{"id":52770,"date":"2022-01-07T14:17:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T14:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/01\/07\/veterans-unemployment-drops-to-lowest-level-in-two-years\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:07:44","slug":"veterans-unemployment-drops-to-lowest-level-in-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/01\/07\/veterans-unemployment-drops-to-lowest-level-in-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans unemployment drops to lowest level in two years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2021\/12\/03\/veteran-jobless-numbers-stagnant-but-experts-say-thats-no-cause-for-concern\/\" target=\"_blank\">unemployment rate among U.S. veterans<\/a> in December fell to its lowest level in more than two years, before the start of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that sidelined hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to data released by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/empsit.nr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a> on Friday, the jobless rate among all American veterans last month was 3.2%, down from 3.9% the month prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In February 2020 \u2014 the last full month before the coronavirus pandemic forced shutdowns and work stoppages across the country \u2014 the unemployment rate for veterans was at 3.6%. It hasn\u2019t been below 3.0% since December 2019 (when it was 2.8%) but had hovered around that mark for more than two years before the virus\u2019 arrival.<\/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\/2021\/12\/03\/veteran-jobless-numbers-stagnant-but-experts-say-thats-no-cause-for-concern\/\" 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\/AP21318063158969.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\">Veteran jobless numbers stagnant, but experts say that\u2019s no cause for concern<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The jobless rate among younger veterans saw an increase from October to November.<\/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 news on veterans unemployment was paired with improvements in the national jobless rate. It fell to 3.9%, its lowest level since the start of the pandemic and the first time it has been below 4.0% since February 2020 (when it was 3.5%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials saw significant improvements in hiring for manufacturing positions, leisure and hospitality jobs and business services work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, federal officials said even with the recent employment progress, about 600,000 more Americans sought unemployment assistance in December than the month before the pandemic began.<\/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\/2021\/11\/17\/va-to-target-military-medics-for-open-health-care-jobs-under-new-bill\/\" 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\/1000w_q75-4-6.jpg-6.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 to target military medics for open health care jobs under new bill<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act would create a path for departing military health care workers to be employed in VA hosptials.<\/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 3.2% unemployment rate among veterans translates into roughly 270,000 individuals still looking for work last month. 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