According to the Classical model, an excess supply of labor would drive up wages to a new equilibrium level and therefore unemployment would not persist.

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According to the Classical model, an excess supply of labor would drive down wages until a new equilibrium is reached where all labor willing to work at the lower wage rate is employed, thus unemployment would not persist due to wage adjustments, not an increase in wages.

According to the Classical Model, an Excess Supply of Labor