根据美国劳工部数据，截至7月4日当周，美国初请失业金人数较前一周减少2,000人至215,000人 [1]。这一数字低于FactSet调查分析师预测的220,000人水平 [1]。与此同时，四周移动平均初请失业金人数下降3,750人至218,750人 [1]。
尽管招聘活动出现放缓迹象——6月新增就业人数仅为57,000人，较前一个月减半 [1]，但整体裁员水平依然保持在历史健康低位 [1]。截至该周结束时的当周，持续申请失业救济金的人数上升8,000人至181万人 [1]。此外，失业率从4.3%降至4.2% [1]。
微软等大型企业近期宣布的裁员计划反映了在高利率和关税等因素影响下企业谨慎的用工态度 [1]。其中，微软宣布将裁减4,800名员工，约占其全球员工总数的2.1% [1]。
According to U.S. Department of Labor data released by AP News [1], initial unemployment insurance claims fell by 2,000 to 215,000 for the week ending July 4. This figure remains at a historically low level despite signs of slowing hiring in June, when new job creation totaled only 57,000 people—a drop from previous months [1]. FactSet analysts had predicted initial claims would reach 220,000 based on their survey data [1].
The broader labor market showed mixed signals as the unemployment rate decreased slightly to 4.2% in June compared with 4.3% earlier that year [1]. Meanwhile, continuing jobless claims for the week ending June 27 rose by 8,000 to reach 1.81 million [1]. On a rolling four-week average basis, initial unemployment claims declined by 3,750 to stand at 218,750 [1].
Corporate caution persists amid high interest rates and tariff pressures, reflected in recent layoff announcements from major firms such as Microsoft, which plans to cut approximately 4,800 positions globally—representing about 2.1% of its total workforce [1].