

一周前，美国商务部表示，美国经济在2020年前三个月萎缩4.8%。

The newly released report adds that every major sector of the labour market had job losses, with particularly heavy declines in the non-essential leisure and hospitality industries.

最新发布的报告补充说，劳动力市场的每一个主要部门都有失业，特别是非必要的休闲和招待行业的失业率大幅下降。

The Labor Department also reported 33 million filings for first-time unemployment benefits by Americans over the past seven weeks, indicating more job losses to come.

美国劳工部还公布，过去7周，美国首次申请失业救济金的人数达到3300万，显示失业人数还将增加。

The US government has already announced about USD 3 trillion in COVID-19 relief in previous packages, including more than USD 2.1 trillion in the initial Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) act.

美国政府已经在先前的一揽子计划中，宣布了约3万亿美元的COVID-19救济，其中包括超过2.1万亿美元的初始冠状病毒援助、救济和经济安全(CARES)法案。