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By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 U.S. job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May as the American labor market remains resilient in the face of the economic shock from the Iran war.<\/p>\n

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Forecasters had expected employers to post just 7 million openings in May.<\/p>\n

Layoffs rose, and the number of people quitting their jobs \u2014 a sign of confidence in their prospects \u2014 ticked up only slightly. That\u2019s according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday.<\/p>\n

After the United States and Israel attacked Feb. 28, Iran retaliated by closing the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world\u2019s oil and natural gas passes. Energy prices soared, squeezing Americans already frustrated by the high cost of living.<\/p>\n

But the American job market stayed sturdy, continuing to rebound from a miserable 2025. In the first five months of the year, U.S. employers have added an average of nearly 114,000 net jobs a month. That is up from just 9,700 a month in 2025, the weakest hiring outside a recession since 2002.<\/p>\n

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High interest rates and President Donald Trump\u2019s unpredictable economic policies discouraged employers from making hiring decisions last year. Trump\u2019s tax cuts and the fact that the United States is an energy producer have limited the economic damage from the war this year.<\/p>\n

When the Labor Department releases its jobs report for June on Thursday, it is expected to show that companies, nonprofits and government agencies added another 100,000 jobs and that unemployment stayed at a low 4.3%.<\/p>\n

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Because of baby boomer retirements and Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown, fewer people are competing for work, and the United States doesn\u2019t need as many jobs as it used to keep the unemployment rate stable. Economists say the so-called \u201cbreak-even\u201d rate of hiring could be as low as zero jobs a month, down from perhaps 150,000 a year or so ago.<\/p>\n

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