A marginally attached person is one who:
A)is frictionally unemployed at the present time.
B)believes that there are no jobs available.
C)is employed but wants more work.
D)is unemployed, has looked for a job within the past year, but has now stopped looking.

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A marginally attached person is someone who is not currently in the labor force (i.e. not working and not actively seeking work), but has looked for work within the past year and is available to work. They are not considered unemployed because they have stopped actively looking for work, but they are still considered part of the potential labor force. Thus, the correct choice is D - a marginally attached person is unemployed, has looked for a job within the past year, but has now stopped looking.

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