by dankeelan | Nov 14, 2023 | Jobs, Veterans
Days ahead of Veterans Day, the Labor Department announced on Thursday it has increased employment services and training for U.S. veterans. In making the announcement, Labor officials said the effort includes adding six new partners for its program to match veterans...
by dankeelan | Feb 7, 2023 | Jobs, Veterans
Today, veteran unemployment sits at 3.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Although there’s always more work to be done, that kind of number reflects more than a decade of effort in helping America’s veterans find work. It...
by dankeelan | Jan 24, 2023 | Veterans
It took ten years, but active duty and military spouses, known as milspouses, can now more easily transfer their professional licenses from one state to another when making a military move. As signed by President Biden, the new federal law requires all states to...
by dankeelan | Nov 8, 2022 | Jobs, Veterans
Whether from the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines, vets don’t entertain notions like “quiet quitting” (not going above and beyond the job description), walking out on a job before the mission is complete or leaving a difficult problem for someone else to solve. “That...
by dankeelan | Jul 12, 2022 | Featured, Jobs, Veterans
According to the Department of Labor, there are 9.2 million veterans in the American workforce as of 2021, less than 6% of the total workforce. The same data shows that veteran unemployment rates have been consistently lower than non-veteran unemployment rates....
by dankeelan | Jul 5, 2022 | Veterans
A big win for local veteran Le Roy Torres after the Supreme Court ruled in his favor 5-4. It had been five years of fighting for Torres. Wednesday’s decision strengthens protections for state-employed veterans returning to the workforce after serving in the...
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