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Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics
Civilian labor force in the Midwest and West,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Jul
2007 |
May
2008 |
Jun
2008 |
Jul
2008 |
Jul 2007 to
Jul 2008 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
|
153,182 |
154,534 |
154,390 |
154,603 |
1,421 |
0.9 |
Midwest |
|
34,887.7 |
35,134.8 |
34,973.4 |
34,929.6 |
41.9 |
0.1 |
Illinois |
|
6,713.6 |
6,824.2 |
6,775.6 |
6,755.5 |
41.9 |
0.6 |
Indiana |
|
3,204.2 |
3,229.7 |
3,219.3 |
3,237.1 |
32.8 |
1.0 |
Iowa |
|
1,660.5 |
1,679.5 |
1,672.3 |
1,677.7 |
17.2 |
1.0 |
Kansas |
|
1,478.9 |
1,494.6 |
1,491.2 |
1,489.6 |
10.7 |
0.7 |
Michigan |
|
5,015.6 |
5,007.4 |
4,990.2 |
4,957.5 |
-58.1 |
-1.2 |
Minnesota |
|
2,934.7 |
2,951.9 |
2,935.4 |
2,936.2 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
Missouri |
|
3,033.2 |
3,031.7 |
3,013.8 |
3,016.3 |
-16.9 |
-0.6 |
Nebraska |
|
986.1 |
996.1 |
995.0 |
992.5 |
6.5 |
0.7 |
North Dakota |
|
365.7 |
373.0 |
372.4 |
372.6 |
6.9 |
1.9 |
Ohio |
|
5,974.2 |
6,005.6 |
5,988.4 |
5,987.2 |
12.9 |
0.2 |
South Dakota |
|
443.9 |
444.7 |
444.6 |
443.6 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
Wisconsin |
|
3,087.6 |
3,089.9 |
3,078.5 |
3,069.5 |
-18.0 |
-0.6 |
West |
|
35,461.5 |
35,982.5 |
35,947.7 |
35,972.7 |
511.2 |
1.4 |
Alaska |
|
352.5 |
360.0 |
359.8 |
359.6 |
7.1 |
2.0 |
Arizona |
|
3,028.4 |
3,068.8 |
3,071.1 |
3,087.6 |
59.2 |
2.0 |
California |
|
18,212.6 |
18,446.2 |
18,431.3 |
18,408.3 |
195.7 |
1.1 |
Colorado |
|
2,708.9 |
2,765.9 |
2,759.9 |
2,763.2 |
54.2 |
2.0 |
Hawaii |
|
647.6 |
663.4 |
663.2 |
664.7 |
17.1 |
2.6 |
Idaho |
|
756.4 |
755.2 |
752.3 |
753.0 |
-3.5 |
-0.5 |
Montana |
|
502.7 |
504.0 |
504.2 |
504.5 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
Nevada |
|
1,337.1 |
1,394.7 |
1,394.5 |
1,400.3 |
63.1 |
4.7 |
New Mexico |
|
942.6 |
949.7 |
951.3 |
953.4 |
10.8 |
1.1 |
Oregon |
|
1,928.8 |
1,945.6 |
1,938.4 |
1,949.3 |
20.5 |
1.1 |
Utah |
|
1,364.3 |
1,388.3 |
1,380.6 |
1,385.6 |
21.3 |
1.6 |
Washington |
|
3,415.0 |
3,451.3 |
3,449.7 |
3,452.6 |
37.6 |
1.1 |
Wyoming |
|
288.4 |
290.2 |
290.4 |
291.1 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
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SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Unemployed in the Midwest and West,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Jul
2007 |
May
2008 |
Jun
2008 |
Jul
2008 |
Jul 2007 to
Jul 2008 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
|
7,137 |
8,487 |
8,499 |
8,784 |
1,647 |
23.1 |
Midwest |
|
1,799.1 |
2,085.0 |
2,125.8 |
2,258.8 |
459.7 |
25.6 |
Illinois |
|
342.5 |
437.0 |
463.4 |
491.3 |
148.8 |
43.4 |
Indiana |
|
140.9 |
170.0 |
188.3 |
202.8 |
61.9 |
43.9 |
Iowa |
|
62.9 |
65.3 |
66.9 |
72.5 |
9.7 |
15.4 |
Kansas |
|
60.0 |
68.7 |
63.9 |
67.8 |
7.7 |
12.9 |
Michigan |
|
353.9 |
428.0 |
423.3 |
419.3 |
65.5 |
18.5 |
Minnesota |
|
132.1 |
158.2 |
154.6 |
171.5 |
39.4 |
29.8 |
Missouri |
|
154.7 |
182.4 |
170.8 |
192.9 |
38.2 |
24.7 |
Nebraska |
|
30.7 |
32.2 |
32.8 |
33.6 |
2.9 |
9.5 |
North Dakota |
|
11.5 |
12.2 |
12.0 |
13.1 |
1.6 |
13.7 |
Ohio |
|
334.0 |
380.1 |
393.7 |
430.0 |
96.0 |
28.7 |
South Dakota |
|
12.8 |
12.9 |
12.6 |
13.4 |
0.5 |
4.2 |
Wisconsin |
|
149.1 |
136.9 |
143.1 |
151.1 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
West |
|
1,666.8 |
2,086.9 |
2,136.6 |
2,263.9 |
597.1 |
35.8 |
Alaska |
|
21.8 |
24.8 |
24.3 |
24.9 |
3.1 |
14.2 |
Arizona |
|
112.5 |
133.7 |
146.1 |
158.2 |
45.7 |
40.6 |
California |
|
978.0 |
1,259.4 |
1,281.8 |
1,352.0 |
373.9 |
38.2 |
Colorado |
|
103.2 |
134.8 |
139.7 |
144.1 |
40.9 |
39.7 |
Hawaii |
|
17.0 |
23.6 |
25.2 |
26.1 |
9.1 |
53.4 |
Idaho |
|
20.3 |
26.9 |
28.7 |
30.9 |
10.6 |
52.3 |
Montana |
|
15.7 |
21.2 |
20.5 |
20.3 |
4.6 |
29.2 |
Nevada |
|
64.8 |
86.5 |
88.8 |
92.9 |
28.1 |
43.3 |
New Mexico |
|
32.8 |
35.8 |
37.3 |
39.0 |
6.2 |
19.0 |
Oregon |
|
101.3 |
108.5 |
