Employment Status in Clay County, South Dakota (County)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Clay County
Clay County
South Dakota
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.142737%0.392836%0.142737%0.1%1764.147775%65.501820%64.147775%64.1%7,6404.214945%2.808170%4.214945%4.2%50231.494542%31.297174%31.494542%31.5%3,751

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Clay County
Clay County
South Dakota
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.287843%0.000000%0.287843%0.287843%0.3%017-60.959360%-60.959360%-60.959360%61.0%60.959360%6.429735%60.959360%6.429735%67.389096%67.4%3,6603,980-3.928209%-0.568793%-3.928209%-0.568793%-4.497002%4.5%3.928209%3.928209%3.928209%3.9%270232-28.394853%-6.148785%-28.394853%-6.148785%-34.543638%34.5%28.394853%28.394853%28.394853%28.4%2,0741,677

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Clay County
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%2.873563%0.000000%97.126437%97%200.000000%40.575080%41%0.000000%59.424920%59%1270.000000%42.635659%43%2.906977%54.457364%54%2200.000000%58.227848%58%0.000000%41.772152%42%1380.000000%67.647059%68%0.000000%32.352941%32%2070.000000%73.779637%74%0.000000%26.220363%26%5290.000000%89.752348%90%1.366354%8.881298%9%1,0511.393443%84.836066%85%1.147541%12.622951%13%1,0520.000000%74.470899%74%2.910053%22.619048%23%5630.000000%73.294909%73%7.204611%7%19.500480%20%7630.000000%67.221802%67%6.888721%7%25.889478%26%8880.000000%73.234624%73%6.890661%7%19.874715%20%1,2860.000000%43.709677%44%7.956989%8%48.333333%48%8130%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Clay County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-192.982%2.98%2.692%2.69%36.242%36.2%44.512%44.5%22.128%22.1%59.786%59.8%41.228%41.2%73.984%74.0%53.297%53.3%88.710%88.7%68.598%68.6%78.149%78.1%83.663%83.7%96.283%96.3%83.418%83.4%88.871%88.9%69.659%69.7%78.060%78.1%53.040%53.0%90.426%90.4%71.680%71.7%64.400%64.4%76.465%76.5%68.531%68.5%52.574%52.6%33.176%33.2%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Clay County
More Females More Males
South Dakota
Clay County
0%100%200%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-19-85.714286%-85.714286%85.7%53.293710%0.5380.5413735.185185%25.393764%35.185185%35.2%1.3521.355473223.076923%43.511804%223.076923%223.1%3.2313.235216893.617021%11.411160%93.617021%93.6%1.9361.94479113.402062%14.247276%13.402062%13.4%1.1341.139711035.111111%11.062591%35.111111%35.1%1.3511.352253047.297830%6.908254%7.297830%7.3%1.0731.0750754413.387424%14.167496%13.387424%13.4%1.1341.1349355950.222222%17.258262%50.222222%50.2%1.5021.50225338101.581028%24.218597%101.581028%101.6%2.0162.0225351041.961853%10.969348%41.961853%42.0%1.4201.42367521-62.448980%-1.796542%-62.448980%62.4%0.6160.62796490-88.297872%-6.147778%-88.297872%88.3%0.5310.53531282

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in South Dakota.
Scope: population of South Dakota, Clay County, and selected other counties in South Dakotas
Clay County
South Dakota
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-192.692%2.69%44.512%44.5%59.786%59.8%73.984%74.0%88.710%88.7%78.149%78.1%96.283%96.3%88.871%88.9%78.060%78.1%90.426%90.4%64.400%64.4%68.531%68.5%33.176%33.2%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in South Dakota.
Scope: population of South Dakota, Clay County, and selected other counties in South Dakotas
Clay County
South Dakota
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-192.982%2.98%36.242%36.2%22.128%22.1%41.228%41.2%53.297%53.3%68.598%68.6%83.663%83.7%83.418%83.4%69.659%69.7%53.040%53.0%71.680%71.7%76.465%76.5%52.574%52.6%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in South Dakota and Clay County
Clay County
South Dakota
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 …224.568328%29.892077%24.568328%24.6%4989.866798%6.516170%9.866798%9.9%2001.134682%1.026438%1.134682%1.1%230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.446329%031.228416%31.857966%31.228416%31.2%63312.234830%9.658474%12.234830%12.2%2487.745437%5.788485%7.745437%7.7%15713.221510%14.814059%13.221510%13.2%268

