Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted

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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Total Men Women
Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 21,256 21,467 19,444 19,247 1,812 2,220

Civilian labor force

 11,114 11,185 9,994 9,766 1,120 1,420

Participation rate

 52.3 52.1 51.4 50.7 61.8 63.9

Employed

 10,329 10,492 9,266 9,139 1,063 1,353

Employment-population ratio

 48.6 48.9 47.7 47.5 58.7 61.0

Unemployed

 785 693 729 627 57 66

Unemployment rate

 7.1 6.2 7.3 6.4 5.0 4.7

Not in labor force

 10,142 10,282 9,450 9,481 692 800

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,701 2,804 2,214 2,245 487 558

Civilian labor force

 2,127 2,256 1,814 1,874 314 381

Participation rate

 78.8 80.5 81.9 83.5 64.3 68.3

Employed

 1,932 2,086 1,650 1,732 283 354

Employment-population ratio

 71.5 74.4 74.5 77.1 58.0 63.4

Unemployed

 195 170 164 143 31 27

Unemployment rate

 9.2 7.5 9.0 7.6 9.9 7.2

Not in labor force

 574 548 400 371 174 177

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,950 3,425 2,471 2,738 478 687

Civilian labor force

 2,479 2,850 2,114 2,337 366 513

Participation rate

 84.1 83.2 85.5 85.4 76.5 74.6

Employed

 2,351 2,693 1,994 2,198 357 495

Employment-population ratio

 79.7 78.6 80.7 80.3 74.6 72.0

Unemployed

 129 157 120 139 9 18

Unemployment rate

 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.9 2.4 3.5

Not in labor force

 470 575 358 401 112 174

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 9,949 9,916 9,627 9,538 322 378

Civilian labor force

 3,293 3,135 3,170 3,009 122 126

Participation rate

 33.1 31.6 32.9 31.5 38.1 33.4

Employed

 3,072 2,915 2,956 2,799 116 116

Employment-population ratio

 30.9 29.4 30.7 29.3 36.0 30.7

Unemployed

 221 220 215 210 7 10

Unemployment rate

 6.7 7.0 6.8 7.0 5.3 8.3

Not in labor force

 6,656 6,781 6,457 6,529 199 252

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

 5,656 5,322 5,131 4,726 525 596

Civilian labor force

 3,214 2,944 2,897 2,545 318 399

Participation rate

 56.8 55.3 56.4 53.9 60.6 66.9

Employed

 2,974 2,798 2,666 2,409 308 389

Employment-population ratio

 52.6 52.6 52.0 51.0 58.7 65.2

Unemployed

 240 146 230 136 10 10

Unemployment rate

 7.5 5.0 8.0 5.3 3.1 2.6

Not in labor force

 2,441 2,378 2,235 2,181 207 197

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 212,630 214,659 93,088 94,424 119,542 120,236

Civilian labor force

 141,057 141,712 70,766 71,577 70,291 70,134

Participation rate

 66.3 66.0 76.0 75.8 58.8 58.3

Employed

 130,362 131,871 65,175 66,284 65,187 65,588

Employment-population ratio

 61.3 61.4 70.0 70.2 54.5 54.5

Unemployed

 10,695 9,840 5,591 5,293 5,104 4,547

Unemployment rate

 7.6 6.9 7.9 7.4 7.3 6.5

Not in labor force

 71,572 72,948 22,321 22,847 49,251 50,101

NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Beginning with data for January 2013, estimates for veterans incorporate population controls derived from the updated Department of Veterans Affairs' population model.

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