November 2013 Veteran Unemployment Statistics from BLS

Colleagues and Fellow Veterans,

 

This past Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the November unemployment data.  Attached is our 'cheat sheet' summarizing the information.

 

Overall, the National unemployment rate decreased to 7.0%, and the Veteran unemployment rate decreased to 6.7%.  The Veteran unemployment rate is slightly higher than November of last year but lower than the November 2011 rate of 7.4%.

November 2013 Unemployment
Cohort (% of total)	Rate			Change		Level	Change	Non-Vets
National	7.0%			-0.3%		10.9M	400,000	-
>27 Weeks						4.1M	-	-
All Veterans (100%)	6.7%			-0.2%		724,000	-26,000	6.4%
Male	6.5%			-0.2%

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 Sean Eagan

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