The number of people at work rose by 178,000 and among those aged 16-64 the employment rate increased from 70.5% to 70.7%.

新增就业人数增长了17.8万人，而在这其中，年龄在16到64岁的这一人群，就业率从70.5%增长到70.7%。

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Why has it that this increased growth has had no significant effect on the rate of employment generation?

这在很大程度上是有一个增长可以增加和减少失业的手段之一。

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With the continuous expansion of colleges and universities, the number of college graduates increased year by year, the employment rate remained low, employment situation not optimistic.

随着高校的持续扩招，高校毕业生人数逐年增加，其就业率持续走低，就业形势不容乐观。

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The headlines said that payroll employment increased by 171, 000 jobs in October and that the unemployment rate increased slightly to 7.9 percent, representing 12.3 million people.

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Total employment has increased in 2008, but at a slower rate.

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During the following three years, civilian employment increased by nearly 8 million people and the unemployment rate fell to 5.3% from 7.0% as the economy easily absorbed the stock market crash of 1987.

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