Netherlands unemployment drops below pre-crisis levels
6 years ago

Netherlands unemployment drops below pre-crisis levels

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The number of unemployed people in the Netherlands decreased to 326 thousand in November. Statistics Netherlands considers someone to be unemployed if he or she does not have paid work, is actively looking for work, and is available to start immediately. Over the past three months the number of unemployed people declined by an average of 9 thousand per month. The Netherlands also counts 3.8 million people who don't have paid work, but aren't looking for work or are not available to start immediately. Benefits agency UWV saw the number of active unemployment benefits decrease by 2 thousand to 267 thousand last month.

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Labor market tightness eased slightly last quarter
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Labor market tightness eased slightly last quarter

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Labor market tightness in the Netherlands decreased slightly in the third quarter of this year, according to Statistics Netherlands. From July to September, there were 106 job openings per 100 unemployed people, down from 108 in the previous quarter. Trade saw a noticeable increase in job openings after nine quarters of decline, while healthcare and business services saw a slight …

Unemployment rate unchanged at 3.6 percent in January
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Unemployment rate unchanged at 3.6 percent in January

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The unemployment rate in the Netherlands was unchanged compared to a month earlier. Only among 25 to 44-year-olds did the unemployment rate increase compared to three months earlier, from 2.9 percent in October 2023 to 3.1 percent in January 2024. Among young people aged 15 to 25, the unemployment rate fell from 8.4 to 8.2 percent in the same period. …

Unemployment rises for the fifth consecutive month
1 year, 2 months ago

Unemployment rises for the fifth consecutive month

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Unemployment in the Netherlands increased for the fifth month in a row in September, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. Unemployment was significantly lower among older age groups but also increased slightly since June - from 2.8 to 2.9 percent among 25 to 45-year-olds and from 2.1 to 2.2 percent among 45 to 75-year-olds. At the end of September, the benefits …

Slight decrease in unemployment in February
1 year, 9 months ago

Slight decrease in unemployment in February

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Unemployment in the Netherlands decreased from 3.6 percent in January to 3.5 percent in February, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. There were also 3.3 million people in the Netherlands who did not have paid work in February but do not count towards the unemployment rate. “These are mainly people who are retired or unable to work due to illness or …

Social benefits will cost considerably more due to minimum wage increase
1 year, 11 months ago

Social benefits will cost considerably more due to minimum wage increase

NL Times  

The total cost for social benefits in the Netherlands will be 800 million euros higher this year than previously expected, the said benefits agency UWV on Tuesday. The total amount of benefits distributed this year should amount to 24 billion euros. In addition to the higher costs that are the direct result of increasing the minimum wage, the UWV also …

Labor market shortage can prevent wave of layoffs in the Netherlands
1 year, 11 months ago

Labor market shortage can prevent wave of layoffs in the Netherlands

NL Times  

Residents should not expect that the wave of layoffs announced by large American companies will lead to that trend continuing in the Netherlands. "After all that effort in recruiting employees, you don't just let them leave," said Wilthagen, who is a professor at Tilburg University with expertise on the labor market. And although "each individual dismissal is of course annoying" …

Netherlands residents massively switching jobs
1 year, 11 months ago

Netherlands residents massively switching jobs

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The Great Resignation spilled over from the United States to the Netherlands. That is 404,000 people who switched jobs, a quarter more than before the pandemic and double compared to 10 years ago, the UWV said. According to UWV labor market analyst Michel van Smoorenburg, this has to do with the massive staff shortages that have emerged in the Dutch …

Unemployment keeps falling despite recession concerns
1 year, 11 months ago

Unemployment keeps falling despite recession concerns

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Unemployment fell again in December. In the last month of 2022, 3.5 percent of the Netherlands’ working population was unemployed, Statistics Netherlands reported. Another 3.3 million people did not have paid work but are not counted as part of the workforce because they are not immediately available for work or have not recently looked for a job. Earlier last year, …

Shortage on the Dutch labor market seems to have reached its peak
2 years ago

Shortage on the Dutch labor market seems to have reached its peak

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The tightness on the Dutch labor market seems to have reached its peak, reported the benefits agency UWV on the basis of its labor shortage model. According to the UWV, the tension on the labor market eased slightly in the third quarter. Tension on the labor market has increased for six consecutive quarters since the end of 2020. For example, …