106.0 |
116.4 |
15.1 |
14.9 |
Utah |
|
37.0 |
44.0 |
44.9 |
48.9 |
11.9 |
32.3 |
Washington |
|
155.6 |
182.6 |
186.7 |
196.2 |
40.5 |
26.0 |
Wyoming |
|
9.2 |
8.5 |
9.3 |
10.4 |
1.2 |
13.4 |
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SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in the Midwest and West,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area
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Jul
2007 |
May
2008 |
Jun
2008 |
Jul
2008 |
Net change
Jul 2007 to
Jul 2008 |
United States |
|
4.7 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
Midwest |
|
5.2 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
Illinois |
|
5.1 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
Indiana |
|
4.4 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
1.9 |
Iowa |
|
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
Kansas |
|
4.1 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
Michigan |
|
7.1 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
1.4 |
Minnesota |
|
4.5 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
Missouri |
|
5.1 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
Nebraska |
|
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
0.3 |
North Dakota |
|
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
Ohio |
|
5.6 |
6.3 |
6.6 |
7.2 |
1.6 |
South Dakota |
|
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
Wisconsin |
|
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
0.1 |
West |
|
4.7 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
Alaska |
|
6.2 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
0.7 |
Arizona |
|
3.7 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
1.4 |
California |
|
5.4 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
1.9 |
Colorado |
|
3.8 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
Hawaii |
|
2.6 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
Idaho |
|
2.7 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
Montana |
|
3.1 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
Nevada |
|
4.8 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
New Mexico |
|
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
Oregon |
|
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
Utah |
|
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
Washington |
|
4.6 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
Wyoming |
|
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
|
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Unemployment rates in Mountain and West North Central states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Jul
2007 |
May
2008 |
Jun
2008 |
Jul
2008 |
Net change
Jul 2007 to
Jul 2008 |
Mountain Census Division |
|
Arizona |
|
Flagstaff |
|
4.0 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale |
|
3.3 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
Prescott |
|
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
1.4 |
Tucson |
|
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
Yuma |
|
19.1 |
17.8 |
17.8 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
Colorado |
|
Boulder |
|
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
Colorado Springs |
|
4.4 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
1.7 |
Denver-Aurora |
|
3.9 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
1.4 |
Fort Collins-Loveland |
|
3.4 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
Grand Junction |
|
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
Greeley |
|
4.2 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
Pueblo |
|
5.0 |
5.8 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
1.7 |
Idaho |
|
Boise City-Nampa |
|
2.4 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
1.7 |
Coeur d'Alene |
|
2.1 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
Idaho Falls |
|
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
Lewiston ID-WA |
|
3.2 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
Logan, UT-ID |
|
