Employment Status in Seneca, South Dakota (Town)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Seneca
Seneca
South Dakota
0%20%40%60%80%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.392836%011.111111%65.501820%11.111111%11.1%10.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.808170%088.888889%31.297174%88.888889%88.9%8

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Seneca
Seneca
South Dakota
100%50%0%50%100%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-20.000000%-0.000000%-20.000000%-20.000000%20.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%10-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-80.000000%-80.000000%-80.000000%80.0%80.000000%20.000000%80.000000%20.000000%100.000000%100.0%44

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Seneca
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%100.000000%100%00.000000%50.000000%50%0.000000%50.000000%50%10.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Seneca
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%50.000%50.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Seneca
More Females More Males
South Dakota
Seneca
1,000%500%0%M:FFM65-69-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%43.511804%0.000010

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in South Dakota.
Scope: population of South Dakota, Seneca, and selected other places in South Dakotas
Seneca
South Dakota
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in South Dakota.
Scope: population of South Dakota, Seneca, and selected other places in South Dakotas
Seneca
South Dakota
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000%0%0.000%0%50.000%50.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in South Dakota and Seneca
Seneca
South Dakota
0%50%100%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 …20.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.892077%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.516170%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.026438%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.446329%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.857966%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.658474%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.788485%0100.000000%14.814059%100.000000%100.0%2

Employment among the Married Without Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in South Dakota and Seneca
Seneca
South Dakota
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work0.000000%0.000000%0.0%51.285394%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.548345%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.318384%0100.000000%23.847877%100.000000%100.0%2

Employment by Educational Attainment#10

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 Seneca
Seneca
South Dakota
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%87.531563%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%81.358494%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%76.838929%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%57.693088%0

The Non-Working by Race#11

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 Seneca
Female Male
South Dakota
Seneca
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40%20%0%20%40%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-17.011130%-5.053428%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%17.011130%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-20.971731%-17.784819%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%20.971731%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-30.192435%-5.580151%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%30.192435%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-25.597898%-12.940228%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%25.597898%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-34.669517%-1.614953%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%34.669517%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-51.651566%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%51.651566%0.284009%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Unemployment by Race#12

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Seneca
Female Male
South Dakota
Seneca
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10%5%0%5%10%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-1.941681%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%1.941681%0.532033%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-3.692234%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%3.692234%4.346635%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-2.322495%-2.490339%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%2.322495%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-5.148130%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%5.148130%0.765142%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-5.569666%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%5.569666%2.162384%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-11.136391%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%11.136391%2.790061%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Armed Forces by Race#13

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Seneca
Female Male
South Dakota
Seneca
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1%0%1%2%3%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.129993%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.129993%0.670676%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-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#14

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Seneca
Female Male
South Dakota
Seneca
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60%40%20%0%20%40%60%80%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-77.935441%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%77.935441%5.053428%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-61.243449%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%61.243449%17.784819%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-64.227413%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%64.227413%5.580151%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-61.461875%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%61.461875%12.940228%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-63.715530%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%63.715530%1.614953%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-48.064425%-0.284009%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%48.064425%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Employment Status by Place in Faulk County

There are 7 places in Faulk County. This section compares Seneca to all of the places in Faulk County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Seneca.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#19

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Seneca, selected other places in Faulk County, and entities that contain Seneca
0%50%100%Count#RockhamChelseaFaulktonFaulkton School District 24-4Faulkton 24-4Faulk CountyFaulk961100Tract 961100South DakotaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCresbard961100-2B.G. 961100-2ZIP Code 57473ZIP 57473OrientOnakaSeneca100.000000%100.000000%100.0%31100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3293.333333%93.333333%93.3%14392.982456%92.982456%93.0%5388.888889%88.888889%88.9%8088.888889%88.888889%88.9%8087.314240%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%16,918,49516.9M53.846154%53.846154%53.8%740.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%050.000000%0.000000%0.0%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%07

Employment Status by Place in South Dakota

There are 392 places in South Dakota. This section compares Seneca to the 50 most populous places in South Dakota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Seneca. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 1,689.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#24

