HOUSEHOLD DATA
                                                                                                                   ANNUAL AVERAGES

48. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                             Civilian                               Civilian labor force                          
                                          noninstitutional                                                                        
                                             population                                                                           
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                 Total           Employed                   Unemployed            
         Veteran status and age                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                           1998     1999                                             Number          Percent of   
                                                                                                                    labor force   
                                                             1998     1999     1998     1999                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                 1998     1999     1998     1999  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
          VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
  Total, 40 years and over..............   7,773    7,761    6,526    6,381    6,348    6,200      179      180      2.7      2.8 
    40 to 54 years .....................   5,950    5,497    5,313    4,842    5,163    4,703      150      139      2.8      2.9 
       40 to 44 years ..................     741      513      662      452      637      431       24       20      3.7      4.5 
       45 to 49 years ..................   2,237    1,868    2,011    1,645    1,955    1,593       56       52      2.8      3.2 
       50 to 54 years ..................   2,972    3,116    2,641    2,745    2,571    2,679       70       66      2.6      2.4 
    55 years and over ..................   1,822    2,263    1,213    1,539    1,184    1,497       29       42      2.4      2.7 
                                                                                                                                  
              NONVETERANS                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                  
  Total, 40 to 54 years ................  20,304   21,289   18,403   19,291   17,879   18,784      523      507      2.8      2.6 
    40 to 44 years .....................   9,218    9,426    8,512    8,716    8,269    8,482      242      234      2.8      2.7 
    45 to 49 years .....................   6,796    7,323    6,190    6,655    6,020    6,484      170      171      2.7      2.6 
    50 to 54 years .....................   4,290    4,540    3,701    3,920    3,590    3,818      111      101      3.0      2.6 

   NOTE : Male Vietnam-era veterans are men who served in the Armed Forces between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975. Nonveterans are
men who have never served in the Armed Forces.  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the
household survey.