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Many college students graduate from college before they have found a job. When graduates begin to look for a job, they are counted as what category of unemployed?
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Frictional unemployment is a type of unemployment that occurs when workers are between jobs or are new entrants to the labor force. This includes recent college graduates who are looking for their first job. Show more…
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