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Seneca, selected other places in South Dakota, and entities that contain Seneca
0%50%100%Count#HarrisburgTeaDell RapidsBlackhawkDakota DunesSummersetColonial Pine HillsColonial Pne HlsNorth SpearfishN SpearfishGrotonVolgaCusterBrittonFort PierreNorth Sioux CityN Sioux CityBeresfordMitchellRapid ValleyWatertownMilbankBrandonElk PointFaulkton School District 24-4Faulkton 24-4HuronWinnerPierreBox ElderParkstonLennoxHartfordSioux FallsBrookingsFaulk CountyFaulk961100Tract 961100AberdeenFlandreauVermillionSouth DakotaWest North CentralBelle FourcheMidwestRapid CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMobridgeSpearfishWebsterCantonSturgisChamberlainHot SpringsRedfieldSissetonMadisonYanktonLeadPine RidgeNorth Eagle ButteN Eagle ButteSpringfield961100-2B.G. 961100-2ZIP Code 57473ZIP 57473Seneca100.000000%100.000000%100.0%4471100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3552100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2713100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1874100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2455100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1836100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2577100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1378100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1139100.000000%100.000000%100.0%12010100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6711100.000000%100.000000%100.0%981299.047619%99.047619%99.0%2081397.142857%97.142857%97.1%1701496.078431%96.078431%96.1%981595.891892%95.891892%95.9%8871695.433790%95.433790%95.4%6271795.178849%95.178849%95.2%1,2241894.196429%94.196429%94.2%2111993.333333%93.333333%93.3%6442093.076923%93.076923%93.1%1212192.982456%92.982456%93.0%5392.565598%92.565598%92.6%6352292.517007%92.517007%92.5%1362392.101911%92.101911%92.1%7232491.506410%91.506410%91.5%5712591.452991%91.452991%91.5%1072691.000000%91.000000%91.0%912790.170940%90.170940%90.2%2112889.616768%89.616768%89.6%10,21910.2k2989.145053%89.145053%89.1%9283088.888889%88.888889%88.9%8088.888889%88.888889%88.9%8087.860892%87.860892%87.9%1,3393187.804878%87.804878%87.8%723287.637969%87.637969%87.6%3973387.314240%87.314240%87.3%43,59643.6k87.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M85.797101%85.797101%85.8%2963484.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.122919%84.122919%84.1%3,2853583.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.432432%82.432432%82.4%1833681.275720%81.275720%81.3%3953781.176471%81.176471%81.2%693880.851064%80.851064%80.9%1903976.553672%76.553672%76.6%2714076.229508%76.229508%76.2%934171.774194%71.774194%71.8%894267.857143%67.857143%67.9%764366.101695%66.101695%66.1%784466.013072%66.013072%66.0%2024564.922481%64.922481%64.9%6704660.915493%60.915493%60.9%1734747.517730%47.517730%47.5%674847.126437%47.126437%47.1%414912.827988%12.827988%12.8%44500.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Employment Status by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Seneca to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Seneca. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#29

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Seneca, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Seneca
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Overland ParkOlatheNapervilleFaulkton School District 24-4Faulkton 24-4AuroraSioux FallsElginAnn ArborFaulk CountyFaulk961100Tract 961100MadisonColumbiaSterling HeightsSterling HtsLincolnFargoSouth DakotaIndependenceWest North CentralJolietRochesterCedar RapidsMinneapolisOmahaDes MoinesKansas CityWichitaMidwestKansas CityDearbornSt. PaulUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFort WayneChicagoColumbusDavenportSpringfieldIndianapolisWarrenKenoshaTopekaGreen BayMilwaukeeGrand RapidsSt. LouisPeoriaSouth BendLansingRockfordCincinnatiSpringfieldEvansvilleToledoAkronDaytonClevelandDetroitFlint961100-2B.G. 961100-2ZIP Code 57473ZIP 57473Seneca93.627366%93.627366%93.6%10,78410.8k193.479924%93.479924%93.5%9,778293.110647%93.110647%93.1%8,920392.982456%92.982456%93.0%5391.580287%91.580287%91.6%15,10815.1k489.616768%89.616768%89.6%10,21910.2k589.374454%89.374454%89.4%7,158689.300338%89.300338%89.3%5,016788.888889%88.888889%88.9%8088.888889%88.888889%88.9%8088.756525%88.756525%88.8%13,26213.3k888.663711%88.663711%88.7%5,600987.982401%87.982401%88.0%6,9991087.795961%87.795961%87.8%15,12915.1k1187.656994%87.656994%87.7%6,0721287.314240%87.314240%87.3%43,59643.6k87.272456%87.272456%87.3%5,8491387.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M87.125723%87.125723%87.1%10,09710.1k1486.429366%86.429366%86.4%6,2161586.368701%86.368701%86.4%6,9761686.339842%86.339842%86.3%24,41024.4k1786.096143%86.096143%86.1%24,28624.3k1885.885290%85.885290%85.9%11,69511.7k1985.391377%85.391377%85.4%26,52026.5k2085.168183%85.168183%85.2%19,85119.9k2184.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.492648%84.492648%84.5%8,1022284.050982%84.050982%84.1%4,8802383.979482%83.979482%84.0%15,55315.6k2483.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.715425%83.715425%83.7%13,43813.4k2583.502988%83.502988%83.5%160,537161k2683.389400%83.389400%83.4%46,60346.6k2783.301466%83.301466%83.3%5,2282882.023792%82.023792%82.0%5,5852981.817673%81.817673%81.8%43,84243.8k3081.783681%81.783681%81.8%6,4653181.179690%81.179690%81.2%5,3403280.647875%80.647875%80.6%5,7513379.275686%79.275686%79.3%4,9693478.119364%78.119364%78.1%27,72327.7k3577.964562%77.964562%78.0%8,5803677.165002%77.165002%77.2%15,53115.5k3776.924252%76.924252%76.9%5,0373876.574394%76.574394%76.6%4,4263976.287206%76.287206%76.3%5,4084076.067678%76.067678%76.1%6,5194175.413111%75.413111%75.4%12,45912.5k4274.964516%74.964516%75.0%6,8664374.099067%74.099067%74.1%5,1614473.599363%73.599363%73.6%12,00712.0k4571.832579%71.832579%71.8%8,2554664.663494%64.663494%64.7%4,7564764.097134%64.097134%64.1%13,62013.6k4858.323492%58.323492%58.3%22,22322.2k4950.996906%50.996906%51.0%2,967500.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Employment Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Seneca to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Seneca. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#34

