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锘?!DOCTYPE html PUBliC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>US Economy Experiences Worst Job Cuts in Decades - VOA Standard English In 2008</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta content="all" name="robots"/><meta content="VOA Standard English In 2008, US Economy Experiences Worst Job Cuts in Decades" name="description" /><meta content="VOA Standard English In 2008" name="keywords" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/images/style.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/images/text-small.css" title="Small Text" /><link rel="alternate stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/images/text-medium.css" title="Medium Text" /><link rel="alternate stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/images/text-large.css" title="Large Text" /></head><body><div><img id="logo" src="/images/voa.gif" alt="VOA" /></div><div id="nav"><a title="VOA" href="http://www.51voa.com/"><b>缇庡浗涔嬮煶</b></a> > <a href="http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Standard_English/index.html">VOA Standard English</a> > <a href="http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Standard_1.html">VOA Standard English In 2008</a> <script type="text/javascript" src="/images/notice.js"></script></div><div id="leftMainContainer"><div id="leftNav"><div class="leftN_title">VOA Standard English</div><ul><li><a href="/VOA_Standard_1.html">VOA Standard English <img src=/images/new.gif border=0></a></li> <li><a href="/VOA_Standard_1_archiver.html">VOA Standard English Archives </a></li> </ul><div class="leftN_title">VOA Special English</div><ul><li><a href="/Development_Report_1.html">Development Report</a></li><li><a href="/This_is_America_1.html">This is America</a></li><li><a href="/Agriculture_Report_1.html">Agriculture Report</a></li><li><a href="/Science_in_the_News_1.html">Science in the News</a></li><li><a href="/Health_Report_1.html">Health Report</a></li><li><a href="/Explorations_1.html">Explorations</a></li><li><a href="/Education_Report_1.html">Education Report</a></li><li><a href="/The_Making_of_a_Nation_1.html">The Making of a Nation</a></li><li><a href="/Economics_Report_1.html">Economics Report</a></li><li><a href="/American_Mosaic_1.html">American Mosaic</a></li><li><a href="/In_the_News_1.html">In the News</a></li><li><a href="/American_Stories_1.html">American Stories</a></li><li><a href="/Words_And_Their_Stories_1.html">Words And Their Stories</a></li><li><a href="/People_in_America_1.html">People in America</a></li></ul><div class="leftN_title">VOA English Learning</div><ul><li><a href="/Word_Master_1.html">Wordmaster</a></li><li><a href="/Learn_A_Word_1.html">Learn A Word</a></li><li><a href="/Bilingual_News_1.html">Bilingual News</a></li><li><a href="/American_Cafe_1.html">American Cafe</a></li><li><a href="/Popular_American_1.html">Popular American</a></li><li><a href="/Business_Etiquette_1.html">Business Etiquette</a></li><li><a href="/Sports_English_1.html">Sports English</a></li><li><a href="/Words_And_Idioms_1.html">Words And Idioms</a></li><li><a href="/Intermediate_American_English_1.html">Intermediate American English</a></li></ul></div><div id="rightContainer"><span class="title">US Economy Experiences Worst Job Cuts in Decades</span><div id="contentAds"><script type="text/javascript"><!--google_ad_client = "pub-3585518775245612";/* 51VOAContent */google_ad_slot = "4281465902";google_ad_width = 336;google_ad_height = 280;//--></script><script type="text/javascript"src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script></div><span id="content"><EMBED src="/path.asp?url=/200812/tate_US_Economy_05dec08.mp3" width=280 height=40 type="audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin" autostart="false" Controls="ControlPanel" tppabs=""></EMBED><BR><a href="/path.asp?url=/200812/tate_US_Economy_05dec08.mp3" class="wwmp3">» Download Audio</a><BR><BR><span class="byline"> By Deborah Tate</span> <br> <span class="dateline">Capitol Hill</span><br> <span class="datetime"><em>05 December 2008</em></span><br><p><table class="APIMAGE" style="direction: ltr;" align="right" width="190"><tbody><tr><td style=""><img id="||CPIMAGE:569827|" alt="Professional recruiter John Kasyanenko, right, talks to a woman seeking a work at a job fair in New York, 12 Nov 2008" title="Professional recruiter John Kasyanenko, right, talks to a woman seeking a work at a job fair in New York, 12 Nov 2008" src="/images/200812/AP-Recruiter-John-Kasyanenko-gives-business-card-to-a-woman-seeking-a-work-at-a-job-fair-eng-190-12nov08.jpg" border="0" height="190" hspace="2" vspace="2" width="190"></td></tr><tr><td style="" class="imagecaption">Professional recruiter John Kasyanenko, right, talks to a woman seeking a work at a job fair in New York, 12 Nov 2008</td></tr></tbody></table>New government figures show a rise in U.S. unemployment last month, with U.S. employers cutting some 533,000 jobs - the most in 34 years. President George Bush says his administration is taking action to help strengthen the economy. <br><br>The Labor Department says the unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent in November. </p><p>President Bush told reporters the job data reflects the fact that the American economy is in a recession, due in large part to severe problems in housing, credit and financial markets.