Unemployment among Gulf‑era II veterans remains low, with rates differing by location of service, according to a August 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics release. In August 2025, 39 % of Gulf‑war‑era II veterans had served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both; their jobless rate was 3.4 %. Veterans who served elsewhere had a rate of 2.3 %, similar to the Iraq‑Afghanistan group. Among those who served only in Afghanistan the rate was 5.1 %, while veterans who served only in Iraq had a 2.1 % rate. The statistics, drawn from the Current Population Survey supplement, indicate that unemployment rates for these groups have changed little over the past year. The data are unadjusted seasonally.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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