The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has updated its annual Veteran Hiring Benchmark to 5.1%. Contractors can use the revised benchmark for new affirmative action plan annual cycles that begin on or after July 30, 2025. AAPs established before July 30 will retain the previous benchmark until their next cycle.
The annual benchmark represents the national percentage of veterans in the civilian labor force. Most federal contractors use the benchmark to assess the effectiveness of their veteran recruitment and hiring efforts during the preceding AAP cycle.
The new figure is down slightly from the 2024 benchmark of 5.2% and continues the downward trend that has occurred every year since OFCCP established the benchmark in 2014, when it was set at 7.2%.
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