The job market appears to have improved for Post-9/11 veterans, as the Labor Department reports the unemployment rate for the newest generation of veterans dropped to 9.7 percent in September.
For those separated from the service since Sept. 11, 2001, the September 2012 jobless rate is lower than the 10.9 percent rate in August and comes as the government has been ramping up transition and employment programs for veterans and as the economy has been creating new jobs.
In testimony before a joint meeting of the House and Senate veterans’ affairs committee, Vietnam veteran James Koutz, the Legion’s national commander, said the 2.4 million-member organization is working with the White House, Congress, the National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, federal agencies and the private sector to improve job opportunities for veterans. In particular, the Legion is working on new ways of getting state-issued credentials or licenses for military-learned skills, something that has proven difficult because of the lack of uniformity in licensing.
“It’s no secret that a large percentage of America’s veterans are struggling to find work, having faced jobless rates as much as two-thirds higher than in the comparable civilian population in the past year,” Koutz said. “We cannot let up.”
They represent America, mallcontent. But let's not consider them as common American jobless equals when it comes to unemployment rates. That only drives UP the overall numbers. Just like those who have quit looking for work and those that have gone thru all unemployment and have dropped from the rolls. Let's not track those cause it would really make nobama look bad, huh?
