{"id":55197,"date":"2021-11-05T14:15:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T14:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/11\/05\/veterans-unemployment-in-october-steady-as-national-rate-continues-to-drop\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:52:37","slug":"veterans-unemployment-in-october-steady-as-national-rate-continues-to-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2021\/11\/05\/veterans-unemployment-in-october-steady-as-national-rate-continues-to-drop\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans unemployment in October steady as national rate continues to drop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Veterans unemployment <\/a>remained under 4.0 percent for the third consecutive month in October as the national unemployment rate continued its steady decline, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The jobless rate for veterans last month was 3.9 percent, up slightly from the 3.6 percent estimate in September but still well below the rate from one year ago, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October 2020, the unemployment mark for veterans was 5.5 percent, with nearly 500,000 working age veterans across America unable to find stable employment. That number has dropped about 150,000 individuals in the intervening year, as more businesses have resumed operations and begun hiring more individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\t