Employment Status in Melrose, Jackson County, Wisconsin (Village)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Jackson County and Melrose
Melrose
Jackson County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.018219%062.779156%56.322118%62.779156%62.8%2531.736973%3.321997%1.736973%1.7%735.483871%40.337665%35.483871%35.5%143

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Jackson County and Melrose
Melrose
Jackson County
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-60.000000%-60.000000%-60.000000%60.0%60.000000%6.120219%60.000000%6.120219%66.120219%66.1%132121-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%3.825137%0.000000%3.825137%3.825137%3.8%07-30.054645%-9.945355%-30.054645%-9.945355%-40.000000%40.0%30.054645%30.054645%30.054645%30.1%8855

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Melrose
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%5.882353%0.000000%94.117647%94%20.000000%8.333333%8%0.000000%91.666667%92%10.000000%50.000000%50%0.000000%50.000000%50%120.000000%12.500000%13%0.000000%87.500000%88%10.000000%100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%100.000000%83.333333%83%0.000000%16.666667%17%200.000000%83.561644%84%0.000000%16.438356%16%610.000000%76.119403%76%0.000000%23.880597%24%510.000000%59.459459%59%8.108108%8%32.432432%32%220.000000%85.365854%85%9.756098%10%4.878049%350.000000%84.848485%85%0.000000%15.151515%15%280.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.000000%25.000000%25%0.000000%75.000000%75%100%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Melrose
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-199.091%9.09%0.000%0%0.000%0%100.000%100%55.556%55.6%33.333%33.3%25.000%25.0%0.000%0%100.000%100%100.000%100%63.636%63.6%100.000%100%83.784%83.8%83.333%83.3%100.000%100%60.976%61.0%60.000%60.0%58.333%58.3%90.000%90.0%80.952%81.0%73.684%73.7%100.000%100%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%47.619%47.6%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Jackson County and Melrose
More Females More Males
Jackson County
Melrose
1,000%500%0%M:FFM75+65-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-24-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%120.833333%0.000020-400.000000%-6.598985%-400.000000%400.0%0.2000.20102-1,000.000000%-19.607843%-1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000010-300.000000%-300.000000%300.0%32.258065%0.2500.258285.714286%8.883827%85.714286%85.7%1.8571.86713-3.333333%-3.333333%3.3%6.422837%0.9680.973130-4.000000%-4.000000%4.0%11.428571%0.9620.962625-114.285714%-114.285714%114.3%6.684492%0.4670.47157-5.882353%-5.882353%5.9%55.172414%0.9440.9418170.000000%0.000000%0.0%57.073171%1.0001.001414

Employment among the Married#6

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Jackson County and Melrose
Melrose
Jackson County
0%10%20%30%CountBoth Parents Work1Stay at Home Moms1Stay at Home Dads1Neither Parent WorksNeither Parent Wo…1Both Work, No Kids2Ladies Who Lunch2Gents Who Lunch2Neither Works, No KidsNeither Works, No …238.709677%22.997796%38.709677%38.7%3615.053763%6.343375%15.053763%15.1%140.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.616458%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.220426%022.580645%28.998286%22.580645%22.6%215.376344%10.653931%5.376344%5.4%52.150538%8.792554%2.150538%2.2%216.129032%20.377174%16.129032%16.1%15

Employment among the Married With Children#7

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Jackson County and Melrose
Melrose
Jackson County
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work72.000000%73.762765%72.000000%72.0%3628.000000%20.345640%28.000000%28.0%140.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.184603%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.706991%0

Employment among the Married Without Children#8

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Jackson County and Melrose
Melrose
Jackson County
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work48.837209%42.135231%48.837209%48.8%2111.627907%15.480427%11.627907%11.6%54.651163%12.775801%4.651163%4.7%234.883721%29.608541%34.883721%34.9%15

Employment by Educational Attainment#9

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Jackson County and Melrose
Melrose
Jackson County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma377.777778%78.803987%77.777778%77.8%2189.108911%73.843742%89.108911%89.1%9071.171171%65.009251%71.171171%71.2%7947.619048%55.058192%47.619048%47.6%10

