A key question is whether the drop is due to reemployment or departures from the Labour force. The average and median durations of unemployment also fell.

一个关键的问题是这个下降数据是由于再就业还是还是劳动力的离开。待业时间的平均数和中位数也下降了。

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Employing more, but less productive, workers lowers the average skill level of the labour force.

ECONOMIST: Productivity growth

Although George Bush's government has been touting low rates of unemployment for years, beneath the headline figures conditions have long looked less rosy for the average worker, with shrinking labour-force participation and stagnant real wages.

ECONOMIST: Grounds for cautious optimism about America's economy