Employment among the Married With Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in South Dakota and Clay County
Clay County
South Dakota
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work69.070735%78.910444%69.070735%69.1%49827.739251%17.201679%27.739251%27.7%2003.190014%2.709637%3.190014%3.2%230.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.178241%0

Employment among the Married Without Children#10

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in South Dakota and Clay County
Clay County
South Dakota
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work48.468606%51.285394%48.468606%48.5%63318.989280%15.548345%18.989280%19.0%24812.021440%9.318384%12.021440%12.0%15720.520674%23.847877%20.520674%20.5%268

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Clay County
Clay County
South Dakota
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma381.476274%87.531563%81.476274%81.5%2,31877.552553%81.358494%77.552553%77.6%1,03379.945305%76.838929%79.945305%79.9%87743.103448%57.693088%43.103448%43.1%75

The Non-Working by Race#12

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 South Dakota and Clay County
Female Male
South Dakota
Clay County
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40%20%0%20%40%%OtherAsianHispanic1BlackMixedWhite-40.957447%-51.651566%-40.957447%41.0%40.957447%2.088911%51.651566%0.284009%43.046358%43.0%41.888%41.9%-27.868852%-27.827350%-25.597898%-12.940228%-55.696203%55.7%27.868852%25.597898%27.868852%27.9%36.260%36.3%-30.357143%-20.971731%-17.784819%-30.357143%30.4%30.357143%14.188312%20.971731%44.545455%44.5%37.387%37.4%-17.241379%-30.192435%-5.580151%-17.241379%17.2%17.241379%31.128186%30.192435%48.369565%48.4%44.131%44.1%-0.000000%-60.000000%-34.669517%-1.614953%-60.000000%60.0%0.000000%34.669517%0.000000%0.0%44.681%44.7%-26.545535%-3.404476%-17.011130%-5.053428%-29.950011%30.0%26.545535%17.011130%26.545535%26.5%28.264%28.3%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Clay County
Female Male
South Dakota
Clay County
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20%10%0%10%%OtherMixedHispanic1AsianBlackWhite-3.311258%-26.475976%-11.136391%-29.787234%29.8%3.311258%11.136391%2.790061%3.311258%3.3%17.994%18.0%-0.000000%-19.428571%-5.569666%-19.428571%19.4%0.000000%5.569666%2.162384%0.000000%0.0%14.468%14.5%-4.464286%-3.692234%-4.464286%4.5%4.464286%3.717532%3.692234%4.346635%8.181818%8.2%6.306%6.31%-0.000000%-5.148130%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%12.021858%5.148130%0.765142%12.021858%12.0%8.397%8.40%-0.000000%-2.322495%-2.490339%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%11.956522%2.322495%11.956522%12.0%10.329%10.3%-3.523155%-0.280366%-1.941681%-3.803521%3.8%3.523155%1.941681%0.532033%3.523155%3.5%3.665%3.66%

Armed Forces by Race#14

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Clay County
Female Male
South Dakota
Clay County
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1%0%1%2%3%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.129993%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.376690%0.129993%0.670676%0.376690%0.4%0.187%0.19%-0.000000%-0.285850%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.285850%1.304256%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-1.069519%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%1.069519%2.281510%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.867280%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.086763%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.024377%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.024377%0.217822%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Clay County
Female Male
South Dakota
Clay County
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50%0%50%100%%WhiteMixedBlackHispanic1AsianOther-70.049989%-77.935441%-70.049989%70.0%70.049989%3.404476%77.935441%5.053428%73.454465%73.5%71.736%71.7%-40.000000%-63.715530%-40.000000%40.0%40.000000%60.000000%63.715530%1.614953%100.000000%100.0%55.319%55.3%-51.630435%-31.128186%-64.227413%-82.758621%82.8%51.630435%64.227413%5.580151%51.630435%51.6%55.869%55.9%-55.454545%-14.188312%-61.243449%-69.642857%69.6%55.454545%61.243449%17.784819%55.454545%55.5%62.613%62.6%-44.303797%-61.461875%-44.303797%44.3%44.303797%27.827350%61.461875%12.940228%72.131148%72.1%63.740%63.7%-56.953642%-2.088911%-48.064425%-0.284009%-59.042553%59.0%56.953642%48.064425%56.953642%57.0%58.112%58.1%

