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Issues  |  Paul Wiseman, Associated Press  • 
June 5, 2026

Employers added 172,000 jobs last month as U.S. job market shows resilience despite Iran war

The drop in immigrants and rising Baby Boomer retirements mean that fewer people are competing for work. As a result, the so-called break-even point — the number of new jobs required to keep the unemployment rate stable — has likely dropped to near zero, from the 155,000 new jobs per month that was typical two or three years ago, according to a Federal Reserve report.