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據福克斯商業頻道報道，諮詢公司普華永道8月18日發佈的一項調查發現，或有半數美國公司正在裁員。該公司上月對多個行業的700多名美國高管和董事會成員進行了調查。一半的受訪者表示，他們正在裁員或計劃裁員，52%已經實施了凍結招聘。
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Companies across the country are planning to scale back their headcounts after a year of frenzied hiring.
在經歷了一年的大規模招聘後，全美各地的公司都計劃裁員。
That's according to a new survey published on Thursday by consultant PwC, which last month polled more than 700 U.S. executives and board members from various industries. About half of respondents said they are preparing to reduce headcount — or already have — while 52% have implemented hiring freezes.
這是諮詢公司普華永道8月18公佈的一項最新調查結果。7月，普華永道對來自不同行業的700多名美國高管和董事會成員進行了調查。大約一半受訪者表示，他們正在或計劃裁員，而52%的受訪者已經實施了停止招聘的政策。
On top of that, roughly 46% of companies are either dropping or reducing signing bonuses, which became commonplace over the past year as businesses tried to lure in new workers amid an increasingly tight labor market. Another 44% are rescinding offers entirely, the survey showed.
此外，大約46%的企業或取消或降低簽約獎金。在過去一年中很多企業都提供簽約獎金，目的是在日益緊張的勞動力市場中吸引新員工。調查顯示，另有44%的企業完全取消了這一獎勵。
The survey comes amid growing concerns that the Federal Reserve's war on inflation could trigger a recession.
這項調查發佈正值對美聯儲的反通脹戰爭可能引發經濟衰退的擔心逐漸增加之際。
Policymakers approved another mega-sized, 75 basis point rate hike — triple the usual size — at their meeting in July and have since signaled they are "nowhere near" ending this tightening cycle, despite signs of a slowdown in the economy.
美聯儲在7月的會議上批准了另一次75個基點的大規模加息，這次加息幅度是通常水平的三倍，美聯儲還表示，儘管經濟有放緩跡象，但這一緊縮週期“遠未”結束。
While some parts of the economy appear to be softening — namely the housing sector — the labor market has proven to be a bright spot for months.
儘管美國經濟在某些方面表現疲軟，主要是房產方面，但事實證明，勞動力市場是幾個月來的一個亮點。
Job growth last month blew past expectations, with employers adding a stunning 528,000 new positions, pushing the unemployment rate to a historic low of 3.5%.
7月的就業增長超出預期，新增52.8萬個職位，將失業率推至3.5%的歷史新低。
However, there are signs that the labor market is starting to weaken. A plethora of companies, including Alphabet's Google, Walmart, Apple, Meta and Microsoft, have announced hiring freezes or layoffs in recent weeks.
然而，有跡象表明勞動力市場開始疲軟。最近幾周，包括谷歌、沃爾瑪、蘋果、Meta和微軟在內的眾多公司都宣佈停止招聘或裁員。
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell last month described the labor market as "very hot" — and that was before the blowout July jobs report — but suggested that there will likely be some "softening in labor market conditions" as a result of higher interest rates. But he has remained optimistic that the unemployment rate won't increase too much as the central bank aims to achieve the elusive soft landing.
在7月份就業報告發布之前，美聯儲主席傑羅姆·鮑威爾上個月形容勞動力市場“非常熱”，但他暗示，由於加息，勞動力市場可能會有所“降温”。但他仍然樂觀地認為，由於美聯儲的目標是實現艱難的軟着陸，失業率不會增加太多。