What Can Congress, Pentagon Do to Help With Military Spouses' Unemployment?
Dozens of programs already provide career assistance to military families.
But Congress and the Pentagon can do more to study just how well those programs work and to understand other challenges facing military spouses seeking employment, advocates from the National Military Spouse Network argued Jan. 19.
More than 20 percent of military spouses were unemployed before the COVID-19 pandemic, NMSN President Sue Hoppin noted during the virtual rollout of the organization's 2022 white paper, “The Military Spouse Employment Dilemma.” That percentage has stayed relatively steady for years now.