March 16, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Unemployment rates of veterans, 2010

Unemployment rate of persons 18 years and over, by veteran status, sex, and period of service, 2010
Sex	Gulf War-era II veterans	Gulf War-era I veterans	WWII, KoreanWar, & Vietnam era veterans	Nonveterans
Total	11.5	7.7	8.3	9.4
Men	11.4	7.8	8.4	10.5
Women	12.0	6.5	5.5	8.4

These data are featured in the TED article, Unemployment rates of veterans, 2010.

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