Average unemployment went up slightly to 8.2%, but should come down again this year to 7.8%, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

据联合国拉丁美洲和加勒比经济委员会(eclac)的统计，平均失业率虽曾经小幅攀升至8.2%，但今年仍将会再次低至7.8%。

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It is also less than the 3.7% that ECLAC predicted in June.

BBC: Latin America growth to slow in 2012, UN report says

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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) forecast the whole area would slow to 3.2% in 2012, down from 4.3% last year.

BBC: Latin America growth to slow in 2012, UN report says