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Characterizing the Economic Prospects of Veterans
April 1, 2012

The unemployment rate, an oft-cited labor market statistic, is reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for veterans and nonveterans.1 Popular press, including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, often compares the veteran unemployment rate with the overall national unemployment rate as a way to characterize the civilian economic prospects of veterans.

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A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE JOBS PROGRAM
April 1, 1984
This study performs a cost-benefit analysis of the Job-Oriented Basic Skills (JOBS) remedial training program. The baseline case against which it is compared is the normal progression of 'A'-school-qualified recruits into the fleet. Three measures of cost effectiveness are employed; in each case the two programs achieve similar results for a similar cost. It is recommended that the JOBS program be continued as a contingency in the event that certain ratings experience shortfalls of high-quality personnel in the future.
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