Robust US jobs growth


Higher confidence: Workers take a break at a building site in Brooklyn. Strong US jobs report shows that the underlying trend in the economy is continuing to improve. — AFP

WASHINGTON: US job growth accelerated sharply in May and wages picked up, signs of strong momentum in the economy that bolster prospects for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September.

Non-farm payrolls increased 280,000 last month, the largest gain since December, the Labour Department said.

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