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IC | February 24, 2012 00:25
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Workers in an apparel factory with 30 employees in Zhuzhou, Hunan Province Thursday. China had 764.2 million people in employment, 359.14 million of whom work in urban areas by the end of 2011, according to latest data of the National Bureau of Statistics. Photo: IC

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