Battered U.S. Office Market Perks Up With Workers Trickling Back

After a number of false starts over the past year, corporate America is finally bringing workers back to the office.

The widening availability of vaccines means that employers are setting plans for returns. Exxon Mobil Corp. said on Tuesday that its Houston-area workers would be back full-time in May. JPMorgan Chase & Co., meanwhile, is opening its U.S. offices next month, with its full staff expected back in July on a rotating basis.

Already, offices are slowly starting to fill up across the country as social distancing-rules ease and vaccines accelerate, bringing optimism that more Americans will ...