{"id":57059,"date":"2020-10-02T14:08:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T14:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/02\/veterans-unemployment-flat-for-september-as-national-rate-declines\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:46:18","slug":"veterans-unemployment-flat-for-september-as-national-rate-declines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2020\/10\/02\/veterans-unemployment-flat-for-september-as-national-rate-declines\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans unemployment flat for September as national rate declines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2020\/09\/04\/veterans-unemployment-down-again-in-august-but-still-well-above-pre-pandemic-levels\/\" target=_blank>Veterans unemployment<\/a> remained largely unchanged in September even as the national jobless rate dropped from the previous month, according to data released by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/empsit.t05.htm\" target=_blank>Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overall veterans unemployment rate remained at 6.4 percent in September, the same level reported by the agency in August. The rate for veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars era rose slightly over that time frame, from 7 percent in August to 7.5 percent in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The figures translate into about 570,000 veterans looking for work last month, up almost 300,000 individuals from one year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/10\/02\/military-leaders-downplay-concerns-after-trump-contracts-coronavirus\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20276258470100.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Military leaders: We\u2019re not freaking out over Trump coronavirus news<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Pentagon leaders said there has been no change in alert levels in response to the news.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The veterans statistics still remain below the national unemployment rate. That figure dropped from 8.4 percent in August to 7.9 percent in September, the fifth consecutive month of declines since the jobless number peaked at 14.7 percent in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of the jobs report figures sit well above rates complied in early 2020, before the ongoing coronavirus pandemic prompted business closures and home quarantine restrictions across America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BLS officials said notable job gains in September occurred in industries focused on leisure and hospitality, retail trade, health care and business services. The numbers of state government and local education jobs declined, as many of those services remain partially or fully closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2020\/09\/04\/veterans-unemployment-down-again-in-august-but-still-well-above-pre-pandemic-levels\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20246719893742.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Veterans unemployment down again in August, but still well above pre-pandemic levels<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The jobless rate for all veterans last month was 6.4 percent.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said the latest jobs report showed the economic recovery of the last few months has \u201cslowed\u201d and that more work needs to be done to address the ongoing pandemic to reverse the job losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe key to bringing our economy back is to make it safe for businesses to reopen and for millions to go back to work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers have been discussing a new economic stimulus package related to the ongoing coronavirus concerns, to include new job training programs for veterans left unemployed by the pandemic. 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