Tech giants spending $700 billion on AI data centers are recruiting military veterans to fill thousands of jobs For veterans, making the transition to civilian life can be a bumpy one.
While they gained on-the-job skills like teamwork and problem-solving, they may have a hard time leveraging those skills after they leave the military
As of June 2026, the veteran unemployment rate sat at 4.1% (about 292,000 vets). That’s slightly higher than the unemployment rate for the civilian population, which sits at 4.0%, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor (1)Statistics (1).
Must Read But there’s one area where companies can’t find enough workers: data centers. And, as AI drives massive data center growth, it’s fueling a massive hiring push. For some companies, veterans represent an untapped labor pool.