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Intro to Business

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Full employment occurs when all available labor resources are being used in the most efficient way possible, essentially indicating minimal unemployment within an economy, except for seasonal and frictional unemployment. It represents a situation where everyone who wants to work and is capable of working can find employment at prevailing wage rates.

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