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July 2010

Employment and earnings of recent veterans: data from the CPS

James A. Walker

Recent male veterans and male nonveterans ages 18 to 54 years had similar unemployment rates in 2009, and earnings of full-time male veterans and nonveterans were likewise similar; by contrast, the unemployment rate of recent female veterans was higher than that of female nonveterans.

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