A.Sales growth in the overseas market has help to stop job cuts in big companies like Sony.
B.Japan lost 210,000 jobs in November.
C.The unemployment rate at the moment of speaking is close to its record high.
D.190, 000 people gave up hope of finding a new job.
正确答案:
C
解析:
从录音中提到的“The unemployment rate held steady at 5.2 percent close to a record 5.5 percent”,可知日本工作市场的失业率已接近记录最高点。
【录音原文】
Rising overseas sales are not stopping companies, including Sony, from cutting jobs to spur earnings, Japan’s economy lost 190,000 jobs in November, a report said. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.2 percent close to a record 5.5 percent, because 210,000 people gave up looking for work.