FLORIDA - The unemployment rate for veterans in Florida is 2% higher than the state average.

Veterans face challenges most of us will never understand.

Some vets enlist in the military right out of high school, and when they try to enter the work force, many of them lag behind in experience and education.

Wednesday morning, Governor Charlie Crist held a round table discussion to find out how the state can help.

"We want to make sure that veterans throughout the state of Florida have the opportunity to have gainful employment when they are done with their service to our country. It's something that is very important to our administration, and you know what is happening at the Agency for Workforce Innovation, through employflorida.com and these other networking opportunities these wonderful, patriotic Americans have a greater opportunity to have employment when they are done with their service overseas."

Many veterans don't know about the help the state offers job seekers.

Crist is asking the State Department of Veterans Affairs to send letters to returning troops, informing them of the state's online job bank and help through AWI.Veteran Unemployment Rate In Florida Above Average