WASHINGTON — Finding a job in this economy is a struggle for just about anyone who is looking. That’s true, too, for many veterans, despite diverse skill sets and government initiatives aimed at helping them find work. The unemployment rate
WASHINGTON — Finding a job in this economy is a struggle for just about anyone who is looking. That’s true, too, for many veterans, despite diverse skill sets and government initiatives aimed at helping them find work.
The unemployment rate for new veterans — those who have left active duty in the past decade — has been steadily outpacing civilian unemployment.
Bureau of Labor and Statistics data show that in August, the jobless rate for new veterans was 9.8 percent. By October, it was 12.1 percent. Last month it dipped back to 11.1 percent, still higher than November’s national unemployment rate of 8.6 percent.
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