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Young vets’ joblessness hits 10.3 percent
The Labor Department reported Friday that the unemployment rate for Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans was 10.3 percent in March. That was slightly better than in March 2011 but higher than the current overall 8.2 percent national jobless rate.
BAH gets average 2 percent bump for 2012
Basic Allowance for Housing rates will rise an average 2 percent next year across the nation, but rates will drop slightly in about one-third of U.S. locations, according to new Defense Department data released Thursday.
BAH gets average 2 percent bump for 2012
Basic Allowance for Housing rates will rise an average 2 percent next year across the nation, but rates will drop slightly in about one-third of U.S. locations, according to new Defense Department data released Thursday.
The ‘why’ behind the RIF
About 26 percent of the captains and majors being forced out by a reduction-in-force board had volunteered to leave the Air Force earlier this year.
Military retirees’ COLA to rise by 3.6 percent
After two years of having no annual adjustment, military retirees will receive a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment effective Dec. 1.
Montgomery GI Bill rates up 4.2 percent
Montgomery GI Bill benefits will increase 4.2 percent on Friday, to a maximum of $1,426 a month for full-time students who spent three or more years on active-duty.
Montgomery GI Bill rates up 4.2 percent
Montgomery GI Bill benefits will increase 4.2 percent on Friday, to a maximum of $1,426 a month for full-time students who spent three or more years on active-duty.
More than 5,000 airmen will remain in Iraq
More than 10 percent of U.S. forces left in Iraq when combat operations officially end Aug. 31 will be airmen conducting close-air support, airlift and intelligence-gathering missions, and working with Iraqi security forces.
June unemployment rates rise for veterans
The unemployment rate for veterans rose slightly in June, to 8 percent overall and 11.5 percent for Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans, a sign that expanding programs aimed at helping veterans find work are not working in a stagnant job market.
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Tagged Afghanistan, Afghanistan-era, Iraq, percent, unemployment rate
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June unemployment rates rise for veterans
The unemployment rate for veterans rose slightly in June, to 8 percent overall and 11.5 percent for Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans, a sign that expanding programs aimed at helping veterans find work are not working in a stagnant job market.
Posted in Benefits
Tagged Afghanistan, Afghanistan-era, Iraq, percent, unemployment rate
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