US unemployment rises in 24 states
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:30:28 GMT
Unemployment rate is still rising in the US.失業率仍在美國上升。
Rising unemployment rates have been reported in nearly half of all states in the month of March, according to a US Labor Department report.
在3個月上升的失業率被報告在幾乎一半的州，根據美國勞工部的報告。
A total of 24 states suffered jobless rate increases in March, according to the Labor Department's monthly report. But rates declined last month in 17 states and the District of Columbia.
共24個州在3月遭受到失業率上升，根據美國勞工部的月報；但上個月在17個州和哥倫比亞特區的率下降。
Even so the national unemployment rate is firmly stuck at 9.7 percent for a third month in a row.
即便如此，全國的失業率是百分之9.7牢牢停留在為連續第3個月。
Many economists and policymakers expect the nationwide jobless rate to remain elevated for some time to come, even as job growth slowly resumes.
許多經濟學家和決策者預計，全國失業率將繼續上升一段時間，儘管就業緩慢恢復增長。
Friday's report comes a day after lawmakers voted to push back the April fifth deadline for two months to file for extended unemployment benefits.
The move was approved by President Obama. Keeping to the new deadline would restore federal jobless benefits to more than 200 thousand Americans who would have instead started losing their claims.
Meanwhile, the strain of high unemployment has drained jobless benefit funds in a majority of states, forcing many states to borrow billions from the federal government to help out-of-work Americans.
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