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一 |     Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as businesses continue to retain workers despite elevated interest rates meant to cool the economy and labor market.Jobless claim applications fell by 13,000 to 198,000 for the week ending Oct. 14, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's the fewest since January and about 14,000 fewer than analysts expected.Jobless claim applications are considered a proxy for layoffs.Despite the low level of weekly first-time jobless benefit applications, the number of Americans remaining on the unemployment rolls — known as “continuing claims” — jumped to its highest level in three months.Overall, 1.73 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended Oct. 7, about 29,000 more than the previous week and the most since early July.Analysts suggested one reason why new applications for unemployment aid might be falling while the number of people who continue to receive benefits is rising: Though relatively few people are being laid off, those who are already unemployed may now be having a harder time finding new work.“That would be consistent with other recent anecdotal evidence, including the Beige Book yesterday, which noted that firms were hiring ‘less urgently’ and finding that the pool of available job candidates was expanding,” said Nancy Vanden Houten, an economist at Oxford Economics. That comports with recent data showing that more people have started looking for work again. In August, about 736,000 people re-entered the search for employment, boosting the unemployment rate from 3.5% to 3.8%, where it remains today. Only people who are actively looking for a job are counted as unemployed.Though the Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark borrowing rate alone at its most recent meeting, it is well into the second year of its battle to rein in persistent inflation. The central bank has raised its benchmark rate 11 times since March of 2022, with part of its goal to cool hiring and bring down wages. But the labor market has held up better than expected.In September, employers added 336,000 jobs, easily surpassing the 227,000 for August and raising the average gain for each of the past three months to a robust 266,000.In August, American employers posted a surprising 9.6 million job openings, up from 8.9 million in July and the first uptick in three months.Besides some layoffs early this year — mostly in the technology sector — companies have been trying to retain workers.Thursday's report also said that the four-week moving average of claims — which flattens out some of the week-to-week volatility — ticked down by 1,000 to 205,750.。    新加坡政府计划在2025年的财政预算中大幅增加对老年人的支持力度，同时采取措施帮助大家庭降低生活成本。这一系列政策显示了政府对应对人口老龄化和经济压力的高度关注。黄循财总理近日表示，这些措施将不仅限于增加财政投入，还包括从政策设计上更全面、系统地照顾老年人的需求，并减轻生活成本上升给家庭带来的负担。黄循财总理在国庆群众大会（NDR）上宣布针对父母身份、教育和求职者的新政。几天后，他在新闻发布会上表示：关爱老年人和解决大家庭的生活成本问题仍然是新加坡政府关注的重点领域。图源：JONATHAN YEAP，ZB根据规划，2025年的预算将会着重解决老龄化问题带来的诸多挑战。据统计，新加坡的老龄化速度正在加快，65岁及以上的老年人口比例在逐年上升，这不仅对社会保障体系形成压力，也对家庭经济产生深远影响。为此，政府计划在未来的预算中，增加对老年人的直接财政支持，同时通过多种途径为他们提供更多的社会服务和保障。首先，政府将提高老年人的基本生活津贴，确保他们能够在面对日益上涨的物价时仍能维持基本的生活质量。根据以往的数据，新加坡的生活成本在过去几年中持续攀升，特别是食品、医疗和住房等与老年人生活密切相关的领域。为此，政府将通过增加津贴金额和扩展受惠人群范围，直接缓解老年人面对的经济压力。总理周五（8月23日）对新加坡媒体表示“这是一个大问题，而且随着老年人口的不断增加，这个问题还会越来越严重。”其次，政府还计划在医疗保健方面提供更全面的支持。老年人口的增加意味着医疗需求的增长，为此，政府将加强公共医疗系统的投入，确保老年人能够获得及时、优质的医疗服务。同时，政府还将推出更多的预防性健康计划，帮助老年人提前应对健康风险，降低医疗成本。

二 | 此外，政府还计划加强对长期护理服务的支持，确保那些需要长期护理的老年人能够获得经济上的帮助。另一方面的举措是政府还将重点解决大家庭面临的生活成本问题。大家庭，尤其是三代同堂的家庭面临着多重压力：不仅要照顾年幼的孩子，还要赡养年迈的父母。为此，政府将在预算中增加对这些家庭的支持，包括提供更多的住房补贴、增加儿童保育津贴以及扩大教育资助范围。这些措施将有助于减轻大家庭的经济负担，让家庭成员能够更好地平衡工作与家庭责任。

三 | 在住房方面，政府将进一步增加可负担住房的供应，特别是针对多代同堂家庭的住房需求。政府计划通过增加建屋发展局（HDB）的建屋计划，为这些家庭提供更多的购房选择，并通过放宽购房补贴的申请条件，使更多的家庭能够负担得起适合他们需要的住房。

四 | 此外，政府还将研究如何在现有的住房设计中，更好地融入多代同堂家庭的生活需求，使他们在日常生活中能够更加方便地照顾家中的老年人。黄循财还强调，政府将继续关注经济不平等问题，确保社会各阶层都能够从预算中受益。他指出，尽管新加坡经济在全球范围内保持了相对的稳定，但经济不平等问题依然存在，特别是在低收入家庭和老年人群体中。

五 | 因此，政府将进一步加强社会保障网，通过增加税收的累进性来确保高收入者为社会贡献更多，并将所得税收入用于支持低收入家庭和老年人。这些措施将有助于缩小社会经济差距，增强社会凝聚力。除了直接的财政和政策支持，政府还计划通过推动社区服务的发展，进一步帮助老年人融入社会。政府将加强社区医疗中心的建设，并鼓励志愿者服务的发展，为老年人提供更加便捷和人性化的服务。这不仅有助于老年人保持身体健康，还有助于他们在心理上感受到社会的关怀与支持。这些举措，既是为了应对当前的挑战，也是为未来做准备。随着人口老龄化的加剧，未来新加坡将面临更多的社会和经济挑战。

六 | 因此，政府必须提前布局，通过制度上的改革和政策上的创新，确保社会的可持续发展。

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