首先，二季度增长率较一季度的差强人意的1.8%有所减慢，这是因为就业创造 — — 平均每个月创造70 000个岗位 — — 迅速疲软所致。
First, growth in the second quarter has decelerated from a mediocre 1.8% in January-March, as job creation – averaging 70,000 a month – fell sharply.