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Veterans tend to attend school at older ages than non-veterans. In 2018, among 25-34 year olds, 35-44 year olds, and 45-54 year olds, women veterans were twice as likely as women nonveterans to be enrolled in school. This is significant because people enrolled in school have higher unemployment rates than people not enrolled in school.

Report of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy's (ODEP) Survey of Employer Policies on the Employment of People with Disabilities. The executive summary begins with a brief description of the methodology followed by an overview of major findings from the survey. A more in-depth review of findings plus methodological detail is contained in the remainder of this report and its technical appendices.

Brief related to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy's (ODEP) Survey of Employer Policies on the Employment of People with Disabilities that uses data from the survey to examine implementation of disability-inclusive workplace policies and practices by federal contractors and non-federal contractors.

The brief related to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy's (ODEP) Survey of Employer Policies on the Employment of People with Disabilities examines the extent to which companies implement disability-inclusive recruitment, hiring, retention, and advancement practices and which practices are related to hiring of people with disabilities.

The brief related to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy's (ODEP) Survey of Employer Policies on the Employment of People with Disabilities examines employers’ efforts to employ, recruit, and hire people with disabilities and their attitudes toward people with disabilities.

In the second installment in a series of snapshot poll briefs, the IVMF research team, in partnership with Military Times, examines the impact of the coronavirus on the military and veteran community, including financial and other stresses during these unprecedented times. This second brief analyzes resource needs among veteran and the active duty service member populations in key areas such as employment, education, childcare, mental and physical health, along with caregiving resources.

In an attempt to gain a better understanding of the unique circumstances faced by female veterans across the CCC, the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group) worked with personnel from IVC to develop and administer a survey for female veterans.

The literature scan highlights promising applications of behavioral insights to challenges that are specifically relevant to U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) programs, workers, job seekers, and employers. It synthesizes this information for DOL and others who are interested in applying behavioral interventions to address challenges within the labor context. DOL’s own work in this area contributes to this evidence base. Suggestions of areas in which to extend this body of work are also noted.

This infographic provides key highlights on women after military service. The information in this document comes from various data collection efforts centered on transition, employment, entrepreneurship, and higher education. Topics include Women in the Military Populations, Community Connectedness, Earnings, Entrepreneurship, Educational Attainment, and more.

The literature review summarizes evidence on three topics related to the intersection of employment and the opioid crisis: (1) effective and promising practices for providing employment services to people with opioid use disorder; (2) employer best practices for preventing negative effects of opioid use disorder in the workplace and creating recovery-friendly workplaces; and (3) key considerations for developing the health care workforce that is addressing the opioid crisis.