Wisconsin Ranks Among Top Three States for Helping Veterans Find Employment, Top Five for Four Straight Years
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced on November 10 that Wisconsin now ranks among the top three states in America for successfully helping veterans connect with available jobs and maintain employment, and has retained a top five national ranking for four consecutive years.
The ranking is based on the Uniform National Threshold Entered Employment Rate (UNTEER), a standard created by the U.S. Department of Labor to measure how effective states are in providing employment services to veterans and eligible persons. It covers state service delivery systems including programs administered by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's (DWD) Office of Veterans Employment Services, the Jobs for Veterans State Grants program and the Wagner-Peyser-funded Employment Service. Wisconsin has been ranked in the top five every year since 2023.
About 300,000 veterans call Wisconsin home. DWD's Office of Veterans Employment Services assists veterans through the entire employment process, from developing a resume and translating military experience into civilian job qualifications to making connections with employers, and employers can also work with the office to hire veterans.
Evers said veterans protected and served the country, and the state has a responsibility to take care of them in return. DWD Secretary Amy Pechacek said veterans often face unique barriers when transitioning to civilian careers, and the department's focus is on connecting them with good, family-supporting jobs in Wisconsin.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Wisconsin)
Source: Office of the Governor of Wisconsin
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