Bullish U.S. jobs report keeps Fed on track for mid-2015 rate hike

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers added the largest number of workers in nearly three years in November and wage gains picked up, a sign of economic strength that could draw the Federal Reserve closer to raising interest rates. Nonfarm payrolls surged by 321,000, the most since January 2012, the Labor Department said on Friday. The unemployment rate held steady at a six-year low of 5.8 percent. "This greenlights a Fed lift-off in mid-2015," said Robert Dye, chief