Top-level military data proves.
Raven '23 – (Erik Raven – American political advisor, Under Secretary of the Navy; Angus King – US senator; "Senate Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing on U.S. Military Recruiting Challenges"; 3/22/23; https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Testimony/display-testimony/Article/3345511/senate-armed-services-committee-holds-hearing-on-us-military-recruiting-challen/) NT-ML
Let me move on to another data question. Do you have data on the relationship between the unemployment rate nationally and recruiting? We're now in one of the tightest labor markets I've ever seen in my lifetime. Every -- everybody that comes to my office, their number one issue is -- is workers. This morning I had loggers from Maine, truck drivers, plumbers, doctors, nurses, retail, so I'm interested.
Intuitively, it seems to me that your -- your job is going to be tougher when the labor market is so tight and there's so many other opportunities. Is there any data on that Secretary Raven, do you know?
ERIK RAVEN:
Yes, we have that data. And we so -- it shows a clear correlation between the labor market and -- and newest sessions.
ANGUS KING:
Unemployment goes down, recruiting goes down.