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US job growth strong in January, Japan has US employment plan

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Video. US job growth strong in January, Japan has US employment plan

Updated: 03/02/2017 - 17:48 GMT+1

Employers added 227,000 jobs in the United States in January. Japan reportedly has a plan to add 700,000 jobs there.

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