Finding a job appears to have gotten a little easier for Gulf War II vets, those who have served in the U.S. armed forces since 2001.
Based upon numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, this group saw its unemployment rate fall from 9.9 percent to 9 percent last year. The overall civilian population unemployment rate was 6.6 percent last year.
For female Gulf War II veterans, the rate dropped from 12.5 percent in 2012 to 9.6 percent last year. The male rate dropped from 9.5 percent to 9 percent. These rates are still higher than rates among other veterans groups, including the preceding Gulf War I group.
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