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Veterans in US – Without degrees
The United States military is the single largest provider of education and training in the country. Yet, for the U.S. veteran population (21 million) and especially the 4 million veterans who served from 2001 to the present day and are still early in their careers, there can be a disconnect between the education and training … Continue reading
Incomes of Canadian Veteran – Decline after release with female Veterans had a 21% decline compared to less than 1% among males
This study presents an examination of the situation of certain groups of Veterans after release from the military compared to when they were in the military. It uses administrative data from the Department of National Defence (DND) and Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) which has been combined with personal income information by Statistics Canada (see text … Continue reading
Veterans in Canada – (73%) who worked since their release also reported that their military experiences, education and training helped them in their civilian careers
Military experience, education and training help Veterans find civilian employment Many Veterans found themselves working in jobs that used the knowledge and skills they acquired from their military service. Just over half of the Veterans (51%) who worked at a civilian job or ran a business reported that the knowledge and skills they used on … Continue reading
The United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) – Most service members and supervisors have a weak or no understanding of the program
The United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) accounted for nearly one in four Registered Apprenticeships in the United States as of 2013. The 2008–13 growth in USMAP from 51,000 to nearly 88,000 apprenticeships offsets part of the sharp decline in civilian apprenticeships over the same period. Currently, about one in four enlisted Sailors and one … Continue reading
Veteran in US – The 100,000 Jobs Mission on track by the end of 2014 to beat its own goal
One alliance to boost veteran employment is on track by the end of 2014 to beat its own goal – by five years – of hiring at least 200,000 U.S. military veterans, according to a report released Monday commissioned by RAND and JPMorgan Chase. Known as the 100,000 Jobs Mission, the coalition consists of 179 … Continue reading
Employment Services to Veterans with Disabilities in US
The number of military personnel incurring disability in current military conflicts is the highest in over three decades. Since 2001, over 1.6 million service members, Reservists, and National Guard have been deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and other Middle Eastern nations. As noted by Lew et al. (2007), advances in medical innovations and body armor have … Continue reading
US / Top 100 Military Friendly Employers
This list ranks the best Military Friendly Employers in order from 1 to 100 Continue reading
Walmart’s engagement toward Vet: What about wages?
most veterans taking up Walmart’s offer will have to tighten their belts. An Army private first class, with four years’ experience, earns a base pay of $24,178. The average active-duty service member receives a total benefits and pay compensation package worth $99,000 a year, because of substantial in-kind benefits in the form of housing, health … Continue reading
Walmart / Planning to hire more than 100,000: Why ?
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT +0.17%) isn’t planning to hire more than 100,000 veterans over the next five years out of the goodness of its heart, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. As Matthew Yglesias at Slate notes, “Wal-Mart is anticipating that demand conditions will warrant them adding a fair amount of staff over the … Continue reading
Veterans – A Coalition To Train for Manufacturing Jobs
To fill advanced manufacturing jobs, a new coalition of employers will train veterans, and help them to translate their wartime skills to civilian use, writes GE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt. In 1999, as soon as he completed high school and following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Lionel Hamilton enlisted to serve … Continue reading
In The News | Canada – Employment and unemployment, A pledge for veterans, Layoffs, Cross-border shopping and Much More
Canada – After 2 months of large gains, employment was unchanged in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 7.3%. Following two months of large gains, employment was unchanged in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 7.3%. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment increased 1.2% or 203,000. Virtually all of this growth was in full-time work, up 192,000 (+1.4%). The total … Continue reading
In The News | Veterans , Inequalities, Youth, China Middle Class, Layoffs, EI Changes, Grads and More
More Companies Hiring Veterans | fox4kc.com – Kansas City news & weather from WDAF TV – FOX 4 fox4kc.com – NEAR PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A company in Pennsylvania is on a mission to hire Veterans. A construction equipment company called Modern Group wants to hire men and women who have served in the U.S. ar… Inequality … Continue reading
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
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