Governor Stein Proclaims Employ a Veteran Week

Employ A Veteran Week

2025

By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina

A Proclamation

Whereas, North Carolina is home to nearly 700,000 military veterans, whose technical skills, strong work ethic, leadership, and experience as members of our military make them an invaluable segment of the workforce in a wide variety of high-demand fields; and

Whereas, North Carolina has a strong partnership with the Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) program through the U.S. Department of Labor, which supports employment and training services provided by professionals based at NCWorks Career Centers across the state; and 

Whereas, the State of North Carolina has developed a variety of tools to help veterans find jobs and training, including the NCWorks Veterans Portal, located at veterans.ncworks.gov; and

Whereas, the North Carolina Department of Commerce, North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, North Carolina For Military Employment (NC4ME), and other organizations collaborate to connect veterans with employers that are hiring; and

Whereas, employment services are among the resources provided to participants in North Carolina’s nationally recognized Veterans Treatment Courts, which enhance public safety while promoting reentry and rehabilitation for veterans with barriers to employment; and

Whereas, the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Apprenticeships, housed within the NCWorks Commission, has included among its goals outreach to under-tapped talent pools such as veterans and their families; and

Whereas, the State of North Carolina benefits from the service of numerous veterans as state employees; and

Whereas, the State of North Carolina encourages businesses to provide employment opportunities to veterans already in the workforce and those transitioning out of military service as part of our commitment to being the most veteran- and military-friendly state in the nation and the premier choice for veterans looking for a place to work and live;

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim November 10 – 15, 2025, as “Employ A Veteran Week” in North Carolina and commend its observance to all citizens.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-first day of October in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-fifth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.