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Seneca, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Seneca
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Faulkton School District 24-4Faulkton 24-4AustinSan JoseRaleighVirginia BeachVirginia BchFaulk CountyFaulk961100Tract 961100CharlotteColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleDenverArlingtonSan FranciscoMesaFort WorthSouth DakotaWest North CentralHoustonDallasSan DiegoMinneapolisNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityOmahaPortlandLos AngelesKansas CityWichitaWashingtonNew YorkMidwestLong BeachSan AntonioEl PasoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhoenixTulsaChicagoColumbusAlbuquerqueOaklandMiamiLas VegasBostonJacksonvilleLouisvilleIndianapolisSacramentoAtlantaMilwaukeeMemphisTucsonBaltimoreFresnoPhiladelphiaClevelandDetroit961100-2B.G. 961100-2ZIP Code 57473ZIP 57473Seneca92.982456%92.982456%93.0%5391.468530%91.468530%91.5%68,47768.5k189.320641%89.320641%89.3%68,68468.7k289.191276%89.191276%89.2%28,87328.9k388.943370%88.943370%88.9%25,75825.8k488.888889%88.888889%88.9%8088.888889%88.888889%88.9%8088.885729%88.885729%88.9%53,13553.1k588.780231%88.780231%88.8%25,32925.3k688.554782%88.554782%88.6%49,09349.1k788.135281%88.135281%88.1%47,89847.9k887.702524%87.702524%87.7%21,92321.9k987.587463%87.587463%87.6%63,96664.0k1087.579210%87.579210%87.6%25,29225.3k1187.576161%87.576161%87.6%50,02050.0k1287.314240%87.314240%87.3%43,59643.6k87.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M86.684779%86.684779%86.7%140,386140k1386.615474%86.615474%86.6%79,18379.2k1486.562128%86.562128%86.6%82,85982.9k1586.339842%86.339842%86.3%24,41024.4k1686.274817%86.274817%86.3%38,58938.6k1786.114554%86.114554%86.1%35,43735.4k1886.096143%86.096143%86.1%24,28624.3k1986.079669%86.079669%86.1%45,70445.7k2085.431073%85.431073%85.4%247,956248k2185.391377%85.391377%85.4%26,52026.5k2285.168183%85.168183%85.2%19,85119.9k2384.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k2484.582308%84.582308%84.6%481,928482k2584.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.488204%84.488204%84.5%27,28827.3k2684.318142%84.318142%84.3%77,48577.5k2784.026577%84.026577%84.0%34,01934.0k2883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.807637%83.807637%83.8%91,35291.4k2983.792746%83.792746%83.8%20,21520.2k3083.502988%83.502988%83.5%160,537161k3183.389400%83.389400%83.4%46,60346.6k3282.924639%82.924639%82.9%29,55629.6k3382.591888%82.591888%82.6%26,92026.9k3482.526111%82.526111%82.5%29,63129.6k3582.429827%82.429827%82.4%35,06435.1k3682.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k3782.226023%82.226023%82.2%43,75043.8k3882.026204%82.026204%82.0%31,11531.1k3981.817673%81.817673%81.8%43,84243.8k4078.811232%78.811232%78.8%25,25925.3k4178.418879%78.418879%78.4%26,58426.6k4278.119364%78.119364%78.1%27,72327.7k4376.471194%76.471194%76.5%29,69329.7k4475.848098%75.848098%75.8%23,58823.6k4574.017917%74.017917%74.0%26,60526.6k4674.016447%74.016447%74.0%22,50122.5k4773.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k4864.097134%64.097134%64.1%13,62013.6k4958.323492%58.323492%58.3%22,22322.2k500.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%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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