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| This Veterans Day, employers should consider the valuable skills and attributes typically shared by most U.S. military vets. |
by David R. Butcher,
Marketing Communications, MasterControl
Marketing Communications, MasterControl
Following years of high unemployment, the hiring outlook for service members transitioning into the civilian labor force is improving. The unemployment rate for veterans from all branches of the military is now just 3.9 percent, compared with 4.5 percent a year ago and a current national unemployment rate for all Americans of 5 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics last week.
Indeed, there is growing evidence that companies are actively recruiting veteran talent to shore up their headcount, with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs representing the most common job areas for veteran recruitment.