According to the Department of Labor (DOL), the veteran unemployment rate as of November 2020 stood at 5.9% — a significant increase from the 2019 rate of 3.1%.
When speaking on the labor shortage with various professionals in our industry there is a common theme among hiring managers: Hiring good, honest and hard-working people is often more important than industry experience itself. High school and trade school graduates, along with current PHCP-PVF industry pros are popular pools to search when hiring, but one you may not have thought to explore is the U.S. armed forces and/or veteran population.