Google is helping train military spouses for remote IT work

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Google unveiled a new feature on Friday aimed at training unemployed military spouses and helping them find jobs that can be worked remotely, reports Fast Company.

Military spouses have a high unemployment rate of 16 percent, which is four times higher than the national average of 3.4 percent. Another 55 percent are underemployed, per a 2017 government study.

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Marianne Dodson

Marianne is The Week’s Social Media Editor. She is a native Tennessean and recent graduate of Ohio University, where she studied journalism and political science. Marianne has previously written for The Daily Beast, The Crime Report, and The Moroccan Times.