Deep dive into causes of military spouse unemployment included in 2022 NDAA
The Defense Department will begin an in-depth study into military spouse employment next year, which advocates say can help explain why the population's unemployment rate has sat at about 22% for the past decade.
The study was included in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law on Monday, and will be the first comprehensive review of the subject in several years, said Sue Hoppin, founder and president of the National Military Spouse Network, a nonprofit that supports spouses professional and personal development.