<br><br><table class="APIMAGE" style="direction: ltr;" align="right" width="210"><tbody><tr><td><img id="||CPIMAGE:586411|" title="President George W. Bush makes a statement on the economy on the South Lawn of the White House, 5 Dec. 2008" alt="President George W. Bush makes a statement on the economy on the South Lawn of the White House, 5 Dec. 2008" src="/images/200812/AP_US_George_Bush_economy_05dec08_210.jpg" border="0" height="163" hspace="2" vspace="2" width="210"></td></tr><tr><td class="imagecaption">President George W. Bush makes a statement on the economy on the South Lawn of the White House, 5 Dec. 2008</td></tr></tbody></table>He says his administration is taking steps to address the problems by extending unemployment benefits to the jobless, making credit more affordable and available, and taking action to prevent home foreclosures.<br><br>"It is going to take time for all the actions we have taken to have their full impact. But I am confident that the steps we are taking will help fix the problems in our economy, and return it to strength."<br><br>At a hearing on Capitol Hill, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Keith Hall, described the unemployment figures as dismal.<br><br>"There is very little in this report that is positive," he said. "This is maybe one of the worst jobs report the Bureau of Labor Statistics has ever produced."<br><br>"Families are conserving their dwindling resources and simply not buying much of anything, including durable goods, such as cars," said Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who chaired the hearing before the Joint Economic Committee.<br><br><table class="APIMAGE" style="direction: ltr;" align="left" width="210"><tbody><tr><td style=""><img id="||CPIMAGE:586414|" title="Auto executives, from left, GM CEO Richard Wagoner, Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli, and Ford CEO Alan Mullay testify on Capitol HIll before House Financial Services Committee, 5 Dec. 2008" alt="Auto executives, from left, GM CEO Richard Wagoner, Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli, and Ford CEO Alan Mullay testify on Capitol HIll before House Financial Services Committee, 5 Dec. 2008" src="/images/200812/AP_US_Auto_executives_Congress_05dec08_210.jpg" border="0" height="179" hspace="2" vspace="2" width="210"></td></tr><tr><td style="" class="imagecaption">Auto executives from GM, Chrysler, and Ford testify on Capitol Hill before House Financial Services Committee, 5 Dec. 2008</td></tr></tbody></table>Elsewhere on Capitol Hill, executives from the three major automakers testified at a congressional hearing for the second straight day, making their case for $34 billion in loans to help shore up their industry, which has seen thousands of job losses.<br><br>President Bush urged Congress to act on a proposal that would redirect $25 billion in loans to help the automakers, but only to those that can survive. <br><br>Congress could vote on an aid package to the auto industry when it returns for a brief post-election session next week.</p> </span><div id="list"><ol><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26831.html" target=_blank>Russia, India Sign Agreement to Build Civil Nuclear Reactors</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26830.html" target=_blank>Russian Orthodox Church Leader Dies</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26829.html" target=_blank>US Says Well Past Time for Zimbabwe's Mugabe to Step Down</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26828.html" target=_blank>Race for Ghana's Next President Tightens</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26827.html" target=_blank>European Markets End Week on Sour Note</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26826.html" target=_blank>US Expects "Difficult" Beijing Talks on North Korean Disarmament</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26825.html" target=_blank>Auto Industry Executives Renew Appeals for Emergency Loans</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26824.html" target=_blank>EU Kosovo Justice Mission to Consolidate Rule of Law</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26823.html" target=_blank>Cholera Epidemic in Zimbabwe Continues to Worsen</A></LI><LI><A href="VOA_Standard_English_26822.html" target=_blank>Pakistani, Afghan, Turkish Presidents Pledge Cooperation in Terrorism Fight</A></LI></ol></div><div class="clearing"></div></div><div class="clearing"></div><div id="footer">© 2001-2008 Powered by <a href="http://www.51voa.com">51VOA.Com</a> <div id="topAds"><script language=javascript src="/topAds.js"></script></div> <div id="count"><script language=javascript src="/count.js"></script></div></div></body></html>⌨️ 快捷键说明
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