此外，尽管美国失业率有所下降，但这大部分反映了值得警惕的劳动力参与率的下降，自2006年以来超过650万美国人放弃寻找工作。
Moreover, though the US unemployment rate has fallen, this largely reflects an alarming decline in labor-force participation, with more than 6.5 million Americans since 2006 having given up looking for work.