Slight decrease in unemployment
2 years ago

Slight decrease in unemployment

NL Times  

In November, 364,000 people in the Netherlands were unemployed. Over the past three months, the number of unemployed fell by an average of 5,000 per month. The number of people in the Netherlands’ workforce topped 10 million for the first time in November. Another 3.3 million people did not have paid work in November but did not meet the unemployment …

Almost half the workforce in NL have a part-time job
2 years, 5 months ago

Almost half the workforce in NL have a part-time job

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The Netherlands may have a record 9.4 million people in work at present, but one third of them work no more than 20 hours a week, and almost half work less than 38 hours, news website Nu.nl reported on Monday. In total, 4.9 million people in the Netherlands work full time and 4.5 million work less, Nu.nl said, based on …

Almost half the workforce in NL have a part-time job
2 years, 5 months ago

Almost half the workforce in NL have a part-time job

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The Netherlands may have a record 9.4 million people in work at present, but one third of them work no more than 20 hours a week, and almost half work less than 38 hours, news website Nu.nl reported on Monday. In total, 4.9 million people in the Netherlands work full time and 4.5 million work less, Nu.nl said, based on …

More Netherlands residents switching jobs due to staff shortages
2 years, 5 months ago

More Netherlands residents switching jobs due to staff shortages

NL Times  

The number of people starting a new job increased significantly in the past year, likely pushed by staff shortages. In the first quarter of 2022, over 1.9 million workers started their job less than 12 months ago. While the number of workers with a new job increased, there were fewer people who had their current job for between one and …

Welfare claims continue to fall, reach a 8.5 year low: CBS
2 years, 7 months ago

Welfare claims continue to fall, reach a 8.5 year low: CBS

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The number of people claiming welfare benefits in the Netherlands reached the lowest level since September 2013 in the first quarter of 2022, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. Earlier this month, the CBS said the number of people in work in the Netherlands had passed the nine million mark for the first time. Some people have two jobs,’ …

Welfare claims continue to fall, reach a 8.5 year low: CBS
2 years, 7 months ago

Welfare claims continue to fall, reach a 8.5 year low: CBS

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The number of people claiming welfare benefits in the Netherlands reached the lowest level since September 2013 in the first quarter of 2022, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. Earlier this month, the CBS said the number of people in work in the Netherlands had passed the nine million mark for the first time. Some people have two jobs,’ …

Dutch labor market super tight: 133 vacancies per 100 unemployed
2 years, 7 months ago

Dutch labor market super tight: 133 vacancies per 100 unemployed

NL Times  

The labor market in the Netherlands is still growing tighter. In the first quarter of this year, there were 133 open vacancies per 100 unemployed people, up from 106 per 100 unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2021. The number of vacancies continues to grow as the number of unemployed people continues to fall, Statistics Netherlands reported on Tuesday. The …

Unemployment drops to lowest point since 2003
2 years, 9 months ago

Unemployment drops to lowest point since 2003

NL Times  

In February, unemployment in the Netherlands fell to its lowest level since 2003. That is the lowest figure since 2003 when CBS started keeping track of monthly unemployment. Benefits agency UWV provided 187,600 unemployment benefits last month - 5,300 less than in January. According to UWV labor market expert Rob Witjes, this offers opportunities for Netherlands residents who have been …

Dutch unemployment falls to 19-year low; Foreign firms bring 4,000 jobs to Amsterdam
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch unemployment falls to 19-year low; Foreign firms bring 4,000 jobs to Amsterdam

NL Times  

Unemployment in the Netherlands fell to 3.6 percent in January, according to Statistics Netherlands. Foreign companies bring 4,000 jobs to the Amsterdam region International investments in Amsterdam and the surrounding area are almost back to pre-pandemic levels. The expansion of 30 foreign companies that were already established in the Amsterdam region led to the creation of 2,500 new jobs. "The …

Dutch unemployment rate falls back to pre-pandemic levels
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch unemployment rate falls back to pre-pandemic levels

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The Dutch official unemployment rate has fallen to 2.9%, back at its pre-coronavirus level, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. The jobless total has fallen by some 4,000 a month for the past three months, taking the total to 277,000, the CBS said. Almost 200,000 people are currently claiming unemployment benefits, down nearly 9,000 on September’s figure. The CBS …

Dutch unemployment rate falls back to pre-pandemic levels
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch unemployment rate falls back to pre-pandemic levels

