Unemployment numbers drop for younger veterans

Being back in college myself I can tell you a lot of them went back to school. Yes, this old lady is back in college taking tech classes on digital media and post production. There is usually a line at the VA service clerks desk in the financial aid office. You can spot them walking around campus because of the way they carry themselves. You can spot a Marine a lot quicker than a soldier because of the way they walk. I still have to admit that when I talk to a young female student, I can't tell if they were in Iraq or Afghanistan or right out of high school until they tell me.

Unemployment numbers drop for younger veterans

By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Sep 3, 2010 15:46:33 EDT

The unemployment rate for Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans dropped sharply in August but rose for other veterans and for the general population, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The drop in unemployment may not be good news — part of the reason for the decline could be that some younger veterans have stopped looking for work.

In their Friday release of August employment statistics, the BLS, an arm of the Labor Department, reports the national unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 9.6 percent.

For all veterans over age 18, the unemployment rate climbed from 8.4 percent in July to 8.7 percent in August. One year ago, it was 7.7 percent.
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Unemployment numbers drop for younger veterans