UK unemployment falls to lowest level since 1974
英国失业率降至1974年以来最低水平
英语原文:
UK unemployment hit a fresh multi-decade low in the three months to August as long-term sickness kept more older workers out of the labour market, official data showed on Tuesday. The Office for National Statistics said unemployment stood at 3.5 per cent — 0.3 percentage points down on the quarter and the lowest since 1974 — because of a fresh rise in economic inactivity.
生词:
UK n. 英国
unemployment n. 失业率，失业人数
multi-decade adj. 数十年的
The Office for National Statistics 英国国家统计局
inactivity n. 不活跃，不工作
译文对照:
UK unemployment hit a fresh multi-decade low in the three months to August as long-term sickness kept more older workers out of the labour market, official data showed on Tuesday.
英国周二公布的官方数据显示，在截至8月份的三个月里，英国失业率创下几十年来的新低，原因是长期疾病使更多老年工作者无法进入劳动力市场。
The Office for National Statistics said unemployment stood at 3.5 per cent — 0.3 percentage points down on the quarter and the lowest since 1974 — because of a fresh rise in economic inactivity.
英国国家统计局(Office for National Statistics)表示，由于经济不活跃程度再度上升，英国失业率为3.5%，较上季度下降0.3个百分点，为1974年以来的最低水平。
