News Summary

• Veterans saw their unemployment rate rise to 3.7% in June from 2.8% in the same month last year.
• Women veterans specifically saw their Unemployment rate jump to 4.4% from 3.2% a year earlier.
• That’s despite a labor market otherwise defined by stasis: The overall unemployment rate has remained steady in the past year, hovering between 4% and 4.2%.
• Veterans have historically had a lower unemployment rate than non-veterans.