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
Sit ‘n Sleep, the mattress firm, is adding five stores in Southern California this year and plans to hire 50 veterans, the company said today. Larry “You’re killing me Larry” Miller, Sit ‘n Sleep’s chief executive, said the idea to hire vets came to him as he watched the wind-down of the wars in Iraq … Continue reading