The Non-Working by Race#10

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age that is either unemployed or not in the labor force.
Scope: population of Jackson County and Melrose
Female Male
Jackson County
Melrose
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100%50%0%50%%OtherHispanic1WhiteBlackAsianMixed-0.000000%-100.000000%-42.998028%-3.926802%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%42.998028%0.000000%0.0%58.621%58.6%-0.000000%-60.000000%-32.307692%-60.000000%60.0%0.000000%32.307692%13.904429%0.000000%0.0%37.500%37.5%-19.727891%-28.420435%-19.727891%19.7%19.727891%11.144592%28.420435%0.922288%30.872483%30.9%25.338%25.3%-0.000000%-17.241379%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%17.241379%80.803313%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-32.432432%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%32.432432%5.802862%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-65.671642%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%65.671642%5.624655%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Unemployment by Race#11

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Jackson County and Melrose
Female Male
Jackson County
Melrose
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10%5%0%5%10%15%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-3.679781%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%4.697987%3.679781%0.713244%4.697987%4.7%2.365%2.36%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%15.909091%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%-3.448276%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%-10.810811%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%9.259259%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-3.189066%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%3.189066%3.517048%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Armed Forces by Race#12

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of Jackson County and Melrose
Female Male
Jackson County
Melrose
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0.05%0.04%0.03%0.02%0.01%0.00%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.058720%0.000000%0.000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000%0.000%0%

Employment by Race#13

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Jackson County and Melrose
Female Male
Jackson County
Melrose
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50%0%50%100%%WhiteHispanic1OtherBlackAsianMixed-69.127517%-11.144592%-70.657277%-0.922288%-80.272109%80.3%69.127517%70.657277%69.127517%69.1%74.662%74.7%-40.000000%-53.787879%-13.904429%-40.000000%40.0%40.000000%60.000000%53.787879%100.000000%100.0%62.500%62.5%-0.000000%-53.075171%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%100.000000%53.075171%3.926802%100.000000%100.0%41.379%41.4%-0.000000%-1.955307%-80.803313%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%1.955307%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-61.764706%-5.802862%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%61.764706%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-28.703704%-5.624655%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%28.703704%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Wisconsin

