If you were told that someone you knew nothing else about had just become unemployed, your best guess would be

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This is because research has shown that there is a "vacuum cleaner" effect in the labor market, where newly unemployed workers tend to fill the job vacancies that are available, rather than competing with those who have been unemployed for longer periods of time. Therefore, while most of the unemployed in the job market may have been without work for a long time, it is likely that this person will find a new job within a relatively short period of time.

If You Were Told That Someone You Knew Nothing Else