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How is the standard of living changing for veterans?

Veterans may have served the country, but how is the country serving them? =
In 2023, veterans had slightly better economic outcomes than the general po=
pulation, but they continue to face challenges like higher disability rates=
and rising homelessness. Here's what the [latest data shows]([link removed]
cts.org/articles/who-are-our-nations-veterans-and-how-is-their-standard-of-=
living-changing/).=C2=A0

[Annual average unemployment rate for veterans and US adult population](htt=
ps://usafacts.org/articles/who-are-our-nations-veterans-and-how-is-their-st=
andard-of-living-changing/)

- In 2023, 2.8% of veterans were unemployed, lower than the rate among non-=
veterans (3.6%). This rate differs among veterans ages 18 to 24 (7.8% unemp=
loyment rate) and veterans with a service-related disability (6.0%).=C2=A0

- Of the 8.4 million veterans employed in 2023, 22.5% worked in government.=
The manufacturing industry employed 11.7% of veterans, followed by profess=
ional and business services (11.1%). Women were most likely to work in gove=
rnment (29.7%) or education and health services (21.7%).=E2=80=AF=C2=A0

- Compared to 11.5% of the adult population, 7.6% of veterans lived below t=
he poverty line in 2023.=C2=A0

- Veteran homelessness rose 7.4% in 2023, the first increase in over a deca=
de. As of 2023, the nation had 35,574 unhoused veterans.=C2=A0

- More than 4.8 million veterans (30.9%) reported at least one disability i=
n 2023. In 2010, only 25.5% of veterans reported having a disability. Veter=
ans are nearly twice as likely to be affected by disabilities than the gene=
ral adult public.=C2=A0

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Where do tornadoes do the most damage?

Tornadoes have an entire section of the country named after them in Tornado=
Alley, but where do tornadoes cause the most damage? Between 2020 and 2024=
, all but one state recorded at least one tornado. [Here=E2=80=99s a closer=
look]([link removed]
-the-most-tornadoes/) at where they=E2=80=99re most likely to occur (no sto=
rm chasing required).

[Number of tornadoes by count]([link removed]
-alley-which-states-have-the-most-tornadoes/)

- Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of tornados. From 202=
0 to 2024, Texas recorded 516 tornadoes, followed by Illinois (491) and Iow=
a (462).=C2=A0

- The residents of Washington County, Colorado, are most likely to deal wit=
h tornadoes. The county had 40 tornadoes during this period, 13 more than a=
ny other county. (See how your [county compares]([link removed]
les/beyond-tornado-alley-which-states-have-the-most-tornadoes/).)=C2=A0

- In 2024, residents in 23 states reported sustaining tornado-related injur=
ies. Fifteen states had residents die due to tornados. Nationwide, 546 peop=
le were injured by tornadoes and 47 were killed. Texas and Oklahoma had the=
most injuries (124 and 116, respectively) and accounted for 44% of tornado=
-related injuries.=C2=A0

- Tornadoes caused $1.6 billion in property damage in 2024, over half of wh=
ich ($893 million) was in Florida. Oklahoma had the next-highest amount wit=
h $264 million, nearly a third of Florida=E2=80=99s total.=C2=A0

[Keep reading]([link removed]
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Data behind the news

More than 2,000 Starbucks baristas are on strike. Meanwhile, more than 450=
=E2=80=AFNew Jersey Transit workers went on strike Friday morning, affectin=
g thousands of commuters. Here=E2=80=99s [the data on US labor strikes](htt=
ps://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-labor-strikes-every-year/).=C2=A0
=C2=A0
The Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, and Wisconsin have been under th=
reat of wildfires for days. See our map [tracking historical wildfire data]=
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One last fact

[Eight-grade reading scores have declined in 38 states since 2019]([link removed]
usafacts.org/articles/covid-disrupted-decades-of-progress-in-math-and-readi=
ng/)

Student [reading and math scores are falling]([link removed]
/covid-disrupted-decades-of-progress-in-math-and-reading/). Eighth grade re=
ading scores have dropped in 38 states since 2019. Math scores fell in 49 s=
tates and Washington, DC, while Tennessee did not have a statistically sign=
ificant change.=C2=A0

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