{"id":35233,"date":"2021-01-08T14:28:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T14:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/08\/veterans-unemployment-shows-improvement-amid-negative-reports-on-the-broader-us-job-market\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:29:13","slug":"veterans-unemployment-shows-improvement-amid-negative-reports-on-the-broader-us-job-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/education-transition\/2021\/01\/08\/veterans-unemployment-shows-improvement-amid-negative-reports-on-the-broader-us-job-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans unemployment shows improvement amid negative reports on U.S. job market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The jobless rate among U.S. veterans improved in December even as national employment numbers showed discouraging signs of sluggishness amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/01\/04\/vas-coronavirus-deaths-have-now-surpassed-totals-from-iraq-afghanistan-wars\/\" target=_blank>ongoing coronavirus pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unemployment rate among all American veterans fell to 5.3 percent in December, according to estimates released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/12\/04\/veterans-unemployment-up-in-november-as-national-jobless-rate-falls\/\" target=_blank> 6.3 percent in November<\/a> and had been as high as 11.7 percent last spring, when widespread layoffs and furloughs related to virus precautions severely hurt U.S. businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unemployment rate among veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan War era showed even greater improvement, decreasing from 6.9 percent in November to 5.1 percent in December. Veterans of the first Gulf War era saw their unemployment rate drop to 4.4 percent.<\/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\/2021\/01\/04\/vas-coronavirus-deaths-have-now-surpassed-totals-from-iraq-afghanistan-wars\/\" 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=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6359401633_004f4fcd86_o.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\">VA\u2019s coronavirus deaths have now surpassed totals from Iraq, Afghanistan wars<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">More than 6,700 Veterans Affairs patients have died from virus complications in the last 10 months.<\/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 positive veterans news comes as the American economy lost about 140,000 jobs last month, the first overall decline for the nation since April. The national unemployment rate now sits at 6.7 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, BLS officials blamed the job losses on \u201cthe recent increase in coronavirus cases and efforts to contain the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 21.2 million Americans have been infected by the virus in the last 10 months and more than 360,000 have died from complications related to it. Many of those deaths and cases have come in just the last few months, as nearly every state in the country has seen dramatic spikes due to holiday travel and relaxed restrictions in public areas.<\/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\/veterans\/2021\/01\/05\/women-veterans-students-would-see-expanded-services-and-benefits-under-new-law\/\" 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\/2982710.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\">Women veterans, students would see expanded services and benefits under new law<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The sweeping veterans policy measure was passed in mid-December but wasn&#039;t signed into law until Tuesday.<\/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\">BLS officials reported that 15.8 million Americans were unable to maintain full-time work because \u201ctheir employer closed or lost business due to the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The veterans employment numbers, while better than the general population, are still significantly worse than one year ago. 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