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The Dutch official unemployment rate has fallen to 2.9%, back at its pre-coronavirus level, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. The jobless total has fallen by some 4,000 a month for the past three months, taking the total to 277,000, the CBS said. Almost 200,000 people are currently claiming unemployment benefits, down nearly 9,000 on September’s figure. The CBS …

Netherlands unemployment falls to pre-Covid level
3 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands unemployment falls to pre-Covid level

NL Times  

Unemployment in the Netherlands fell further in October. According to Statistics Netherlands, the unemployment rate was the same as in February 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic. Various branches reopened in the summer months, which were previously closed due to coronavirus restrictions. Over the past three months, the number of workers aged 15 to 75 increased by an average of 21,000 …

Tightness on labor market: 126 vacancies per 100 unemployed
3 years, 1 month ago

Tightness on labor market: 126 vacancies per 100 unemployed

NL Times  

The labor shortage in the Netherlands is reaching new records. At the end of September, there were 126 vacancies for every 100 unemployed persons, Statistics Netherlands reported. At the end of the third quarter, there were 371,000 open vacancies in the Netherlands, 45,000 more than at the end of June. At the end of September, there were 83 vacancies per …

Unemployment falls to its lowest point since the start of the pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Unemployment falls to its lowest point since the start of the pandemic

NL Times  

In June, 297 thousand Netherlands residents were unemployed - the lowest point since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country in March last year. "Over the past three months, unemployment fell solely because of the first, more unemployed people found a job than employed people became unemployed," the stats office said. On average over the past three months, the number of …

Netherlands unemployment still falling, down to 3.3% in May
3 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands unemployment still falling, down to 3.3% in May

NL Times  

The unemployment rate in the Netherlands dropped to 3.3% percent in May, Statistics Netherlands announced on Thursday. Due to the coronavirus crisis, the unemployment rate reached 4,6 percent last August and it has been declining steadily since then. A total of 4.1 million people in the Netherlands aged 15 to 75 were not doing paid work in May for a …

Disposable income in the Netherlands doubled in the past 50 years
3 years, 8 months ago

Disposable income in the Netherlands doubled in the past 50 years

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The average net disposable income for Dutch households rose by 112 percent in 2020 compared to 1969, Statistics Netherlands stated. That means that last year the net disposable income per person lay at 21.9 thousand euros. The faster growth of the GDP compared to the net disposable income is due to a stagnation of the net disposable income per household …

Dutch economy to grow 2.2% this year; Less unemployment than feared
3 years, 9 months ago

Dutch economy to grow 2.2% this year; Less unemployment than feared

NL Times  

The Dutch economy will grow slightly less than previously expected this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. For this year, the CPB expects the Dutch economy to grow by 2.2 percent. Next year, the economy will strengthen further and CPB expects a growth of 3.5 percent. Now the CPB expects that unemployment will peak next year with over 400 …

Jobless claims will rise by 100,000 this year, says benefit agency
3 years, 11 months ago

Jobless claims will rise by 100,000 this year, says benefit agency

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Social security benefit agency UWV said on Wednesday it expects the number of people claiming unemployment benefit to rise by 100,000 to 386,000 this year, as the effect of the coronavirus pandemic hits jobs. ‘It is clear that the pandemic is having an unparalleled economic impact, and it is unclear how and when the economy and jobs market will recover,’ …

Jobless claims will rise by 100,000 this year, says benefit agency
3 years, 11 months ago

Jobless claims will rise by 100,000 this year, says benefit agency

Dutch News  

Social security benefit agency UWV said on Wednesday it expects the number of people claiming unemployment benefit to rise by 100,000 to 386,000 this year, as the effect of the coronavirus pandemic hits jobs. ‘It is clear that the pandemic is having an unparalleled economic impact, and it is unclear how and when the economy and jobs market will recover,’ …

Unemployment rate drops slightly in December, but jobless benefit claims are up
3 years, 11 months ago

Unemployment rate drops slightly in December, but jobless benefit claims are up

Dutch News  

The official Dutch unemployment rate fell again slightly to 3.9% in December, as government coronavirus support measures kept people in work. Some 368,000 people were officially without a job in the Netherlands last month and the total has gone down by an average of 15,000 per month for the previous three months, the CBS figures show. However, the number of …

Unemployment rate drops slightly in December, but jobless benefit claims are up
3 years, 11 months ago

Unemployment rate drops slightly in December, but jobless benefit claims are up

Dutch News  

The official Dutch unemployment rate fell again slightly to 3.9% in December, as government coronavirus support measures kept people in work. Some 368,000 people were officially without a job in the Netherlands last month and the total has gone down by an average of 15,000 per month for the previous three months, the CBS figures show. However, the number of …

