Veterans unemployment shows improvement amid negative reports on U.S. job market
Veterans unemployment shows improvement amid negative reports on U.S. job market January 8 A "Now Hiring" sign is shown in the window of a restaurant in Miami Beach, Fla., on Jan. 7, 2021. (Wilfredo Lee/AP) The jobless rate among U.S. veterans improved in December even as national employment numbers showed discouraging signs of sluggishness amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The unemployment rate among all American veterans fell to 5.3 percent in December, according to estimates released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number was 6.3 percent in November and had been as...