There are 1,927 county subdivisions in Wisconsin. This section compares Melrose to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Wisconsin and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Melrose. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 16,289.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Melrose, selected other county subdivisions in Wisconsin, and entities that contain Melrose
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MuskegoMequonGermantownNew BerlinOak CreekWest BendMenomonee FallsTown of Grand ChuteGrand ChuteStevens PointHowardDe PereOconomowocBrookfieldWauwatosaNeenahMount PleasantMt PleasantCaledoniaSun PrairieMelrose-Mindoro School DistrictMelrose-MindoroManitowocMadisonAppletonBeaver Dam960400Tract 960400MarshfieldWaukeshaMiddletonSouth MilwaukeeS MilwaukeeWisconsin RapidsOnalaskaEau ClaireSheboyganWisconsinWest AllisGreenfieldJanesvilleMidwestZIP Code 54642ZIP 54642United States of AmericaUnited StatesMenomonieEast North CentralTown of MenashaMenashaFond du LacWausauPleasant PrairieKenoshaLa CrosseGreen BayCudahyMilwaukeeAshwaubenonBeloitFitchburgRacineJackson CountyJacksonSuperiorFranklinOshkoshMelroseMelrose960400-3B.G. 960400-398.058902%98.058902%98.1%1,465196.724138%96.724138%96.7%1,122296.606156%96.606156%96.6%1,224395.799458%95.799458%95.8%2,121494.341801%94.341801%94.3%2,451593.692565%93.692565%93.7%2,243693.540670%93.540670%93.5%1,955793.492209%93.492209%93.5%1,020893.407534%93.407534%93.4%1,091993.065998%93.065998%93.1%1,1141092.941999%92.941999%92.9%1,3301192.846154%92.846154%92.8%1,2071292.424942%92.424942%92.4%2,0011391.573927%91.573927%91.6%2,8801491.207349%91.207349%91.2%1,3901590.369800%90.369800%90.4%1,1731690.359712%90.359712%90.4%1,2561790.322581%90.322581%90.3%2,0441890.228013%90.228013%90.2%27788.790723%88.790723%88.8%1,6081988.756525%88.756525%88.8%13,26213.3k2088.514327%88.514327%88.5%3,6762188.347458%88.347458%88.3%8342288.306452%88.306452%88.3%21987.915743%87.915743%87.9%7932387.752248%87.752248%87.8%4,3922487.537388%87.537388%87.5%8782587.068966%87.068966%87.1%1,1112687.001024%87.001024%87.0%8502786.996904%86.996904%87.0%8432886.411830%86.411830%86.4%3,0972986.371047%86.371047%86.4%2,6493086.186197%86.186197%86.2%301,656302k85.839844%85.839844%85.8%3,5163184.992643%84.992643%85.0%1,7333284.875740%84.875740%84.9%3,5863384.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.403670%84.403670%84.4%9283.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.472454%83.472454%83.5%5003483.320331%83.320331%83.3%2,401,9262.40M83.119109%83.119109%83.1%9703582.684755%82.684755%82.7%2,3163682.453077%82.453077%82.5%1,8893782.231699%82.231699%82.2%1,1573881.179690%81.179690%81.2%5,3403980.587748%80.587748%80.6%1,9474079.275686%79.275686%79.3%4,9694178.614200%78.614200%78.6%9194278.119364%78.119364%78.1%27,72327.7k4377.018634%77.018634%77.0%7444476.950355%76.950355%77.0%1,5194576.824911%76.824911%76.8%1,5054676.630435%76.630435%76.6%3,9484776.297968%76.297968%76.3%1,01474.801061%74.801061%74.8%1,1284872.924458%72.924458%72.9%1,9504970.366448%70.366448%70.4%3,3225060.975610%60.975610%61.0%2560.975610%60.975610%61.0%250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Employment Status by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares Melrose to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Melrose. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Melrose, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain Melrose
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Overland ParkOlatheWheeling TownshipWheelingYork TownshipSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdalePalatine TownshipPalatineLisle TownshipLisleMelrose-Mindoro School DistrictMelrose-MindoroDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvAurora TownshipAuroraAnn ArborMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonSioux FallsMaine TownshipMaine960400Tract 960400Sterling HeightsSterling HtsLincolnFargoWorth TownshipWorthCedar RapidsMinneapolisWisconsinProviso TownshipProvisoOmahaLawrence TownshipLawrenceWichitaMidwestKansas CityZIP Code 54642ZIP 54642Blue TownshipWayne TownshipWayneSt. PaulUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChicagoEast North CentralColumbusCapital TownshipCapitalWarrenKaw TownshipNorth TownshipNTopekaMilwaukeeGrand RapidsSt. LouisJackson CountyJacksonRockford TownshipRockfordCincinnatiSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonCenter TownshipCtrDaytonClevelandMelroseMelroseDetroit960400-3B.G. 960400-393.627366%93.627366%93.6%10,78410.8k193.479924%93.479924%93.5%9,778291.560055%91.560055%91.6%9,948391.077773%91.077773%91.1%6,921490.865545%90.865545%90.9%8,157590.672074%90.672074%90.7%6,260690.604575%90.604575%90.6%6,654790.562660%90.562660%90.6%7,082890.366782%90.366782%90.4%6,529990.228013%90.228013%90.2%27790.080764%90.080764%90.1%7,9191089.640761%89.640761%89.6%10,08110.1k1189.300338%89.300338%89.3%5,0161288.756525%88.756525%88.8%13,26213.3k1388.717454%88.717454%88.7%7,3601488.706564%88.706564%88.7%8,2711588.477574%88.477574%88.5%7,0031688.306452%88.306452%88.3%21987.982401%87.982401%88.0%6,9991787.795961%87.795961%87.8%15,12915.1k1887.656994%87.656994%87.7%6,0721986.546302%86.546302%86.5%7,4302086.368701%86.368701%86.4%6,9762186.339842%86.339842%86.3%24,41024.4k2286.186197%86.186197%86.2%301,656302k86.115652%86.115652%86.1%8,4292386.096143%86.096143%86.1%24,28624.3k2485.843794%85.843794%85.8%6,1552585.168183%85.168183%85.2%19,85119.9k2684.