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Million jobs target on track with another 16,000 in January

Jacob Greber
Jacob GreberSenior correspondent
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Employment growth slowed in January but remains on track to match the Coalition government's promise to oversee the creation of one million jobs over five years by September.

Payrolls rose by 16,000 from December, when it increased by a revised 33,500, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

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Jacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com

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