Veteran unemployment is falling as employers realize what a soldier can do

In recent weeks, area manufacturers have peppered veteran affairs offices and job training centers with requests for veteran job candidates, preferably people fresh from the fight in Iraq or Afghanistan. Cuyahoga County recently welcomed a veteran job specialist — becoming the first county in Ohio to do so — and some major employers are instructing hiring managers to get a better understanding of army life.

Ohio veterans still face a high unemployment rate, 15 percent for post 9/11 vets, but prospects are brightening locally. Employers in myriad fields are taking a second look at the office ranks to see where former soldiers and sailors might fit in.

That requires a bit of imagination, as military duty seldom mirrors civilian life. But experts say seeing across that gap is critical to putting jobless veterans to work and gaining full advantage of their skills…

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