The subjective underemployment experience of post-9/11 veterans after transition to civilian work

BACKGROUND: Underemployment is a challenge for the civilian workforce and a particular risk for veterans as they transition from military service to civilian employment. Workers' economic and demographic characteristics factor into underemployment risk. Veterans may be at greater risk due to specific economic and demographic factors, transitional factors (e.g., geographic relocation), and characteristics of their military service (e.g., military skill alignment with civilian jobs). OBJECTIVES: Describe underemployment experiences in employed post-9/11 veterans three years after their military transition to the civilian workforce. METHODS: The current study uses self-reported underemployment experience data from a longitudinal study of transitioning veterans. This study compares average perceptions of veteran underemployment experiences by specific groups (e.g., by race, gender, and paygrade) using analysis of variance and logistic regression. RESULTS: Veterans reported underemployment in their current jobs based on a perceived mismatch between the skills, education, and/or leadership experience they gained during military service. CONCLUSIONS: Veterans who were enlisted rank, identified as non-White, completed a bachelor's degree, and indicated PTSD symptoms reported higher pervasive underemployment. Intervention implications for the results, such as employer and veteran employment supports, are discussed.

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Work Title The subjective underemployment experience of post-9/11 veterans after transition to civilian work
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  1. Katie E. Davenport
  2. Nicole R. Morgan
  3. Kimberly J. McCarthy
  4. Julia A. Bleser
  5. Keith R. Aronson
  6. Daniel F Perkins
Keyword
  1. Post 9/11 Veterans
  2. Veterans
  3. Experience
  4. Underemployment
  5. Demographic Factor
  6. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  7. Longitudinal Analysis
  8. Military Service
  9. Economics
  10. Demographic Characteristic
  11. Military
  12. Education
  13. Analysis Of Variance
  14. Demography
  15. Workforce
  16. Leadership
  17. Mismatch
  18. Demographic Factors
  19. Economic Factors
  20. Bachelor
  21. Employer
  22. Longitudinal Study
  23. Logistics
  24. Regression
  25. Worker
  26. Gender
  27. Group
  28. Veteran Employment
  29. Skill Education
  30. Military Skills
  31. Employment Support
  32. Leadership Experience
  33. Military Transition
  34. Logistic Models
  35. Occupational Groups
  36. Longitudinal Studies
  37. Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
  38. Geography
  39. Variance
License CC BY 4.0 (Attribution)
Work Type Article
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  1. Work
Publication Date January 1, 2022
Publisher Identifier (DOI)
  1. 10.3233/WOR-210029
Deposited January 03, 2025

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    • Post 9/11 Veterans, Veterans, Experience, Underemployment, Demographic Factor, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Longitudinal Analysis, Military Service, Economics, Demographic Characteristic, Military, Education, Analysis Of Variance, Demography, Workforce, Leadership, Mismatch, Demographic Factors, Economic Factors, Bachelor, Employer, Longitudinal Study, Logistics, Regression, Worker, Gender, Group, Veteran Employment, Skill Education, Military Skills, Employment Support, Leadership Experience, Military Transition, Logistic Models, Occupational Groups, Longitudinal Studies, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Geography, Variance
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    • <p>BACKGROUND: Underemployment is a challenge for the civilian workforce and a particular risk for veterans as they transition from military service to civilian employment. Workers' economic and demographic characteristics factor into underemployment risk. Veterans may be at greater risk due to specific economic and demographic factors, transitional factors (e.g., geographic relocation), and characteristics of their military service (e.g., military skill alignment with civilian jobs). OBJECTIVES: Describe underemployment experiences in employed post-9/11 veterans three years after their military transition to the civilian workforce. METHODS: The current study uses self-reported underemployment experience data from a longitudinal study of transitioning veterans. This study compares average perceptions of veteran underemployment experiences by specific groups (e.g., by race, gender, and paygrade) using analysis of variance and logistic regression. RESULTS: Veterans reported underemployment in their current jobs based on a perceived mismatch between the skills, education, and/or leadership experience they gained during military service. CONCLUSIONS: Veterans who were enlisted rank, identified as non-White, completed a bachelor's degree, and indicated PTSD symptoms reported higher pervasive underemployment. Intervention implications for the results, such as employer and veteran employment supports, are discussed.</p>
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    • <p>BACKGROUND: Underemployment is a challenge for the civilian workforce and a particular risk for veterans as they transition from military service to civilian employment. Workers' economic and demographic characteristics factor into underemployment risk. Veterans may be at greater risk due to specific economic and demographic factors, transitional factors (e.g., geographic relocation), and characteristics of their military service (e.g., military skill alignment with civilian jobs). OBJECTIVES: Describe underemployment experiences in employed post-9/11 veterans three years after their military transition to the civilian workforce. METHODS: The current study uses self-reported underemployment experience data from a longitudinal study of transitioning veterans. This study compares average perceptions of veteran underemployment experiences by specific groups (e.g., by race, gender, and paygrade) using analysis of variance and logistic regression. RESULTS: Veterans reported underemployment in their current jobs based on a perceived mismatch between the skills, education, and/or leadership experience they gained during military service. CONCLUSIONS: Veterans who were enlisted rank, identified as non-White, completed a bachelor's degree, and indicated PTSD symptoms reported higher pervasive underemployment. Intervention implications for the results, such as employer and veteran employment supports, are discussed.</p>
    • BACKGROUND: Underemployment is a challenge for the civilian workforce and a particular risk for veterans as they transition from military service to civilian employment. Workers' economic and demographic characteristics factor into underemployment risk. Veterans may be at greater risk due to specific economic and demographic factors, transitional factors (e.g., geographic relocation), and characteristics of their military service (e.g., military skill alignment with civilian jobs). OBJECTIVES: Describe underemployment experiences in employed post-9/11 veterans three years after their military transition to the civilian workforce. METHODS: The current study uses self-reported underemployment experience data from a longitudinal study of transitioning veterans. This study compares average perceptions of veteran underemployment experiences by specific groups (e.g., by race, gender, and paygrade) using analysis of variance and logistic regression. RESULTS: Veterans reported underemployment in their current jobs based on a perceived mismatch between the skills, education, and/or leadership experience they gained during military service. CONCLUSIONS: Veterans who were enlisted rank, identified as non-White, completed a bachelor's degree, and indicated PTSD symptoms reported higher pervasive underemployment. Intervention implications for the results, such as employer and veteran employment supports, are discussed.
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  • Updated Creator Nicole R. Morgan
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