--- title: "Veterans Unemployment Hits Seven-Year Low In October" date: "2015-11-06" modified: "2015-11-06" authors: - name: "Sarah Sicard" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/sarahsicard.md" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/veterans-unemployment-hits-seven-year-low-in-october/" categories: - "Around the World" - "News" - "United States" --- # Veterans Unemployment Hits Seven-Year Low In October ![]() In October, veterans unemployment hit a seven-year low. Veterans, who make up roughly 7.5% of the working population, experienced only 3.9% unemployment overall according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Additionally, Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans also experienced a record-low unemployment rate as well, with just 4.6% being unable to find work. The mark is the lowest for veterans seeking work since April 2008, and is part of a five-year streak of the veterans outpacing the national rate of unemployment. This comes amid a run of good news, a stark change from the double-digit unemployment rates for some veterans groups in the early part of the decade. ## More - [Despite Reports, Unemployment Is Still A Major Issue For Veterans]() - [The Government’s Labor Reports Fail To Capture The Real Problems Of Veteran Unemployment]() - [Mil Spouse Unemployment Has Economic Impact Of Nearly $1 Billion]() - [More than a million veterans experience food insecurity]() - [We Should Transform Disaster Response Training Into Jobs For Veterans]() - [South Carolina Just Became One Of The Best States To Be A Veteran]() - [The Suicide Rate Among Female Veterans Is On The Rise, And Experts Have No Idea Why]() - [The 20 Best Cities For Veterans To Live In]()