The Labor Department reported on Thursday that another 787,000 Americans filed initial claims for jobless benefits during the Christmas week.

勞工部週四報告稱，聖誕節當週又有78.7萬美國人提交了初次失業救濟申請。

That's fewer than 833,000 that economists polled by Reuters were expecting and marks the second straight week that applications dropped.

這比路透社調查的經濟學家預期的83.3萬少，也是連續第二週申請人數下降。

While jobless claims have fallen from a record of over 6.8 million in March, they have held persistently above their 665,000 peak hit during the great recession, signaling the persistent pain inflicted by the pandemic on the job market.

雖然3月份申請失業救濟人數已從創紀錄的680多萬下降，但仍持續高於大衰退期間創下的66.5萬人的峰值，這表明大流行病給就業市場帶來的痛苦是持久的。

The latest reports and date December 26th was when as many as 14 million people in the US were set to lose jobless benefits provided by a $3 trillion pandemic relief bill passed in the spring.

最新的報道和日期12月26日，當時美國有多達1400萬人將失去春季通過的3萬億美元大流行病救助法案提供的失業福利。

That was a cliff that lawmakers had raced to avoid.

那是立法者急於避免的懸崖。

The motion to concur is agreed to by passing a nearly $900 billion supplemental package in the days before Christmas.

在聖誕節前幾天通過了近9000億美元的補充方案，同意了這個議案。

I'm asking Congress to amend this bill.

我要求國會修改這個法案。

President Donald Trump, however, railed against the deal, demanding higher payments to individuals increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2000.

然而，唐納德-特朗普總統對該協議進行了抨擊，要求向個人支付更高的費用，將可笑的600美元增加到2000美元。

He backed down and signed it into law on Sunday, but only after extensive badgering by lawmakers in his Republican Party.

他退縮了，並在週日將其簽署為法律，但只是在他的共和黨立法者的廣泛糾纏之後。

Last week's data on unemployment claims aligns with other recent weak economic reports, including a decline in consumer confidence to a four month low in December and drops in both consumer spending and income last month.

上週的申請失業金數據與近期其他疲軟的經濟報告一致，包括12月消費者信心指數降至四個月低點，上月消費者支出和收入均有所下降。