These two long-standing areas of persistent weakness have constituted a major drag on the type of cyclical dynamics that traditionally thrust the US out of its periodic economic slowdowns. But recent data support the view that the housing sector could be in the process of establishing a bottom, albeit an elongated one.
第三和第四个积极因素与房地产和劳动力市场有关。这两大领域疲软已久，是周期动态中的主要拖累因素，在传统上，周期动态总会将美国带出暂时性的经济减速。最近的数据表明，房地产市场可能已开始筑底，尽管筑底过程可能持续较长时间。与此同时，自2010年9月以来，就业一直维持正增长，尽管增速比较缓慢。