... bottom of page. VETERANS STRUGGLING AS UNEMPLOYMENT RISES "I am the most educated ... ... For more about veteran unemployment, use our search engine .. .../sessearch.php? q=unemployed+unemployment&op=or --- ...------ As unemployment ranks swell, veterans fare worse By ... jobs in a troubled economy. The unemployment rate for veterans who left the military ... nearly $186 million for veterans' unemployment benefits, an increase of more than ... provide additional employment training and support for unemployed veterans and establish a program to help... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfdec09/nf120309-2.htm
...--- Buyer: High Veteran Unemployment Requires Swift Action; Urges Congressional Leaders ... to assist the record level numbers of unemployed veterans. The most recent data from ... shows that 968,000 veterans are unemployed compared with 807,000 last year ... shows an alarming 18.3 percent unemployment rate for veterans between the ages of ... a zip code based housing stipend for unemployed veterans participating in a VA approved OJT ... active duty. 'Addressing the high unemployment rate among veterans must be among Congress ...R. 4420 would reduce veterans' unemployment through targeted incentives to provide job training ... those went from the battlefield to the unemployment line.' ----... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/hcva10/hcva012710-1.htm
...------- Alarming Unemployment Rate for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans For more ... government report released last Friday that shows skyrocketing unemployment for recently discharged veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan ... The Bureau of Labor Statistics study shows that unemployment for veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation ...3 percent, significantly higher than the overall unemployment rate of 9.7 percent. ' ...000 veterans from the War on Terror are unemployed; this is a spike of nearly 123 ... of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans standing in the unemployment line.' 'Earlier this year, ... obtain permission from the copyright owner. Alarming Unemployment Rate for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans --... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/hcva09/hcva090909-1.htm
... Iraq and Afghanistan were 30 percent more likely to be unemployed in 2008 than their civilian counterparts. Story below ... returned from service overseas, only to be greeted by unemployment at home. Nationwide, veterans of the wars ... Iraq and Afghanistan were 30 percent more likely to be unemployed in 2008 than their civilian counterparts, according to ... have done a good job anyway." Williams was unemployed for eight months before he found a new niche ... Anderson, who has open files on more than 100 unemployed or under-employed veterans at his office. ... Iraq and Afghanistan were 30 percent more likely to be unemployed in 2008 than their civilian counterparts.--... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf041109-4.htm
... Department of Veterans Affairs Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Compensation and Pension Examinations Prepared by: Patricia Watson, Ph.D. National Center for PTSD Miles Mcfall, Ph.D. Northwest Network Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center VA Puget Sound Health Care System Caroll Mcbrine, M.D. Compensation and Pension Service Veterans Benefits Administration Paula P. Schnurr, Ph.D. Matthew J. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D. Terence Keane, Ph.D. Jessica L. Hamblen, Ph.D. National Center for PTSD ii Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Compensation... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/jan10files/PTSDManualFinal6.pdf
... the VA and the Department of Labor show that one veteran in five is still unemployed one to three years after discharge. Story here... http: ... Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor show that one veteran in five is still unemployed one to three years after discharge; that one in four who do find ... be blamed on a contracting economy. Until now, the U.S. unemployment problem has been in uniform and outsourced to the Middle East and Africa. ... the VA and the Department of Labor show that one veteran in five is still unemployed one to three years after discharge. VA,Veteran,Veterans,Disability... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfFEB08/nf022308-4.htm
... for the elderly, disabled veterans, the unemployed and businesses. Many veterans have asked us ... for the elderly, disabled veterans, the unemployed and businesses to the House-passed economic ... well as heating aid for the poor, unemployment benefits and a much larger collection of business ... such as a $14.5 billion unemployment extension for those whose benefits have run out ...,000 for couples. It would extend unemployment benefits for an additional 13 weeks for those ... in the face of political pressure to support unemployment insurance and heating aid to join Democrats and ... for the elderly,disabled veterans,the unemployed and businesses. VA,Veteran,Veterans... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfFEB08/nf020708-8.htm
.... But, after three months on unemployment, she says, "I' ... hit: the youngest vets - whose unemployment rate is the highest since the early ... jobs for vets. Nationwide, the unemployment rate for veterans between 20 and 24 ... year - compared with a 9 percent unemployment rate for non-vets in that .... Overall, the nation's unemployment rate last year was 5.1 ...'s hard Among reasons vets' unemployment is higher today: This war hasn ... veterans find work, 34 percent of unemployed vets who sought help from the Illinois ... the statewide veterans coodinator for the state unemployment office. "They don't... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAR 06/newsflash03-26-2006-2.htm
... employees. from Larry Scott, VA Watchdog dot Org The high unemployment rate in the country is hitting veterans especially hard. 11% of "new vets" are unemployed ... another Sign of The Times. --- ... Labor Secretary Hilda Solis held one of her first public hearings on unemployment among veterans. Sgt. Maj. Acosta received a standing ... Iraq and Afghanistan veterans harder than others. One in nine is unemployed. Cpl. Eash was recalled to active duty in Iraq ... permission from the copyright owner. veterans,jobs,employment,unemployment,Larry Scott,VA Watchdog dot Org WAR VETERANS SAY... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf042709-2.htm
... Code. OTHER ITEMS FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS CREDIT ALLOWED FOR UNEMPLOYED VETERANS HIRED IN 2009 OR 2010 (15 SEC. 1221) Any unemployed veteran who begins work for the employer during 2009 or ... treated as a member of a targeted group. An unemployed veteran is defined as an individual certified by the ... the hiring date; and (3) has received unemployment compensation under State or Federal law for not less ... the United States; or (2) having been unemployed for six months or more (whether or not ... tax credit, the Veteran will have to be on unemployment benefits for four weeks. Personally, I do... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nffeb09/nf021909-6.htm
