Employers saying 'no' to veterans?

"Here's what looks to be a well-reported article from the Lansing State Journal, a newspaper in Michigan:

WASHINGTON - Young veterans returning from Iraq and other tours of duty aren't always coming back to a hero's welcome from employers.

The jobless rate for veterans age 20 to 24 was 11.2 percent in the second quarter of this year.

That's an improvement over last year, when about one in six veterans in that age group was jobless. But it's still more than twice the overall unemployment rate, and it's higher than the jobless rate of 8 percent for non-veterans age 20 to 24...

...P.S., if you employ reserve component service members, check out Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, which has lots of valuable information concerning the rights and responsibilities of employers and servicemembers alike."
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