Hiring has proven unexpectedly resilient in recent months.

U.S. job openings jumped in April as the labor market looked resilient despite economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war

The job vacancies that U.S. employers posted in April were up from 6.9 million in March and much higher than the 6.8 million economists had forecast.

With economic uncertainty from the Iran war, businesses are likely to pull back further on hiring intentions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

U.S. employers added a surprising 172,000 jobs in May as the labor market continued to show resilience in the face of rising costs from the Iran war.

The report beat expectations, in good news for Trump. Forecasters had expected payroll job growth to slow to 85,000 in the month.

Hiring has proven unexpectedly resilient in recent months.

The labor market is strengthening after months of lackluster jobs growth,

The job market has been recovering this year from a miserable 2025, so far shrugging off higher energy prices and increased economic uncertainty since the U.S. and Israel attacked…

Hiring has bounced back this year from a miserable 2025, showing unexpected strength in the face of economic uncertainty and painfully high energy prices caused by the Iran war.

The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war