In a weak market, record numbers of people are applying for government work.

在疲软的市场中，准备考公的人数创下新高。

Acquisitions can be useful for preserving the value of startups when weak markets make it hard for founders to raise capital.

当市场疲软导致创始人难以筹集资金时，收购对于保护初创公司的价值很有用。

Besides, says Lee.If you look at the big economic picture in the United States, it's one of a weak labor market, wage stagnation, and growing inequality.

此外，李说。如果你看看美国的宏观经济图景，就会发现劳动力市场疲软、工资停滞和不平等加剧。

One feature of the early part of the expansion was a steep dive in the labor market participation rate of teenagers, as more opted to wait out a weak job market by attending college.

扩张初期的一个特点是，青少年劳动力市场参与率急剧下降，更多的人选择通过上大学来等待疲软的就业市场状况终结。