Unemployment decreased slightly in December
3 years, 11 months ago

Unemployment decreased slightly in December

NL Times  

A total of 368 thousand Netherlands residents were unemployed in December. Over the past three months, the number of unemployed people in the Netherlands decreased by an average of 15 thousand per month, and the number of people who had paid work increased by 24 thousand per month on average. Largely due to the coronavirus pandemic, the number of unemployed …

Dutch jobless rate falls for third month in a row, despite the crisis
4 years ago

Dutch jobless rate falls for third month in a row, despite the crisis

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Despite the coronavirus crisis, the official Dutch unemployment rate actually fell for the third month in a row in November, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. Over the past three months, the number of people without a job has gone down by an average of 16,000 per month, while the number of people officially in work rose by 22,000 …

Dutch jobless rate falls for third month in a row, despite the crisis
4 years ago

Dutch jobless rate falls for third month in a row, despite the crisis

Dutch News  

Despite the coronavirus crisis, the official Dutch unemployment rate actually fell for the third month in a row in November, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. Over the past three months, the number of people without a job has gone down by an average of 16,000 per month, while the number of people officially in work rose by 22,000 …

NL jobs increasing again after dramatic fall; Unemployment still rising
4 years, 1 month ago

NL jobs increasing again after dramatic fall; Unemployment still rising

NL Times  

In the third quarter of this year, the number of jobs in the Netherlands increased by a record 164 thousand - after that number plummeted 297 thousand in the second quarter due to the corona crisis. In the third quarter, the Netherlands counted 10,727,000 jobs, 164 thousand more than in the second quarter - an increase of 1.6 percent. The …

Dutch unemployment rate goes down slightly in September, but more jobs will go
4 years, 2 months ago

Dutch unemployment rate goes down slightly in September, but more jobs will go

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Despite the economic impact of coronavirus, the official Dutch unemployment rate fell from 4.6% to 4.4% between August and September, national statistics office CBS said. The number of claims for unemployment benefit also fell – there were 278,000 people claiming the work-related benefit at the end of September, some 13,000 down on the previous month. The initial coronavirus impact has …

Dutch unemployment rate goes down slightly in September, but more jobs will go
4 years, 2 months ago

Dutch unemployment rate goes down slightly in September, but more jobs will go

Dutch News  

Despite the economic impact of coronavirus, the official Dutch unemployment rate fell from 4.6% to 4.4% between August and September, national statistics office CBS said. The number of claims for unemployment benefit also fell – there were 278,000 people claiming the work-related benefit at the end of September, some 13,000 down on the previous month. The initial coronavirus impact has …

Dutch economy remains in deep dip, but government bailouts are having an impact
4 years, 2 months ago

Dutch economy remains in deep dip, but government bailouts are having an impact

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The Dutch economy remains in a deep dip but measures introduced by the government to bail out companies hit by the lockdown have had a major impact on key indicators, national statistics agency CBS said in its October economic update. Last month, figures from credit insurer Atradius show that the Dutch approach to the crisis has been ‘efficient’ and have …

Unemployment rises for fifth-straight month
4 years, 3 months ago

Unemployment rises for fifth-straight month

NL Times  

In August, 426 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed, a slight increase compared to July and the fifth consecutive month that unemployment in the Netherlands increased, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. At the end of August, benefits agency UWV paid out 292 thousand unemployment benefits - 9,100 less than at the end of July. In August, an average of …

Budget Day leak: Economic growth, higher unemployment expected
4 years, 4 months ago

Budget Day leak: Economic growth, higher unemployment expected

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After a deep dip of 5 percent, the government expects that the Dutch economy will grow by 3.5 percent next year. Unemployment will increase to 5.9 percent, but on average Netherlands residents will see their purchasing power increase by 0.8 percent, RTL Nieuws reports based on Budget Day documents in its possession. The economic growth and unemployment figures are slightly …

Quarter of Dutch worried about losing their job due to Covid
4 years, 4 months ago

Quarter of Dutch worried about losing their job due to Covid

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The coronavirus crisis has 26 percent of Netherlands residents worried about losing their jobs. Young people in particular are worried about looming unemployment, according to a poll among over a thousand working Dutch for HR service provider Visma Raet, RTL Nieuws reports. Where the crisis put extreme pressure on companies in sectors like the catering industry, events and aviation, other …

