OPM Releases 2015 Veterans Hiring Report

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released the Employment of Veterans in the Federal Executive Branch Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 today. The report notes that 6,000 more veterans were hired in FY15 compared to FY14, bringing the percentage of new veterans hired to 32.5 percent. Veterans now represent 30.9 percent of the Federal workforce, as compared to 25.8 percent in FY 2009—the year President Obama signed Executive Order 13518, Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government. “Each year, about 25,000 military service members hang up their uniforms and make the transition to civilian life,” said Beth Cobert, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management. “Veterans bring distinctive training, skills, leadership, and experiences that we need at every agency in the Federal Government.”
In FY15, the Federal Government hired approximately 221,000 new employees. Approximately 72,000 of those new hires were veterans, of which 31,000 were disabled veterans. The FY 2015 32.5 percent new hire rate for veterans represents an 8.5 percent increase from FY09, when the rate was 24 percent.