这次衰退中失业率的增长要比以前历次都要容易，失业人口也会更多。英国过分吹嘘的弹性就业市场使得公司辞退员工变得很容易，这也是失业新高的原因之一。

And joblessness started rising much earlier in this recession than in previous ones, so could go higher, especially as our much vaunted flexible Labour market makes it easier to get rid of people.

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尽管美国失业率居高不下，始终徘徊在10%左右，但美国劳工统计局(Bureau of Labor Statistics)的报告显示，过去10个月里有8个月，自动请辞的员工数都超过了被辞退的员工数。

Even with unemployment persisting at around 10%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in eight of the past 10 months, more workers have voluntarily quit than have been laid off.

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