Rising commodity prices are not the only worry. The labour market is weak, with continuing jobless claims at a cyclical high.

令人忧心的不仅是攀升的物价，劳务市场也很脆弱，源源不断的无业声明一浪高过一浪。

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The number of people filing continuing jobless claims - rather than initial ones - continues to rise. It reached 6.8 million in the first of week of June.

登记失业——非首次登记失业——的人数仍在上升，在6月的第一周达到6.8万人。

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Initial and continuing jobless claims are still high but 50% below the 2009 peak, and at levels consistent with sustainable net job creation.

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In terms of jobless claims, continuing claims rose by 10, 000 to 3, 730, 000 in the most recent report, as the insured employment rate remained flat at 3%.

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