{"id":47708,"date":"2021-02-05T14:44:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T14:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/05\/veterans-unemployment-rate-worsened-slightly-to-start-the-new-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:03:44","slug":"veterans-unemployment-rate-worsened-slightly-to-start-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/education-transition\/2021\/02\/05\/veterans-unemployment-rate-worsened-slightly-to-start-the-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans unemployment rate worsened slightly to start the new year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unemployment rate for veterans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2021\/01\/08\/veterans-unemployment-shows-improvement-amid-negative-reports-on-the-broader-us-job-market\/\" target=_blank>worsened slightly in January<\/a> \u2014 especially for younger veterans \u2014 even as the national rate continued to improve after last year\u2019s historic job market upheaval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to estimates released Friday by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/empsit.nr0.htm\" target=_blank>Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>, the veterans unemployment rate rose from 5.3 percent in December to 5.5 percent in January. That was the second time in the last four months the figure has increased, even as other sectors of the U.S. economy show consistent signs of recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans from the recent wars saw their unemployment rate rise even higher, from 5.1 percent in December to 6.3 percent in January.<\/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\/2020\/05\/21\/suicide-risk-for-veterans-could-grow-as-coronavirus-crisis-winds-down\/\" 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=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6148209.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\">Suicide risk for veterans could grow as coronavirus crisis winds down<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Mental health experts warn that feelings of depression and anxiety will likely outlast the immediate isolation 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\">Economic experts have cautioned against relying too much on a single month\u2019s employment data as an assessment for the country\u2019s jobs situation, especially in the winter, when seasonal employment opportunities can lead to larger swings in monthly figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, the stepback in veterans unemployment is noteworthy because it ran counter to the national unemployment rate, which fell from 6.7 percent in December to 6.3 percent in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans employment rates have routinely outpaced the general public in recent years. Only once in the last four years has the general population\u2019s unemployment rate been lower than the overall veterans figure.<\/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\/12\/16\/congress-finalizes-sweeping-veterans-policy-bill-with-new-protections-for-women-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=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6113555.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\">Congress finalizes sweeping veterans policy bill with new protections for women, students<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Trump is expected to sign the measure into law later this month.<\/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\">All of the job estimates are close to double what they were in January 2020, before the global coronavirus pandemic forced the temporary and permanent closing of businesses across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BLS officials said they saw significant job gains in January among companies in technical consulting services, education work and local government posts. 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