{"id":39366,"date":"2020-06-05T13:38:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T13:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/05\/veterans-unemployment-drops-in-may-but-worries-about-long-term-job-market-linger\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:10:59","slug":"veterans-unemployment-drops-in-may-but-worries-about-long-term-job-market-linger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/education-transition\/2020\/06\/05\/veterans-unemployment-drops-in-may-but-worries-about-long-term-job-market-linger\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans unemployment drops in May, but worries about long-term job market linger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2020\/06\/04\/vets-who-lost-jobs-due-to-coronavirus-could-be-eligible-for-new-job-training\/\" target=_blank>unemployment rate among veterans<\/a> fell in May despite the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic, a surprising turn-around after historic high jobless numbers a month earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/empsit.nr0.htm\" target=_blank>Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>, the veterans unemployment rate fell to 9 percent in May, down from 11.7 percent in April. Among younger veterans \u2014 typically the group that has struggled the most with jobs issues in recent years \u2014 the figure was 10.3 percent, down from 13.0 percent in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BLS estimates translate into roughly 800,000 veterans nationwide applying for federal unemployment benefits last month.<\/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\/06\/04\/vets-who-lost-jobs-due-to-coronavirus-could-be-eligible-for-new-job-training\/\" 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\/AP20128747638099.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\">Vets who lost jobs due to coronavirus could be eligible for new job training<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A congressional proposal would create 12 months of training funding for individuals who were left jobless because of the pandemic.<\/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 unemployment rate outpaced the national rate for the third consecutive month, and for the 40th time in the last 41 months. For the country, the unemployment rate dropped from 14.7 percent in April to 13.0 percent in May, meaning more than 19 million Americans received jobless benefits last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of those unemployed workers lost their jobs over the last few months as tens of thousands of businesses, schools and government offices nationwide were forced to close temporarily (or permanently, in some cases) by local leaders attempting to slow the spread of coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most states have begun to partially reverse those restrictions in recent weeks, allowing non-essential businesses to begin allowing some customers back into their workplaces. BLS officials said they saw increases in hiring in the leisure and hospitality, construction, education, health services, and retail trade industries last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly after the numbers were released Friday, President Donald Trump celebrated the positive news on social media and took credit for the one-month turn around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rosalinda Maury, director of applied research at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, said the May news was a positive step for the veterans community, but she warned that it doesn\u2019t guarantee a full economic recovery in coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re headed in the right direction,\u201d she said. \u201cBut the unemployment rate is still relatively high compared to where we were before the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to March, the overall veterans unemployment rate hadn\u2019t been above 4 percent since early 2018. Even with the recent improvement, the May rate is more than three times the BLS estimate for veterans at the end of 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maury said she\u2019ll be watching to see if subsets of the veterans population continue to see unemployment decreases in coming months. In May, veterans aged 35 to 44 saw a slight increase in their jobless rate, an indication that pockets of the veterans community may have more trouble overcoming the pandemic effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnemployment is one measure of a stable economy, but it\u2019s not the only measure,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen you look at all the revenues that were lost in the last few months, we\u2019re not out of the woods yet. 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