Military spouses face steep employment challenges

11 articles · Updated · Baltimore Sun · May 7

US Department of Defense surveys found active-duty spouses have 20% unemployment and earn nearly 40% less than civilian counterparts.
They spend an average of 23 weeks searching for work, despite being a highly educated group.
The unemployment rate is more than four-and-a-half times the national rate, underscoring persistent barriers to military spouse employment.

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