Labor Force Experiences of Recent Veterans

Abstract

More than 3.8 million members of the U.S. military have left active-duty service since September 2001, a period that some federal agencies call the Gulf War II era (as opposed to the Gulf War I era, which spanned the period from August 1990 to August 2001). More than 2 million of those Gulf War II veterans were deployed in support of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. For decades, large federal programs have helped service members make the transition to civilian life and employment by offering unemployment insurance benefits, education assistance, and disability compensation. However, the 20072009 recession prompted policymakers to focus greater attention on how well veterans have fared in the civilian labor market during and after that downturn.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1134466

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth Bass
  • Heidi Golding

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Age Groups
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States
  • United States Government

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