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January 2014 Veteran Unemployment Statistics

Overall, the National unemployment went from 6.7% to 6.6%; and the Veteran unemployment rate increased from 5.5% to 5.6%.   January 2014 Unemployment Removing those who are in college either full-time or part-time yields the following changes: All (18-54) = 49k – unemployment rate goes from 5.6% to 5.1% 18-24 = 4k* – unemployment rate goes from 11.9% to 9.2%… Read more

Veterans Employment News

November 2013 Veteran Unemployment Statistics

Overall, the National unemployment rate decreased to 7.0%, and the Veteran unemployment rate decreased to 6.7%.  The Veteran unemployment rate is slightly higher than November of last year but lower than the November 2011 rate of 7.4%.   November 2013 Unemployment   *  2,000 enrolled in school (8.3% of all unemployed 18-24) **  Does not meet BLS publication criteria  … Read more