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This captain runs one program in maryland. >> the sea of employers that are out there. what i'm in essence doing into the sea throwing a life ring for them and pulling the life ring until one of these employers picks them up. >> reporter: the help includes resume tips, interview coaching, also a database of military-friendly employers an job openings. >> they deserve the assistance because they have stepped forward from the country. >> reporter: richard continues his search. a tough economy, another tough battle ahead. any regrets? >> i don't have any regrets at all. i loved serving in the mil...

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...

That should in a good economy give them an edge over -- over their peers. >> what's the reality? >> the edge is gone because they're 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. brian runs one program in maryland. >> what i'm doing is throwing a life ring for them and pulling that life ring until one of these employers picks them up. >> reporter: including resume tips, interview coaching, also a data base of military-friendly employers and job openings....

December 2007. rick leventhal is live in philadelphia. how does the program work, philly works? rick, good morning. >> good morning, bill. there are a lot of people having a tough time paying bills in philadelphia. they want to work but can only find part-time jobs because they lack certain skills and that's where the philly works program kicks in. >> with unemployment nearing 11 percent and one out of four residents living in poverty, philadelphia is starting from the ground up. philly works is a pilot program designed to help underemployed seasonal part-time workers get full-time year-round ...