Unemployment in the United States has hovered around 9.5 percent for the last year, more than 4 percent higher than the rate was at the start of the recession in December 2007. Yet some talent professionals believe the global competition for talent has accelerated.

In this episode of Deloitte Insights, Jeff Schwartz and Andy Liakopoulos, both principals with Deloitte Consulting LLP, discuss this paradox, and talent strategies moving forward.