By Ayai Tomisawa

TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average

jumped 1.3 percent on Monday, rebounding from a one-month low as

an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report put to bed any lingering

concerns about the pace of economic recovery.

The Nikkei gained 183.04 points to 14,269.84, and

the Topix rose 0.8 percent to 1,185.65.

U.S. employers took on 204,000 new employees last month,

almost double the expected 125,000 and defying expectations that

the partial government shutdown would hamper job growth.

The strong data also raised the prospect the Federal Reserve

may soon decide to start winding down its $85 billion-a-month

bond-buying programme, though Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke

suggested it was in no hurry to taper.