{"id":81135,"date":"2026-07-03T17:21:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T17:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/03\/unemployment-for-post-911-veterans-climbs-in-june-as-nations-job-market-slides\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:43:58","slug":"unemployment-for-post-911-veterans-climbs-in-june-as-nations-job-market-slides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/03\/unemployment-for-post-911-veterans-climbs-in-june-as-nations-job-market-slides\/","title":{"rendered":"Unemployment for post-9\/11 veterans climbs in June as nation\u2019s job market slides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The closely watched jobless rate for the post-9\/11 generation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/03\/06\/veterans-buck-trend-as-jobless-rates-dip-below-national-average\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/03\/06\/veterans-buck-trend-as-jobless-rates-dip-below-national-average\/\">veterans<\/a> bumped up from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2026\/06\/05\/unemployment-rate-for-veterans-drops-to-32-women-vets-surge-on-jobs-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2026\/06\/05\/unemployment-rate-for-veterans-drops-to-32-women-vets-surge-on-jobs-market\/\">4.1% in May to 4.8% in June<\/a> as the nation\u2019s ability to create new jobs took a nosedive, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/archives\/empsit_07022026.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/archives\/empsit_07022026.htm\">monthly jobs report released Thursday<\/a> by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also showed an increase in the unemployment rate for all veterans from a remarkably low 3.2% in May to 4.1% in June, despite the continued strong showing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2026\/02\/13\/unemployment-rates-for-veterans-worsen-amid-civilian-job-market-gains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2026\/02\/13\/unemployment-rates-for-veterans-worsen-amid-civilian-job-market-gains\/\">women veterans<\/a> in the labor market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BLS data showed that the jobless rate for women veterans has come down from 7.1% in March to 4.4% in April and 3.3% in May before ticking up to 3.6% in June, which was still well below the month\u2019s unemployment rate for the general population (4.1%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many analysts, the most concerning figures in the BLS report were the weak numbers on job creation. Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in June by adding 57,000 jobs, about half of what analysts predicted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A main concern was the hiring slowdown in the healthcare sector, which has consistently been setting the pace for adding jobs through both the Biden and Trump administrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BLS report said that employment in healthcare added 22,000 jobs in June, \u201cbut at a slower pace than the average monthly gain over the prior 12 months of 38,000.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leisure and hospitality employment, meanwhile, usually a strong performer, declined by 61,000 jobs in June, \u201creflecting weaker than usual seasonal hiring,\u201d the report said. Thus far in 2026, \u201cemployment in the industry has shown little net change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, \u201cit\u2019s a pretty disappointing jobs report,\u201d Heather Long, chief economist for the Navy Federal Credit Union, told Military Times in a phone interview. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTech is still strong,\u201d she said, \u201cbut healthcare has cooled off a little bit,\u201d and \u201cwages are not keeping up with inflation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long noted increases in the unemployment rates for veterans but added that the data is from a relatively small sample. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s why you see a lot of movement\u201d in the numbers for veterans, she said, adding that the \u201cverdict is still out\u201d on whether artificial intelligence will be the major job killer that many expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AI impact on the jobs market is \u201cnot showing up in the data yet,\u201d Natasha Sarin, a former assistant secretary at the Treasury Department under the Biden administration, told MS Now, which could be the result of new research showing that the expected impact of AI on white collar entry-level jobs may have been overstated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration sought to put the best face on the BLS report, showing a weakening labor market. Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, posted that the report \u201creinforces that the American labor market remains solid thanks to President Trump\u2019s economic agenda.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He called attention to the report that the nation added 3,000 manufacturing jobs in June, although that was down from 7,000 manufacturing jobs added in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling stated that \u201cManufacturing employment, which was devastated under the Biden Administration, continues to grow as we secure historic investments and reshoring of critical industries,\u201d despite the loss of 4,000 manufacturing jobs cited in the BLS report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s America first agenda continues to provide greater wages for workers and certainty to the sectors which will fuel the next 250 years of U.S. economic security,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the claims, the BLS data showed that wages were not keeping up with inflation. 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