Money A stigma no longer? Companies hire more long-term unemployed as they struggle with worker shortages June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY Comments Off on A stigma no longer? Companies hire more long-term unemployed as they struggle with worker shortages Long-term unemployment fell sharply in May as more businesses squeezed by labor shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic hired the chronically jobless.