Governor Janet Mills has announced that her Administration’s 2024 Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign resulted in the hiring of 191 veterans and military family members by Maine employers. That number exceeds, and nearly doubles, the campaign’s goal of 100 hires in 100 days.
The 2024 campaign resulted in placements in good-paying jobs located in all sixteen counties, including 40 women veterans, at an average hourly wage of $28.31. Employers hiring the most veterans included Bath Iron Works, Northern Light Health, and the State of Maine.
The annual 100-day campaign is a partnership between the Maine Department of Labor and its CareerCenters, Destination Occupation, and Maine Bureau of Veterans Services. The campaign has connected more than 1,900 employers with over 2,100 veteran-hires since its inception in 2015.
Military training often provides veterans with great transferable skills and leadership qualities that make them high-quality employees, and thanks to our Hire-A-Vet Campaign, nearly 200 veterans and military family members are now employed in good-paying jobs in every Maine county. I am proud of my Administration’s work to connect veterans with Maine employers, and we will continue to work hard to ensure that those who have served have meaningful and rewarding career opportunities here in Maine.
The 2024 campaign held in-person hiring events at the Augusta Civic Center, University of Maine at Presque Isle, Poland Spring, and York County Community College. In total, the four events featured 222 participating employers, 63 participating resource providers, and over 230 job seekers, including veterans and non-veterans.
More at Maine.gov.
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