Posted on May 8, 2023
Veterans unemployment is at historic lows. Can it last?
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Veterans unemployment is at historic lows. Can it last?
By Leo Shane III
May 8, 01:25 PM
A customer walks by a hiring sign at a Nordstrom store in Coral Gables, Fla., on May 21, 2021. (Marta Lavandier/AP)
Years of focus on finding post-military jobs for service members have helped push the veterans unemployment rate to historic lows. Now, the biggest obstacle to veterans finding jobs may be Congress itself, if the debt-ceiling budget fight leads to a gut-punch for the U.S. economy.
Officials from the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Friday that the veterans employment rate fell to 2.1% in April, the lowest mark since the start of 2000, when the agency began tracking monthly unemployment for the group.
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Veterans unemployment is at historic lows. Can it last?
By Leo Shane III
May 8, 01:25 PM
A customer walks by a hiring sign at a Nordstrom store in Coral Gables, Fla., on May 21, 2021. (Marta Lavandier/AP)
Years of focus on finding post-military jobs for service members have helped push the veterans unemployment rate to historic lows. Now, the biggest obstacle to veterans finding jobs may be Congress itself, if the debt-ceiling budget fight leads to a gut-punch for the U.S. economy.
Officials from the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Friday that the veterans employment rate fell to 2.1% in April, the lowest mark since the start of 2000, when the agency began tracking monthly unemployment for the group.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee] Sgt (Join to see) PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada 1SG Patrick Burke PO2 Marco Monsalve Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Kim Patterson SPC Robert Coventry SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth CPT Richard Trione SFC Ralph E Kelley SGT Gerald “Jerry” Harrell
Veterans unemployment is at historic lows. Can it last?
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People know we will work until the mission gets done. I think it will last and I hope it does cause employers will be smart to hire veterans to keep their doors open.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
The problem is many employers have no concept of the work ethic of veterans.
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - Once they get a taste of it they want more. I have heard those exact words from severalof my friends that work HR for larger companies.
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