Woman in glasses interviews man at office desk.

Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash

US Lost 23,000 Jobs

businessAugust 10, 2026·92 words·1 min read

This is a A1 (beginner) English article about us lost 23,000 jobs. Read the article below, then check the key words and test your understanding with 4 exercises. You can also listen to the audio and tap any word to see its meaning.

How to practice
Key Vocabulary

Tap any underlined difficult word to see its definition in your language and hear it pronounced.

Exercises

Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and ordering tasks check that you understood what you read.

Dictation Practice

Listen to each sentence, then type what you hear word by word. Trains your ear and spelling.

Memorize Practice

Read a sentence, then reconstruct it from memory by filling in the blanks. Active recall locks vocabulary in.

Read & Listen

0:00 / 0:53
US Lost 23,000 Jobs
The United States lost 23,000 jobs in July. Experts are surprised. They thought the country would add jobs. May and June were also worse than first reported. Many people also stopped looking for work.
Shops, schools, hotels and restaurants lost jobs. Building companies added jobs. Hospitals added jobs too. But the country lost more jobs than it added.
Prices are still going up. But fewer people have work. The American central bank must decide what to do. It may not make money more expensive. Pay is rising slowly. Many workers feel worried.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a person who knows a lot about something
adj.
the bank that decides about a country's money
n.
the money you pay for something
adj.
afraid that something bad will happen
n.
a place where sick people get help
v.
to choose what to do
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

expertn.

a person who knows a lot about something

chuyên giaespecialista専門家uzmanexpertoekspertخبيرdeskundigeэксперт, специалист专家전문가
central bankadj.

the bank that decides about a country's money

ngân hàng trung ương (quyết định chính sách tiền tệ)banco central (decide sobre o dinheiro do país)中央銀行(国のお金について決める銀行)merkez bankası (ülkenin parası hakkında karar verir)banco central (decide sobre el dinero del país)bank centralny (decyduje o pieniądzu kraju)البنك المركزي (يقرر بشأن نقود الدولة)centrale bank (beslist over het geld van een land)центральный банк (решает вопросы денег страны)中央银行(决定国家货币政策的银行)중앙은행 (나라의 돈에 대해 결정하는 은행)
pricen.

the money you pay for something

giá cảpreços物価、価格fiyatlarprecioscenyالأسعارprijzenцены价格;物价물가, 가격
worriedadj.

afraid that something bad will happen

lo lắngpreocupado不安な、心配しているendişelipreocupadozaniepokojonyقلقbezorgdобеспокоенный担心的걱정하는
hospitaln.

a place where sick people get help

bệnh việnhospitais病院hastanelerhospitalesszpitaleمستشفياتziekenhuizenбольницы医院병원
decidev.

to choose what to do

quyết địnhdecidir決めるkarar vermekdecidirzdecydowaćيقررbeslissenрешать决定결정하다

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The country added more jobs than it lost.

2

Shops and hotels lost jobs.

3

Some people stopped looking for work.

4

Pay is going up very fast.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

How many jobs did the country lose?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

Which places added jobs?

Question 4: Matching

Tap a word, then tap its meaning.

Dictation Practice

Sentence 1 / 150/8 words

Memorize Practice

Sentence 1 / 15

Read at Other Levels

More stories

a computer chip with the letter a on top of it
Audio83 words1 min read
silver Android smartphone
Audio87 words1 min read
person holding red box
Audio98 words1 min read

Browse other categories