By the Numbers: 2 December 2019

By the Numbers: 2 December 2019

160%

The percentage by which Veterans are more likely to have "a graduate degree or higher" than non-Veterans, according to a recent report by LinkedIn -- Veteran Opportunity Report: Understanding an untapped talent pool. A few other data points from the report:
  • Veterans remain with their initial company 8.3% longer than nonveterans.
  • Veterans are 39% more likely to be promoted earlier than nonveterans.
  • Veterans with bachelor’s degrees have 2.9x more work experience.
  • 33% of Veterans are underemployed.
  • Veterans are 15.6% more likely to be underemployed than nonveterans.