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
Pocatello |
|
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
Montana |
|
Billings |
|
2.3 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
Great Falls |
|
2.7 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
Missoula |
|
2.6 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
Nevada |
|
Carson City |
|
5.0 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
Las Vegas-Paradise |
|
5.1 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
1.7 |
Reno-Sparks |
|
4.5 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
2.0 |
New Mexico |
|
Albuquerque |
|
4.0 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
Farmington |
|
4.0 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
Las Cruces |
|
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
Santa Fe |
|
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
Utah |
|
Logan, UT-ID |
|
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
Ogden-Clearfield |
|
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
Provo-Orem |
|
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
Salt Lake City |
|
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
St. George |
|
2.9 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
1.6 |
Wyoming |
|
Casper |
|
2.7 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
0.2 |
Cheyenne |
|
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
West North Central Census Division |
|
Iowa |
|
Ames |
|
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
Cedar Rapids |
|
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL |
|
4.1 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
1.0 |
Des Moines |
|
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
Dubuque |
|
3.5 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
Iowa City |
|
2.8 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
|
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
0.1 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
|
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls |
|
3.4 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
Kansas |
|
Kansas City, MO-KS |
|
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
Lawrence |
|
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
St. Joseph, MO-KS |
|
4.6 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
Topeka |
|
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
Wichita |
|
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
Minnesota |
|
Duluth, MN-WI |
|
5.5 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
Fargo, ND-MN |
|
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
0.3 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN |
|
3.3 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
La Crosse, WI-MN |
|
4.0 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
|
4.2 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
Rochester |
|
3.6 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
St. Cloud |
|
4.2 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
1.4 |
Missouri |
|
Columbia |
|
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
|
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
-0.6 |
Jefferson City |
|
4.4 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
Joplin |
|
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
1.2 |
Kansas City, MO-KS |
|
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
Springfield |
|
4.1 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
St. Joseph, MO-KS |
|
4.6 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
|
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
Nebraska |
|
Lincoln |
|
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
|
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
0.1 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
|
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
North Dakota |
|
Bismarck |
|
2.5 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
Fargo, ND-MN |
|
