Department of Labor Issues Report

Week of May 05, 2008

The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its biennial report, "The Employment Situation of Veterans: 2007." The BLS report states that the unemployment rate for veterans who have served since September 2001 is 6.1 percent. Veterans who are current or past members of the National Guard or Reserve, who served since September 2001, had a lower unemployment rate of just 2.6 percent. The report is available at the BLS' website. For more information on all the veterans' employment programs offered by the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), visit the VETS website.

To access the largest veteran job board in the world, visit the Military.com Career Center.

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