A newspaper headline reads "A New Wave of Workers Enters the Job Market!" This wave of young, new entrants to the labor market is likely to lead to an increase in the natural unemployment rate. a decrease in the unemployment rate. a decrease in the country's potential GDP. no effect on the unemployment rate. a decrease in the natural unemployment rate but an increase in the actual unemployment rate.
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