What's more, though the economy added 117, 000 jobs, it falls short of the 150, 000 jobs a month needed just to keep up with population growth and prevent the unemployment rate from trending higher.

而且，尽管7月份新增了117,000个工作岗位，却远远达不到150,000个工作岗位的单月需求。而这一数字则是保持人口增长，避免失业率进一步上升所必需的。