Unemployment for veterans at lowest level in 7 years, By Angela Johnson, November 11, 2015, CNBC: “The unemployment rate for veterans has dropped to its lowest level in seven years, thanks to an all-hands-on-deck push by government and corporate America to hire veterans. According to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the jobless rate for veterans — a population of nearly 20 million— dropped to 3.9 percent in October, down from 4.3 percent a month earlier and 4.5 percent a year ago. This is its lowest level in seven years…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty