According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the jobless rate for veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces fell by 1.3 percentage points to 7.0%, whereas the unemployment rate for veterans serving on active duty sometime after September 2001 declined by 2.2 percentage point to 9.9%.

The unemployment rate for all male veterans decreased by 1.4 percentage point to 6.9%, and the rate for all female veterans held steady at 8.3 percent. Read more.