Long-term jobless risks becoming entrenched, warns OECD

PARIS: Long-term unemployment is becoming entrenched in many countries hit hard by the economic crisis and it will be harder to get these people back to work when recovery takes hold, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) warned on Wednesday.

"Long-term unemployment has probably peaked in most countries, but it remains a major source of concern," the OECD said in its annual report on employment trends.