广播电视英语短句 第 302 课：新失业人数-1

The government says the United States economy shrank at an annual rate of one percent in April, May and June. 美国政府说，美国经济在 4 、 5 和 6 月的年收缩率为 1% 。

The decrease was less than expected, and much less than at the start of the year. 这一下降低于预期，并且大大低于年初。

The improvement was partly the result of increased government spending. 这一改善的部分原因是政府开支加大。

Another report on Thursday showed a small drop in the number of newly jobless workers last week. 周四的另一份报告表明上周新失业人数下降；

There was also a drop in the number of people on long-term unemployment assistance. 另外，长期失业救助人数也下降。