Veterans, especially those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, are facing an unemployment rate of over 27 percent after leaving the service.
Sanford Bishop: “Veterans, especially those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, are facing an unemployment rate of over 27 percent…”
On the recordJuly 14, 2011
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Bishop points out the high unemployment rate among veterans.
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