On The Job Hunt: Putting U.S. Veterans To Work

By Phil Keating


While millions of Americans lament the persistent rate of unemployment, now at 8.1 percent according to the August 2012 Department of Labor data, the frustration deepens for U.S. veterans.

After serving tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, putting their own lives on the line for their country, the unemployment rate for veterans is 10 percent. While that is down from the 2011 average of 12.1 percent, it remains substantially higher than that of the general population.