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Original Articles

Millennial Generation’s Job Search Activity and Job Quality: Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

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Pages 269-277 | Received 18 Aug 2017, Accepted 21 May 2018, Published online: 11 Sep 2018

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