With a bumpy recovery and weak demand conditions, unemployment remained high in the first quarter of 2010, followed by a drop in April, likely reflecting seasonal gains in employment.

由于复苏不稳定，需求较弱，2010年一季度的失业率依然居高不下，但四月份有所降低，这可能反映了就业的季节性增加。

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In a county where unemployment reaches 13% in some months, young people are moving away, replaced by seasonal part-timers.

在一个失业率每年几个月都会达到13%的县城里，年轻人都在搬到外地，做季节性的兼职。

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The official unemployment rate in some counties was above 15% in July, a figure that does not include seasonal and farm work.

一些县7月公布的官方失业率超过15%，而这一数据尚不包括季节性和农场的工作。

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On the plus side, including seasonal swings, German unemployment claims declined by -16k.

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That might have contributed to the fall in initial unemployment claims too, although economists reckon that seasonal upheavals in working patterns make figures at this time of the year especially hard to assess.

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The holidays are around the corner, and with unemployment at 9 percent, hopes are high that the seasonal jobs usually created this time of the year will offer opportunity to those still out of work.

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