Employment Status by Place in Clay County

There are 3 places that are fully or partially contained within Clay County (2 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Clay County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Clay County.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Clay County, selected places in Clay County, and entities that contain Clay County
0%50%100%Count#IreneWakondaVermillion Metro AreaVermillionClay CountyClayVermillionSouth DakotaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited States100.000000%100.000000%100.0%321100.000000%100.000000%100.0%8288.871224%88.871224%88.9%55988.871224%88.871224%88.9%55987.637969%87.637969%87.6%397387.314240%87.314240%87.3%43,59643.6k87.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M84.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Clay County

There are 15 county subdivisions in Clay County. This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Clay County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Clay County.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Clay County, selected county subdivisions in Clay County, and entities that contain Clay County
0%50%100%Count#Vermillion TownshipVermillionIreneTown of WakondaWakondaGarfield TownshipGarfieldSpirit Mound TownshipSpirit MoundPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyRiverside TownshipRiversideGlenwood TownshipGlenwoodBethel TownshipBethelMeckling TownshipMecklingVermillion Metro AreaVermillionClay CountyClayVermillionSouth DakotaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPrairie Center TownshipPrairie CtrFairview TownshipFairviewNorway TownshipNorwayStar Township100.000000%100.000000%100.0%211100.000000%100.000000%100.0%172100.000000%100.000000%100.0%83100.000000%100.000000%100.0%34100.000000%100.000000%100.0%155100.000000%100.000000%100.0%326100.000000%100.000000%100.0%197100.000000%100.000000%100.0%48100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6990.909091%90.909091%90.9%301088.871224%88.871224%88.9%55988.871224%88.871224%88.9%55987.637969%87.637969%87.6%3971187.314240%87.314240%87.3%43,59643.6k87.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M84.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M38.888889%38.888889%38.9%7120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%015

Employment Status by County in South Dakota

There are 66 counties in South Dakota. This section compares Clay County to the 50 most populous counties in South Dakota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Clay County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 2,961.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Clay County, selected other counties in South Dakota, and entities that contain Clay County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Stanley CountyStanleyHamlin CountyHamlinUnion CountyUnionKingsbury CountyKingsburyDavison CountyDavisonCuster CountyCusterCodington CountyCodingtonHutchinson CountyHutchinsonGrant CountyGrantTurner CountyTurnerLincoln CountyLincolnHanson CountyHansonDeuel CountyDeuelHughes CountyHughesMarshall CountyMarshallBeadle CountyBeadleClark CountyClarkBrookings CountyBrookingsBrown CountyBrownMcCook CountyMcCookMinnehaha CountyMinnehahaPerkins CountyPerkinsMeade CountyMeadeMoody CountyMoodyDay CountyDayVermillion Metro AreaVermillionClay CountyClayGregory CountyGregoryWalworth CountyWalworthBrule CountyBrulePennington CountyPenningtonSouth DakotaWest North CentralButte CountyButteDouglas CountyDouglasTripp CountyTrippMidwestHand CountyHandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEdmunds CountyEdmundsLawrence CountyLawrenceSpink CountySpinkCharles Mix CountyCharles MixRoberts CountyRobertsLake CountyLakeLyman CountyLymanBennett CountyBennettFall River CountyFall RiverYankton CountyYanktonDewey CountyDeweyJackson CountyJacksonCorson CountyCorsonOglala Lakota CountyOglala LakotaTodd CountyToddBon Homme CountyBon Homme99.047619%99.047619%99.0%208197.819315%97.819315%97.8%314297.521552%97.521552%97.5%905397.003745%97.003745%97.0%259496.643718%96.643718%96.6%1,123595.894428%95.894428%95.9%327695.477076%95.477076%95.5%1,541795.405405%95.405405%95.4%353895.289079%95.289079%95.3%445994.320487%94.320487%94.3%4651093.759630%93.759630%93.8%3,6511193.488372%93.488372%93.5%2011292.531120%92.531120%92.5%2231392.473118%92.473118%92.5%9461491.970803%91.970803%92.0%2521591.921397%91.921397%91.9%8421691.666667%91.666667%91.7%1651791.626794%91.626794%91.6%1,5321890.833717%90.833717%90.8%1,9721990.816327%90.816327%90.8%2672090.226069%90.226069%90.2%10,73610.7k2190.184049%90.184049%90.2%1472289.883507%89.883507%89.9%1,4662389.710611%89.710611%89.7%2792489.130435%89.130435%89.1%2462588.871224%88.871224%88.9%55988.871224%88.871224%88.9%5592688.163265%88.163265%88.2%2162788.059701%88.059701%88.1%2952888.043478%88.043478%88.0%2432987.984496%87.984496%88.0%5,6753087.314240%87.314240%87.3%43,59643.6k87.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M86.578450%86.578450%86.6%4583186.567164%86.567164%86.6%1163286.006826%86.006826%86.0%2523384.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.057971%84.057971%84.1%1163483.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.142857%82.142857%82.1%1843581.091772%81.091772%81.1%1,0253679.649123%79.649123%79.6%2273778.506787%78.506787%78.5%3473877.354709%77.354709%77.4%3863976.870748%76.870748%76.9%4524075.221239%75.221239%75.2%1704172.727273%72.727273%72.7%1124272.258065%72.258065%72.3%2244371.293970%71.293970%71.3%1,1354461.851852%61.851852%61.9%1674561.224490%61.224490%61.2%904653.333333%53.333333%53.3%1204752.216066%52.216066%52.2%3774851.546392%51.546392%51.5%2504945.357143%45.357143%45.4%25450

