seasonal workers

　米国の11月の雇用統計が発表されました。結果は32万1千人であり，アナリストの予想をうわ回る結果でした。米国経済は徐々に回復する兆しを見せているようです。記事の中で気になった表現は"seasonal workers"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版』（三省堂）によると「季節労働者」という意味がありました。米国雇用統計は，経済指標の中でも注目される数値の一つです。（Ume）

US adds 321,000 jobs in November

Delivery firms have announced ambitious recruitment plans. UPS has said it expects to add up to 95,000 seasonal workers, up from 85,000 last year. FedEx plans to hire 50,000, up from 40,000.

The National Retail Federation estimates that seasonal retail hiring could grow by about 4% to as much as 800,000.

Most recent figures suggest Americans are buying more cars, which is likely to keep factories busy in coming months. Auto sales last month rose to their second-fastest pace this year. Car sales are on track to rise 6% this year from 2013.

The economy is expected to slow in the final three months of the year to an annualised growth rate of 2.5%, down from 4.3% from April to September.

Meanwhile, the US trade deficit fell slightly in October, as exports rebounded, while oil imports dipped to the lowest level in five years.

The deficit edged down 0.4% to $43.4bn, as against a revised $43.6bn in September, the Commerce Department reported.

Exports climbed 1.2% to $197.5bn, recovering after a September dip.

Imports also rose by 0.9% to $241bn, but that increase was tempered by a 0.6% fall in imports of petroleum, which dropped to the lowest level since November 2009.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30343932

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