Dutch unemployment rate rises to 4.5% in July, but there is more to come
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch unemployment rate rises to 4.5% in July, but there is more to come

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The Dutch official jobless rate rose marginally to 4.5% in July, as the number of unemployed went up to 419,000, national statistics office CBS said on Thursday. Nevertheless, the number of claims for unemployment benefit remained stable at 301,000, as more youngsters who lost their jobs at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic also lost their right to benefits. In …

Dutch unemployment rate rises to 4.5% in July, but there is more to come
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch unemployment rate rises to 4.5% in July, but there is more to come

Dutch News  

The Dutch official jobless rate rose marginally to 4.5% in July, as the number of unemployed went up to 419,000, national statistics office CBS said on Thursday. Nevertheless, the number of claims for unemployment benefit remained stable at 301,000, as more youngsters who lost their jobs at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic also lost their right to benefits. In …

Netherlands unemployment continues to rise
4 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands unemployment continues to rise

NL Times  

Unemployment in the Netherlands is still rising, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. In July a total of 419 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed - they had no paid work, were actively looking for work, and available to start immediately. Over the past three months, the Dutch workforce grew by an average of 44 thousand people per month, following …

Mass layoffs starting, but no skyrocketing unemployment expected: report
4 years, 5 months ago

Mass layoffs starting, but no skyrocketing unemployment expected: report

NL Times  

Large companies like Booking.com, Damen Shipyards, NS and KLM have announced coronavirus crisis-necessitated reorganizations, with thousands of jobs being cut. But that does not mean that unemployment in the Netherlands will skyrocket, Sandra Phlippen, chief economist at ABN Amro, said to Financieele Dagblad. "Here is not like the United States, where this percentage rose from 3.5 percent to 14.7 percent …

“Exceptionally fast” rise in unemployment, says Dutch stats office
4 years, 5 months ago

“Exceptionally fast” rise in unemployment, says Dutch stats office

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Unemployment in the Netherlands is still rising strongly. In June there were 404 thousand unemployed people in the country, an increase of 74 thousand compared to May and an increase of 131 thousand compared to three months ago, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. The unemployment rate is "rising exceptionally fast" in this crisis, the stats office said. Unemployment increased most …

More people unemployed in May; increase slowing down
4 years, 6 months ago

More people unemployed in May; increase slowing down

NL Times  

Unemployment in the Netherlands is still rising, but the increase is slowing down, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. In May 330 thousand Netherlands residents were unemployed - an increase of 16 thousand compared to April and 56 thousand compared to February. Benefits agency UWV paid a total of 301 thousand active unemployment benefits at the end of May, 61 thousand …

Dutch Central Bank warns of harsh recession, high unemployment
4 years, 7 months ago

Dutch Central Bank warns of harsh recession, high unemployment

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The effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the Dutch economy will be felt for years yet to come, according to the new estimate by Dutch central bank DNB. This year the Dutch economy swill shrink by 6.4 percent, almost twice as hard as during the credit crisis of 2009. Public finances will show a major turnaround, going from a comfortable …

Unemployment shoots up, 100,000 youngsters lose their jobs
4 years, 7 months ago

Unemployment shoots up, 100,000 youngsters lose their jobs

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The number of people in the Netherlands with a job fell by 160,000 to 8.9 million in April, according to new figures from the national statistics agency CBS. In total, 74,000 new unemployment benefit claims were made in April, double the March increase. ‘During the last crisis the rise in benefit claims was gradual – 1,000 or 10,000 more a …

Unemployment shoots up, 100,000 youngsters lose their jobs
4 years, 7 months ago

Unemployment shoots up, 100,000 youngsters lose their jobs

Dutch News  

The number of people in the Netherlands with a job fell by 160,000 to 8.9 million in April, according to new figures from the national statistics agency CBS. In total, 74,000 new unemployment benefit claims were made in April, double the March increase. ‘During the last crisis the rise in benefit claims was gradual – 1,000 or 10,000 more a …

Spike in new unemployment benefits in March
4 years, 8 months ago

Spike in new unemployment benefits in March

NL Times  

The number of new unemployment benefits in the Netherlands increased significantly in March compared to February, according to figures from benefits agency UWV. Almost all sectors saw an increase in new unemployment benefits compared to February, but the increases were highest in the hospitality and catering industry, temporary employment agencies, and the cultural sector. The total number of unemployment benefits …

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