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March 11, 2011
Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Struggle to Find Jobs
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) — These are hard times for military veterans to find a job.
The Labor Department is expected to release new unemployment numbers Friday for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans ages 18 to 24. More than 20 percent were reported unemployed in 2009, and veterans' advocates say the number is expected to be just as high for 2010.
Concerns that Guard and Reserve troops will be gone for long stretches and that veterans might have mental health issues or lack civilian work skills appear to be keeping many Iraq and Afghanistan veterans out of work.
The problem persists despite government and private initiatives designed to help them.
Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Struggle to Find Jobs
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) — These are hard times for military veterans to find a job.
The Labor Department is expected to release new unemployment numbers Friday for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans ages 18 to 24. More than 20 percent were reported unemployed in 2009, and veterans' advocates say the number is expected to be just as high for 2010.
Concerns that Guard and Reserve troops will be gone for long stretches and that veterans might have mental health issues or lack civilian work skills appear to be keeping many Iraq and Afghanistan veterans out of work.
The problem persists despite government and private initiatives designed to help them.