WASHINGTON — Job gains in the United States increased by the most in six months in September, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent, pointing to a resilient economy that likely does not need the Federal Reserve to deliver large interest rate cuts for the rest of this year.

In addition to the bigger-than-expected increase in non-farm payrolls reported by the Labor Department on Friday, wages rose at a solid pace last month. The closely watched employment report also showed the economy added 72,000 more jobs in July and August than previously estimated.

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