U.S. employers ramped up hiring last month, signaling a rebound in overall growth after a bumpy start to the second quarter and nudging the Federal Reserve toward its first interest-rate increase in nearly a decade.

Nonfarm payrolls jumped by 280,000, wage growth improved and more Americans joined the workforce, signs the labor market is nearing what the Fed considers “full” employment. The economy also added more jobs in April and March than the Labor Department first reported.

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