Slow hiring is blurring the line between long-term unemployed and not working

By Joseph Lawler

Published November 25, 2013 5:00am ET

Slow hiring is blurring the line between long-term unemployed and not working — Friday's Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey showed that there were 4.6 million hires in September, to go along with 4.4 million job separations.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Presidency Office, Mohammad Berno) | David Goldman

Labor market “churn” is picking up, but it remains low.

Friday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey showed that there were 4.6 million hires in September, to go along with 4.4 million job separations.

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