The Employment of Veterans in State and Local Government Service

Authors

Gregory B. Lewis, Georgia State UniversityFollow
Rahul Pathak, Georgia State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2014

Abstract

Has veterans’ preference been successful in increasing military veterans’ access to state and local government (SLG) jobs? U.S. Census data for 1980 through 2011 shows that veterans are more likely than nonveterans to work for SLGs, despite some characteristics that would normally make them less likely to take SLG jobs. This is especially true in states that offer absolute preference or pay well relative to the private sector.

Comments

Author manuscript of article published as:

Lewis, Gregory B., and Rahul Pathak. The Employment of Veterans in State and Local Government Service. State & Local Government Review 46.2 (2014): 91.

The published version is available at doi: 10.1177/0160323X14537835

Recommended Citation

Lewis, Gregory B. and Pathak, Rahul, "The Employment of Veterans in State and Local Government Service" (2014). PMAP Publications. 11.
https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/pmap_facpubs/11