In the S&P 500 index, the energy sector is up just 2.4 per cent this year and was barely positive in the first quarter, lagging behind the index's 6 per cent gain for the year.
The employment component of the index fell, indicating that services are lagging in job creation.
该指数中的就业率下降了,表明服务业在创造就业方面有所落后。
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And if you buy index funds, you don't have to worry about badly lagging behind the market averages because you or your fund managers pick the wrong stocks.