Sixty-four percent of recent high school graduates who are now in part-time work had hoped to land full-time jobs, according to a recent Education Ministry survey.
The ministry said the survey shows high school graduates are being forced into part-time work because of shrinking employment opportunities amid the prolonged recession.
Only 26 percent of those surveyed chose part-time work over full-time employment or going on to further education, it said.
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