{"id":57236,"date":"2019-09-06T13:36:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T13:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/06\/veterans-unemployment-up-for-the-fourth-month-in-a-row\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:51:12","slug":"veterans-unemployment-up-for-the-fourth-month-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/education-transition\/2019\/09\/06\/veterans-unemployment-up-for-the-fourth-month-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans unemployment up for the fourth month in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/08\/02\/veterans-unemployment-rose-slightly-in-july-still-sits-below-national-estimates\/\" target=_blank>Veterans unemployment<\/a> rose for the fourth consecutive month in August, and the jobless rate for younger veterans was higher than the national figure for the first time since January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates released Friday, the unemployment rate for all veterans last month was 3.5 percent, up slightly from July and 1.2 percent above <a href=\"https:\/\/rebootcamp.militarytimes.com\/news\/employment\/2019\/05\/03\/best-vet-unemployment-rate-ever-april-brings-new-record\/\" target=_blank>the announced rate in April.<\/a> The August figure represents about 323,000 veterans nationwide looking for work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overall veterans figure remained below the national number of 3.7 percent (unchanged from July). Only once in the last three years has the veterans monthly estimate topped the jobless number for all Americans.<\/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\/2019\/08\/22\/how-a-gi-bill-change-means-bigger-housing-stipends-for-some-students\/\" 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\/5567584-1.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\">How a GI Bill change means bigger housing stipends for some students<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Classes that have any in-person component will now qualify for housing stipend credit.<\/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\">Employment experts caution on relying too heavily on any individual monthly employment estimate, as the data is compiled through surveys that can change slightly every few weeks. 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