Employment Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Clay County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Clay County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Clay County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Clay County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Fairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWake CountyWakeTravis CountyTravisSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSalt Lake CountySalt LakeHennepin CountyHennepinNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgOakland CountyOaklandKing CountyKingFairfield CountyFairfieldMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTarrant CountyTarrantVermillion Metro AreaVermillionClay CountyClayContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeWestchester CountyWestchesterHarris CountyHarrisHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkAlameda CountyAlamedaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisQueens CountyQueensDallas CountyDallasSouth DakotaWest North CentralAllegheny CountyAlleghenyBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMaricopa CountyMaricopaFranklin CountyFranklinNew York CountyNew YorkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBexar CountyBexarSan Diego CountySan DiegoOrange CountyOrangeCook CountyCookMidwestKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFulton CountyFultonClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaSacramento CountySacramentoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoWayne CountyWaynePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphia94.524869%94.524869%94.5%77,31077.3k192.050507%92.050507%92.1%63,35163.4k291.661578%91.661578%91.7%69,05669.1k390.993453%90.993453%91.0%84,91684.9k490.376879%90.376879%90.4%129,398129k590.106681%90.106681%90.1%71,28771.3k689.855361%89.855361%89.9%72,12672.1k789.706083%89.706083%89.7%72,24372.2k889.514827%89.514827%89.5%66,53166.5k989.506093%89.506093%89.5%69,62569.6k1089.338108%89.338108%89.3%141,466141k1189.156303%89.156303%89.2%53,12253.1k1289.065096%89.065096%89.1%91,65691.7k1388.966990%88.966990%89.0%117,077117k1488.871224%88.871224%88.9%55988.871224%88.871224%88.9%55988.435355%88.435355%88.4%64,30464.3k1588.354538%88.354538%88.4%184,585185k1688.213162%88.213162%88.2%54,39454.4k1788.195388%88.195388%88.2%280,292280k1888.144143%88.144143%88.1%55,91655.9k1988.038411%88.038411%88.0%82,14682.1k2087.789361%87.789361%87.8%103,494103k2187.773225%87.773225%87.8%48,62948.6k2287.683423%87.683423%87.7%143,173143k2387.352998%87.352998%87.4%153,163153k2487.314240%87.314240%87.3%43,59643.6k87.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M87.130266%87.130266%87.1%61,09461.1k2586.496700%86.496700%86.5%105,513106k2686.483820%86.483820%86.5%76,27776.3k2786.214096%86.214096%86.2%233,310233k2885.856101%85.856101%85.9%70,48770.5k2985.725962%85.725962%85.7%102,788103k3085.404950%85.404950%85.4%68,94468.9k3185.363719%85.363719%85.4%596,024596k3285.262543%85.262543%85.3%103,646104k3385.057132%85.057132%85.1%184,164184k3485.024210%85.024210%85.0%74,27874.3k3584.548679%84.548679%84.5%296,984297k3684.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.123947%84.123947%84.1%145,081145k3783.832044%83.832044%83.8%158,264158k3883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.095443%83.095443%83.1%59,84759.8k3982.916675%82.916675%82.9%122,686123k4081.469653%81.469653%81.5%119,894120k4181.460511%81.460511%81.5%47,62147.6k4280.465452%80.465452%80.5%56,80756.8k4380.317421%80.317421%80.3%45,74845.7k4479.754814%79.754814%79.8%75,92175.9k4578.590614%78.590614%78.6%105,335105k4677.746048%77.746048%77.7%65,61365.6k4776.464015%76.464015%76.5%45,16545.2k4874.070240%74.070240%74.1%77,99378.0k4973.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k50

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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