Federal Investment in Military Less Effective for Jobs than Investments in Education or Healthcare

Federal Investment in Military Less Effective for Jobs than Investments in Education or Healthcare

The majority of the federal workforce involves militarized sectors, including the military, homeland security, and more. But military spending is inefficient for employment: spending on education and healthcare would create more jobs while reducing the federal budget, according to a new report from the Costs of War project at Brown University’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs.The analysis, an update to a previous report from 20…