B
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5.1%
5.1% -- national hiring benchmark for protected veterans (2025-07)
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Value
5.1%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025-07
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
US Department of Labor
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Tier A
https://www.berkshireassociates.com/protected-veterans-non-discrimination-plan?hsCtaAttrib=185884016… ↗
Source Article
Protected Veteran HR Services | VEVRAA Compliance & Non-Discrimination Plans
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US Department of Labor
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Methodology
Benchmark set by the US Department of Labor under VEVRAA regulations
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Industrymarketing
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protected veterans: 5.1% national hiring benchmark. Source: US Department of Labor (2025-07). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/protected-veteran-hiring-benchmark-2025
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