By Debbie Gregory. The Jewish Free Loan Association (JFLA) of Los Angeles was founded in 1904 as a non-profit agency, providing fee-free, interest-free loans to help build and rebuild local communities. The JFLA has offered loans to people from all faiths and ethnicities in the cultural melting pot of the greater Los Angeles area. For […]
By Debbie Gregory. Military personnel, especially Guardsmen and Reservists, need to know that laws under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) protect you and your right to work. USERRA obligates employers to promptly re-employ service members returning from deployment, and place them in the position that they would have been in if […]
By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their monthly edition of The Employment Situation for March 2014. The numbers were overwhelmingly positive for Veterans, especially Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. The BLS releases a monthly report which gives a broad overview of employment in the country. The March, […]
By Debbie Gregory. In December, the unemployment rate for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans fell to 7.3%, the lowest that it has been in years. The rate saw a slight increase in January, as it rose to 7.9%. Previously, the unemployment rate for Post-9/11 Veterans was consistantly around 10%, among the highest unemployment demographic in the […]
By Debbie Gregory. Practically since their completion of boot camp, service members are told to prepare for their transition back into civilian life. Veteran advocacy groups and civilian business strategists recommend that Veterans should start preparing for their transition one year to eighteen months before separation. They recommend having a job lined up before separating […]
By Debbie Gregory. On February 10th, First Lady Michelle Obama announced that over the next five years, more than 100,000 Veteran jobs will be created by more than 100 construction companies. The announcement was made at the National Symposium on Veterans Employment in Construction, hosted by Labor Secretary Thomas Perez and the Labor Department. Labor […]
By Debbie Gregory. Recently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their Veteran unemployment rates for January, 2014. While the numbers are not alarmingly different than before, they are still unacceptable and need to be improved upon. The overall unemployment rate for Veterans was at 5.6%. This is not a bad statistic. It is more than […]
By Debbie Gregory. Unemployment Rates for Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are currently at 7.3%. But until recently, those numbers were near or above 10% for several consecutive months. And 70% of Veterans say that finding employment is the single greatest post-military challenge. While finding employment for Veterans remains an issue, keeping Veterans employed has […]
By Debbie Gregory. Next Mission: 200,000 America has had trouble finding jobs for Veterans. This is especially true for the Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, whose unemployment rates have been between two and five percent greater than the national average over the last several years. There are claims and some speculation as to why the […]
By Debbie Gregory. Many Veterans transitioning into civilian life are having a difficult time making ends meet. Jobs for Veterans are usually found among the retail, food service and labor industries. Veterans are used to working for little pay, but were dependent on the many benefits that came with their military service. Low paying civilian […]
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