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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Veterans have sacrificed their livelihoods and 
3oftentimes their careers to defend our nation's freedom; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of 
5Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, among the 573,000 
6unemployed veterans nationwide in 2014, 59% were ages 45 and 
7over, 37% were ages 25 to 44, and 4% were ages 18 to 24; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, In 2014, the unemployment rate of veterans varied 
9by state, ranging from 1.4% in North Dakota to 8.5% in 
10Maryland; Illinois has one of the highest veteran unemployment 
11rates in the nation; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, According to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report 
13released on March 18, 2015, Illinois has the 8th highest 
14unemployment rate of veterans in the United States; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois should be a leader at 
16providing all the resources necessary to help unemployed 
17veterans get back to work; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, The State of Missouri maintains a one-of-a-kind 
19website to help put unemployed veterans back to work, called 
20"Show Me Heroes"; therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
2NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
3encourage the Illinois Department of Employment Security to 
4create a website modeled after the State of Missouri's "Show Me 
5Heroes" website to help put more veterans back to work; and be 
6it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
8delivered to Governor Bruce Rauner and the Director of 
9Employment Security.