Unemployment on the rise for veterans of current wars

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Washington (CNN) — The unemployment rate for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars reached 14.7 percent in March, according to the latest government statistics.

The number of unemployed veterans increased to more than 250,000, up about 40,000 over the previous month’s figures, according to the Department of Labor Statistics.

Veterans groups say the figures are unacceptable.

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