Original Article: http://news.investors.com/business/122414-732059-long-term-unemployment-…

“Some experts are optimistic.
‘We’re in the seventh inning of an expansion,’ said John Challenger, CEO of placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. ‘This is where those people who have the hardest time finding jobs get a chance. Companies need people to do the work, the most-skilled, highest performers are taken, so they take chances.'”