Today, there are some 9,000 unemployed veterans in our city.
The men are living high as members of the "52-20 club," a program in which unemployed American veterans receive $20 unemployment benefits for 52 weeks.
Learn more about how this law will help unemployed veterans back to work!
Job programs for unemployed veterans might be one nice way for the private sector to show its support.
The work opportunity credit has been expanded to provide employers with new incentives to hire certain unemployed veterans.
Offering tax credits to encourage businesses to hire unemployed veterans.
Give businesses a $2,400 tax credit for hiring unemployed veterans.
The bill will help unemployed veterans, those who left the military between 2008 and 2010, find jobs.
Part of the program would include a "returning hero tax credit" for companies that hire unemployed disabled veterans.
There are close to 900,000 unemployed veterans in America right now.