Comparing Ex-Servicemember and Civilian Use of Unemployment Insurance

Abstract

The U.S. military has a vested interest in improving the economic wellbeing of exservice members, including the short-term labor outcomes of those transitioning from the military into the civilian labor force. Several programs are in place to alleviate the difficulties that service members may face when they first enter the civilian labor market; one of them is the Unemployment Compensation for ExService Members(UCX) program, equivalent to the civilian Unemployment Insurance (UI) program, providing cash assistance and other benefits to the unemployed. Unfortunately, there is little previous research about the characteristics of exservice members who claim UCX benefits and their outcomes, because there is a lack of available data to study the enrollees and their labor outcomes. In this report, we get around this challenge by leveraging a unique data set, collected by the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL),which includes a rich set of information on UCX claimants. The Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) data program includes detailed demographics, preunemployment labor status, job search behavior, and other information for individuals enrolled in UI and UCX.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1085255

Entities

People

  • David A. Powell
  • Diana C. Lavery
  • Jeffrey B. Wenger
  • Paul Heaton

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Brain Injuries
  • Commerce
  • Data Sets
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Job Training
  • Labor Markets
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Training
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Unified Combatant Commands

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Naval Personnel Management