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URL: https://www.callofdutyendowment.org/rnrnttk 6/6/2016: rnrn— Unemployment among young veterans is nearly triple the national average.rn>>> Yes NEARLY, buuuuut it’s kind of got some problems. But I’m giving it a pass, owing to different possible interpretations and the fact that unemployment rates fluctuate constantly and that although I’m looking at 2015 numbers (most recent data available), they may be looking at a different data set, and even the slightest change in unemployment rates for young veterans, all veterans, or all civilians (which is completely plausible) would easily lend this full support: rnrnHere were my findings and logic:rn(1) It’s *really* more like “more than double,” not “nearly triple” when comparing 18-24YO veterans (13%) with all civilians (5.2%). rn(2) The wording *could* be phrased to mean the national average for all veterans (not civilians), in which case “triple” is spot-on in comparing 18-24YO veterans (13%) with all veterans (4.2%). rn(3) HOWEVER, if they were meaning to compare 18-24YO veterans (13%) with 18-24YO civilians (10.9%), it would definitely not be triple — but that doesn’t seem implied in the wording. It feels like it’s either a comparison to all veterans or all civilians with the vid’s emphasis on “young” and “veteran” being what is setting this group apart. rnrnThe numbers I’m seeing/using/assuming they used are Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers for 2015. (Sources: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000 and https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/vet.pdf (Table 2A)). Looking more widely at trends across other years, even a slight change in figures (up on one and down on the other) would make it full-on accurate. I’m willing to give the benefit of the doubt that other equally-feasible-to-use numbers would support this completely.
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