In other news on the economic front, the government announced today that 17 thousand jobs were lost in January. It was the first decline in the number of jobs in America in four and a half years - not a good sign. Betsy Stark is joining us again tonight, Betsy. No, not a good sign, Charlie. Today’s report is the latest and clearest sign yet of trouble for the US economy.
Nothing matters more than the strength of the job market, and it is starting to buckle. At a Hallmark plant in Kansas City today, the President made no attempt toput a pretty face on today’s numbers. “A serious matter is…is that for the first time in 52 months, that we didn’t create jobs. Uh…and so the question is, what do we do about it?”
Mr. Bush said what the Senate needs to do is pass an economic stimulus package soon. It’s likely to be months before that spending makes its way into consumers’ pockets, and the pullback in hiring shows the odds of recession rising now. “Businesses are not going to hire again until they know that they’ll be selling more goods and services in the future. With consumers pulling back, employers simply are not in a hiring mode.”
The downturn in hiring started in the housing industry, but now 29,000 construction jobs were lost in January, but so were 28,000 in manufacturing. More than 11,000 in financial services. Department and clothing stores cut nearly 13,000, and state governments facing budget cutsslashed 26,000. Employment agencies say there are fewer openings and more applicants for them. “Increasing applicants, I would say, it’s about 30 percent higher than what we used to have.”
It’s now taking longer to find a job, and those who do have jobs are working fewer hours on average. one of the few industries still hiring: health care, thanks to an aging population in part. But Charlie, most economists expect the unemployment rate to keep on rising into the middle of the year. All right. Betsy Stark, reporting tonight. Thanks.
※ make one's way (to/toward~) : (~ 로) 나아가다, 전진하다 , 출세하다(make one's way in life) ex. We made our way to the front of the crowd. ex. Edward was just beginning to make his way in life. make one's way in life 출세하다 * thrust:(밀치다) ex. She thrust her way into the crowd. 군중 속으로 헤집고 들어갔다. * tunnel :(굴을 파다) ex. He tunneled his way out of the prison 굴을 파서 탈옥했다. * bluff: (허세를 부리다) ex. He tried to bluff his way out of trouble 허세 부려 곤경에서 벗어나려 했다. * buy : ex. He thought we were trying to buy our way into his company. * work : to move or progress slowly, and with a lot of effort or work. ex. Rescuers were still working their way towards the trapped men. ex. Many personnel managers started as secretaries and worked their way up. cf. have it your (own) way : 마음대로 하세요 /used for telling someone in an annoyed way that you will agree with or accept their suggestion even though you do not think they are right. ex. All right then, have it your (own) way. Be like that. (Don't be like that. 그러지 마세요.)
※ odds : 승산, 가망성, 확률 ex. The odds are three to one that we shall win the game. 우리가 시합에 이길 승산은 3 : 1 이다. ex. The odds are that he will come soon. 그는 곧 올 것이다. = (The) Chances are that ~ * long (or short) odds 전혀 일어날 것 같지 않은 (일어날 듯한) 일. ex. It's long odds against catching the train. 기차 시간에 댈 가망은 거의 없다. ex. The odds are against his returning safe. 그가 무사히 돌아올 가능성은 희박하다. ex. The odds are in favor of his returning safe. 그가 무사히 돌아올 가능성은 크다. * the cards/odds are stacked against you : used for saying that you will have difficulty doing something, often because people are being unfair ↔ the cards/odds are stacked in favor of you * against all (the) odds: 모든 역경을 무릅쓰고 ex. Against all the odds, we won the game. * be at odds with~ ~ 와 사이가 나쁘다, 와 불화하다 ex. He was at odds with his Prime Minister. ex. The two countries remain at odds.
front : 앞, 전방, 최전선, 활동 무대 [범위, 영역] * news from the business front 업계 뉴스 buckle : (혁대 등의) 버클, 버클로 죄다, 구부리다, 구부러지다, 휘어지다, 무 너지다 ex. buckle up 버클로 잠그다; (자동차에서) 안전 벨트를 매다 ex. The pillars began to buckle under the strain. / ex. I could see his knees buckle after that last punch. hallmark : (금 은의 순도 ( 純度 ) 를 나타내는) 검증 각인, (일반적 으로) (품질) 증명, 특질, 특징 ex. Simplicity is a hallmark of this design. * bear/have all the hallmarks of~ : ex. This explosion bears/has all the hallmarks of (= is extremely likely to have been) a terrorist attack. make an attempt to ~: ~ 을 시도하다 * attempt at: ex. It's his fourth attempt at flying a balloon around the world alone. ex. Their spokesperson has rejected all our attempts to talk to him. put a pretty face on ~ : ~을 미화하다 stimulus : 자극, 자극물 ex. give a stimulus to ~ ~ 에게 자극을 주다 make one's way : 나아가다, 전진하다, 출세하다 (to start to make progress in a career or activity) [메모 참고] ex. We made our way to the front of the crowd. ex. Edward was just beginning to make his way in life. make one's way in life 출세하다 pullback : 후퇴, 철수, 감소, 하락 * pull back (from~) : 생각 을 바꾸어 그만두다, 한 말을 취소하다, (군대가) 후퇴 하다, (군대를) 후퇴 시키다, 지출을 줄이다, 절약하다 ex. The government has pulled back from sending the navy there. ex. They will plead with him to pull back from confrontation. odds : 승산, 가망성, 확률 [메모 참고] * even odds 반반의 확률. downturn : (경기 등의) 하강, 하향 (decline), 침체 ex. a severe economic downturn * downturn in: There has been a sharp downturn in demand in recent months. budget cut : 예산 삭감 slash : ~ 을 깊이 베다 (gash), 〔예산·급료 따위〕를 깎다, 크게 삭감하다 ex. Our budget has been slashed. 예산이 (대폭) 삭감되었다. employment agency : 고용알선업체 opening : 빈 자리, 결원, 공석, 좋은 기회 ((for)) ex. We have several openings in the sales division. ex. His comments created an opening for efforts to resolve the crisis. 위기 해결 노력을 위한 기회를 마련했다. * job opening : 일자리 applicant : 응모자, 신청자, 지원자 unemployment rate : 실업률 keep on doing something : continue doing something ex. My sister kept on asking me question after question.