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Youngsters - Disadvantaged Group on <strong>the</strong> Labour Market … 183<br />

discouraged by <strong>the</strong> unsuccessful job hunt however encouraged to obtain a degree that<br />

would probably increase <strong>the</strong>ir employment opportunities. This segment <strong>of</strong> young<br />

people toge<strong>the</strong>r with those who not have interrupted <strong>the</strong>ir studies after graduating from<br />

high-school, are <strong>of</strong> <strong>part</strong>icular interest to authorities because, on <strong>the</strong> one hand, if <strong>the</strong>y<br />

didn’t continue <strong>the</strong>ir studies <strong>the</strong>y would join <strong>the</strong> unemployed people and on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

hand, higher education would guarantee highly qualified labour force, hence <strong>the</strong><br />

opportunities to find a job are more numerous.<br />

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010<br />

European Union<br />

Romania<br />

Figure 4. The unemployment rate<br />

Note: indicator calculated as a percentage <strong>of</strong> persons with higher education from <strong>the</strong> total<br />

population aged between 30 and 34 years<br />

Figure 5. The rate <strong>of</strong> graduates from higher education

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