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
0.3 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN |
|
3.3 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
South Dakota |
|
Rapid City |
|
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
-0.1 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
|
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
Sioux Falls |
|
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
|
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Nonfarm wage and salary employment in Mountain and West North Central States,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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data |
Jul
2007 |
May
2008 |
Jun
2008 |
Jul
2008 |
Jul 2007 to
Jul 2008
|
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
|
137,682 |
137,717 |
137,617 |
137,557 |
-125 |
-0.1 |
Mountain Census Division |
|
Arizona |
|
2,666.3 |
2,652.7 |
2,639.1 |
2,625.0 |
-41.3 |
-1.5 |
Colorado |
|
2,334.9 |
2,361.6 |
2,361.9 |
2,365.7 |
30.8 |
1.3 |
Idaho |
|
656.5 |
656.3 |
654.3 |
652.7 |
-3.8 |
-0.6 |
Montana |
|
447.9 |
451.0 |
449.9 |
450.2 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
Nevada |
|
1,289.9 |
1,290.1 |
1,287.3 |
1,281.8 |
-8.1 |
-0.6 |
New Mexico |
|
842.7 |
851.9 |
850.8 |
848.8 |
6.1 |
0.7 |
Utah |
|
1,253.7 |
1,269.6 |
1,265.4 |
1,259.0 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
Wyoming |
|
288.1 |
294.8 |
295.6 |
294.5 |
6.4 |
2.2 |
West North Central Census Division |
|
Iowa |
|
1,517.4 |
1,525.5 |
1,523.8 |
1,524.2 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
Kansas |
|
1,384.7 |
1,385.4 |
1,380.2 |
1,389.0 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
Minnesota |
|
2,775.5 |
2,774.8 |
2,775.5 |
2,770.5 |
-5.0 |
-0.2 |
Missouri |
|
2,796.8 |
2,789.2 |
2,789.8 |
2,782.1 |
-14.7 |
-0.5 |
Nebraska |
|
963.5 |
971.8 |
973.2 |
972.5 |
9.0 |
0.9 |
North Dakota |
|
358.5 |
361.9 |
361.4 |
362.4 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
South Dakota |
|
408.0 |
410.1 |
410.4 |
414.2 |
6.2 |
1.5 |
|
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, Midwestern and Western states,
not seasonally adjusted
Area
(news release) |
Mass Layoff Events |
Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for
Unemployment Insurance |
Back
data |
Jul
2007 |
Jul
2008 |
Back
data |
Jul
2007 |
Jul
2008 |
United States |
|
1,599 |
1,891 |
|
175,419 |
200,382 |
Midwest |
|
573 |
606 |
|
85,557 |
84,535 |
Illinois |
|
53 |
56 |
|
8,175 |
7,674 |
Indiana |
|
55 |
67 |
|
7,836 |
8,787 |
Iowa |
|
20 |
16 |
|
3,631 |
2,068 |
Kansas |
|
14 |
8 |
|
2,294 |
731 |
Michigan |
|
211 |
212 |
|
36,356 |
27,672 |
Minnesota |
|
10 |
12 |
|
1,558 |
1,452 |
Missouri |
|
38 |
39 |
|
3,619 |
3,763 |
Nebraska |
|
3 |
- |
|
682 |
- |
North Dakota |
|
3 |
- |
|
1,259 |
- |
Ohio |
|
86 |
117 |
|
10,435 |
19,402 |
South Dakota |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Wisconsin |
|
80 |
76 |
|
9,712 |
11,838 |
West |
|
425 |
554 |
|
33,064 |
41,901 |
Alaska |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Arizona |
|
10 |
15 |
|
808 |
1,422 |
California |
|
351 |
460 |
|
25,054 |
33,250 |
Colorado |
|
- |
4 |
|
- |
343 |
Hawaii |
|
- |
4 |
|
- |
271 |
Idaho |
|
6 |
7 |
|
1,395 |
619 |
Montana |
|
4 |
4 |
|
379 |
234 |
Nevada |
|
15 |
15 |
|
1,438 |
1,637 |
New Mexico |
|
6 |
- |
|
392 |
- |
Oregon |
|
20 |
25 |
|
2,463 |
2,498 |
Utah |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Washington |
|
8 |
16 |
|
722 |
1,363 |
Wyoming |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
|
(-) Zero or data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
SOURCE: Mass Layoff Statistics
Monthly data report summary information on establishments which have at least 50 initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) filed against them during a 5-week period. Data are available for 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as by industry.
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