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Their guard service makes employers reluctant to take them on. >> they don't want to take the time to hire someone and then have them deployed and then have to rehire someone. >> wilkes is back home once again, and again facing the same transition to civilian life, without work. he's not alone. the jobless rate among veterans who have served since 9/11 rose to 11.8% last month. compare that to the national rate of 9.5%. the army national guard says this problem is especially troubling among their ranks. >> they have skills and they have training that should, in a good economy, give them an edg...

To 11.8% last month. compare that to the national rate of 9.5% much the army national guard says this problem is especially troubling among their ranks. >> they have skills and they have training that should in a good economy give them an edge over their peers. >> what is the reality you are seeing? >> the edge is gone because they are getting lost in the volume of people. >> reporter: unemployment is such a big issue for the army national guard that some states are testing out programs to help their part-time soldiers. captain brian denowski runs one program in maryland. >> in the sea of empl...

Because i could not find work. i volunteered to go back to iraq. >> reporter: employers are required by law to hold jobs for reservists called to duty and are banned from discriminating against a job applicant because of their service, but soldiers fear they will not be required. >> reporter: he is facing the same transition to civilian life without work. he is not alone. the jobless rate among veterans that served since 9/11, rose to 11.8% last month. compare that to the national rate of 9.5%. the army national guard says this problem is especially troubling among their ranks. >> they have sk...

Running out of money, wilkes turned to the only place he knew would hire. >> i opted to go back overseas because i couldn't find work. i volunteered to go back to iraq. >> employers are required by law to hold jobs for reservists who are called to duty. but soldiers like wilkes fear their guard service makes employers reluctant to take them on. >> they don't want to take the time to hire someone and them have them deployed and they have to rehire someone. >> wilkes is back home once again and again facing the same transition to civilian life without work. he's not alone. the jobless rate among...

Mr. obama on the stimulus, writing quote, i hope that instead of trying to convince the people of the cities suffering from 11.8% unemployment that our economy is moving forward, he will listen closely when they ask where are the jobs. more government, fewer jobs, this isn't the picture of recovery. it's the epitome of failure. house speaker pelosi reminding republicans of their role in the economic stall. >> if we had health care sooner, energy sooner, if we had the education bill sooner, they were all three pillars of job creation and that would have resulted in more jobs created by now. >> ...