(U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Grooms) The national unemployment rate spiked to a high of 14.7% in April 2020, and veteran unemployment wasn’t far behind. It jumped from 4.1% to 11.7% that same month, according to the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University. Almost a year later, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that things are looking up for America’s veterans. The rates have dropped significantly as the economic fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic begins to recede. With veteran unemployment at 5.2% in February 2021, it might be helpful for the estimated 200,000 veterans leaving the military this year to learn where veterans are finding jobs.