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.492648%84.492648%84.5%8,1022784.403670%84.403670%84.4%9284.271268%84.271268%84.3%7,6672884.155952%84.155952%84.2%8,1162983.979482%83.979482%84.0%15,55315.6k3083.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.502988%83.502988%83.5%160,537161k3183.320331%83.320331%83.3%2,401,9262.40M83.115810%83.115810%83.1%45,27945.3k3282.023792%82.023792%82.0%5,5853381.783681%81.783681%81.8%6,4653481.379310%81.379310%81.4%9,2043581.018469%81.018469%81.0%7,5893680.647875%80.647875%80.6%5,7513778.119364%78.119364%78.1%27,72327.7k3877.964562%77.964562%78.0%8,5803977.165002%77.165002%77.2%15,53115.5k4076.297968%76.297968%76.3%1,01475.508970%75.508970%75.5%7,4924175.413111%75.413111%75.4%12,45912.5k4274.964516%74.964516%75.0%6,8664373.599363%73.599363%73.6%12,00712.0k4471.832579%71.832579%71.8%8,2554569.122876%69.122876%69.1%6,9984666.098861%66.098861%66.1%6,3254764.663494%64.663494%64.7%4,7564864.097134%64.097134%64.1%13,62013.6k4960.975610%60.975610%61.0%2560.975610%60.975610%61.0%2558.323492%58.323492%58.3%22,22322.2k500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Employment Status by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Melrose to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Melrose. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Melrose, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Melrose
0%20%40%60%80%Count#PlanoSeattle EastNortheast TarrantNE TarrantNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisSan JoseAustinMelrose-Mindoro School DistrictMelrose-MindoroSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNortheast DallasNE Dallas960400Tract 960400DenverTown of HempsteadHempsteadQueensHoustonSan FranciscoSeattleAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…TulsaWisconsinFort WorthSan DiegoSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyManhattanSouthwest DallasSW DallasEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodLos AngelesPhoenixWashingtonTampaMidwestZIP Code 54642ZIP 54642BrooklynOrlandoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChicagoEl PasoEast North CentralLas VegasColumbusOntarioOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…AlbuquerqueBostonMiamiTucsonAtlantaSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlSacramentoSan BernardinoMilwaukeeBronxJackson CountyJacksonFresnoBaltimorePhiladelphiaMelroseMelroseDetroit960400-3B.G. 960400-393.125861%93.125861%93.1%38,54238.5k192.929857%92.929857%92.9%43,27043.3k292.587844%92.587844%92.6%37,54937.5k391.358362%91.358362%91.4%50,22750.2k490.463389%90.463389%90.5%122,150122k590.234987%90.234987%90.2%62,20862.2k690.228013%90.228013%90.2%27789.558063%89.558063%89.6%63,34863.3k788.885729%88.885729%88.9%53,13553.1k888.524499%88.524499%88.5%95,88095.9k988.306452%88.306452%88.3%21988.135281%88.135281%88.1%47,89847.9k1087.849906%87.849906%87.8%40,92440.9k1187.683423%87.683423%87.7%143,173143k1287.620894%87.620894%87.6%208,826209k1387.587463%87.587463%87.6%63,96664.0k1487.270578%87.270578%87.3%70,13570.1k1586.940737%86.940737%86.9%99,86199.9k1686.642310%86.642310%86.6%32,49032.5k1786.186197%86.186197%86.2%301,656302k86.152627%86.152627%86.2%47,84447.8k1886.039514%86.039514%86.0%138,398138k1985.753475%85.753475%85.8%111,910112k2085.725962%85.725962%85.7%102,788103k2185.460025%85.460025%85.5%57,28357.3k2285.286657%85.286657%85.3%50,77250.8k2385.186577%85.186577%85.2%34,01534.0k2485.164431%85.164431%85.2%166,723167k2585.138122%85.138122%85.1%176,814177k2684.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k2784.549061%84.549061%84.5%36,87136.9k2884.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.403670%84.403670%84.4%9284.123947%84.123947%84.1%145,081145k2983.906583%83.906583%83.9%34,27534.3k3083.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.502988%83.502988%83.5%160,537161k3183.435482%83.435482%83.4%25,45725.5k3283.320331%83.320331%83.3%2,401,9262.40M83.264614%83.264614%83.3%110,463110k3383.115810%83.115810%83.1%45,27945.3k3483.010786%83.010786%83.0%37,01737.0k3582.905810%82.905810%82.9%36,84536.8k3682.351470%82.351470%82.4%32,93432.9k3782.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k3881.570097%81.570097%81.6%57,48057.5k3980.378047%80.378047%80.4%40,09940.1k4079.983871%79.983871%80.0%33,72233.7k4179.851538%79.851538%79.9%34,63834.6k4279.525248%79.525248%79.5%56,35056.4k4379.087004%79.087004%79.1%41,61441.6k4478.119364%78.119364%78.1%27,72327.7k4577.746048%77.746048%77.7%65,61365.6k4676.297968%76.297968%76.3%1,01475.839532%75.839532%75.8%31,09831.1k4774.017917%74.017917%74.0%26,60526.6k4873.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k4960.975610%60.975610%61.0%2560.975610%60.975610%61.0%2558.323492%58.323492%58.3%22,22322.2k500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Definitions

  • Armed Forces: persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
  • Employed: persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
  • Unemployed: persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
  • Not in Labor Force: not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
  • Working-Age Men: males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age

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