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Strong Payroll Growth Expected

After eight months of so-so job growth, the U.S. labor market probably added more than 200,000 net new jobs in February, economists say. The Labor Department will report on February nonfarm payroll growth on Friday at 8:30 a.m. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch have an average forecast of 221,000 new jobs, with a range of 150,000 to 300,000.

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