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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FEBRUARY 29, 2000 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RELATED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PAYCHEX, INC., AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000723531 PAYCHEX, INC. 1,000 9-MOS MAY-31-2000 JUN-01-1999 FEB-29-2000 64,829 2,204,167 95,268 0 0 2,378,966 184,899 112,142 2,469,605 1,936,168 0 0 0 2,475 525,808 2,469,605 0 1,046,023 0 641,776 215,152 0 0 200,649 62,201 138,448 0 0 0 138,448 .56 .55