UNA TRISTE REALIDAD: 1 DE CADA 3 VETERANOS DE LAS GUERRAS DE IRAK Y AFGANISTAN ESTAN DESEMPLEADOS

One in three young vets now unemployed By Rick Maze - Staff writer www.airforcetimes.com  Posted : Friday Apr 2, 2010 15:12:51 EDT    Disturbing new statistics from the Labor Department show that one in three veterans under age 24 is unemployed — and that the unemployment rate for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans has jumped to 14.7 percent, half again as high as the national employment rate of 9.7 percent. The March unemployment rate of 30.2 percent for veterans aged 18 to 24 is a big jump from February's figure of 21.7 percent, although it may be partly the result of a small sample used by the Labor Department in determining unemployment, said Justin Brown, a labor expert for Veterans of Foreign Wars. Madres contra la Guerra Sonia Margarita Santiago, portavoz Apartado 875 Dorado, PR 00646 http:madrescontralaguerra.blogspot.com