Gulf War

U.S. | 2011 Employment Situation of Veterans : Unemployment Rate drops to 8.3 % (from 8.7 % in 2010)

The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time since September 2001–a group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans–was 12.1 percent in 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The jobless rate for all veterans was 8.3 percent. Twenty-six percent of Gulf War-era … Continue reading →