An article in the Financial Times reports on a trend by college students to take a year off after graduation given the lack of success in finding a job. "In a survey published last month by TMP Worldwide... 54 per cent of the final- year undergraduate interviewees were thinking about taking a gap year and one in 10 was planning to wait for a year to escape the financial chaos and wait for the economy to either improve or for the picture to become clearer. "
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These choices add to the fluctuations seen in the as workers leave the labor force given the unsuccessful job searches.

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The trend of college students taking a year off after graduation and the resulting decrease in job seekers contributes to fluctuations in the labor force participation rate. This is because the labor force participation rate measures the percentage of the population that is either employed or actively seeking employment, and a decrease in job seekers would lead to a lower labor force participation rate. Choices A, B, and D are not directly related to this trend.

An Article in the Financial Times Reports on a Trend