The nation＇s labor market softened slightly last month, with the unemployment
rate edging up to 4.6 percent as job growth slowed. The report issued by the Labor
Department fits with widespread government 35. that the economy will slow to a
cooler but still-solid pace of growth this year after expanding rapidly last year.
That is expected to cause the drum-tight job market to ease and inflation pressures
to 36. . The jobless rate ticked up in January from 4.5 percent in December but
remains low by historical standards. Much of the increase occurred because hundreds
of thousands of workers 37. the labor force last month, likely drawn by booming job
growth at the end of last year. Employers increased their 38. by 196,000 workers in
November and by 206,000 in December, the department said, revising earlier estimates.
Employers turned more cautious in January, adding a modest 111,000 jobs, the Labor
Department said. Some of the biggest employment gains were in education, health care,
finance, and other services, 39. was the case last year. Wage growth also slowed in
January, which should help ease concerns at the Federal Reserve that a tight job
market might drive inflation higher. 【題組】35. (A) policies (B) forecasts (C) commitments (D) infrastructures
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