1 / 6

WOMEN’S BUREAU United States Department of Labor

Military Spouses. Support growing employment opportunities for military spouses. WOMEN’S BUREAU United States Department of Labor. Fast Facts. 92% of military spouses are women 53% participated in the labor market, compared to 76% of the general population

shawnv
Download Presentation

WOMEN’S BUREAU United States Department of Labor

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Military Spouses Support growing employment opportunities for military spouses WOMEN’S BUREAU United States Department ofLabor

  2. Fast Facts • 92% of military spouses are women • 53% participated in the labor market, compared to 76% of the general population • 13% are unemployed—about three times the rate of men and women nationally • 89% have some college education

  3. Key Issues • Unemployment and underemployment • 31.6% are employed part-time, but may prefer full time work • Professional barriers • 34% work in occupations that require licenses • Employers’ expectations of tenure: 2-3 years • General workforce: 4.2 years • Millennials: 2.8 years

  4. Our Work In Action Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) Military Spouse Interstate License Recognition Options https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses

  5. Administration Initiatives • Executive Order: Enhancing Noncompetitive Civil Service Appointments of Military Spouses • Occupational licensing reform • DOL grants • Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

  6. Questions

More Related