Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced today that Wisconsin has retained a top-five ranking in America for successfully helping veterans find employment for the second consecutive year.
Wisconsin ranks fourth in the Uniform National Threshold Entered Employment Rate for veterans and eligible persons, a standard created by the U.S. Department of Labor to measure how effective states are in providing employment services to veterans. The standard covers state service delivery systems, including programs administered by DWD’s Office of Veterans Employment Services (OVES), the Jobs for Veterans State Grants program and the Wagner-Peyser funded Employment Service.
OVES assists veterans through the entire employment process, from developing a resume to translating military experience into civilian job opportunities. Employers can also work with OVES to access funding for on-the-job training, offer subsidized transitional employment and build a diverse workforce from a broad pool of skilled candidates.
In the program year that ended June 2024, the Veterans’ Entered Employment Rate in Wisconsin exceeded the national threshold, with 67.4% of participating veterans securing employment after using DWD’s services. DWD’s Veterans Employment Services website outlines the agency’s additional veteran employment programs like the Vets Ready Employer Initiative, the Hire Heroes program and other resources available to veterans and employers.
