Comparing Ex-Servicemember and Civilian Use of Unemployment Insurance

Drawing from a unique administrative data set with audited unemployment compensation for ex-service members (UCX) and unemployment insurance (UI) claims from 2002 to 2012, this report provides a first portrait of the job search process of ex-service members relative to that for civilians. Overall, the claim data offer a portrait of a job search process that appears to be working for ex-service members in many ways.