Table 3. Employment status of persons 25 years and over by veteran status, and educational attainment, 2012 annual averages

Table 3. Employment status of persons 25 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and educational attainment, 2012 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status,
period of service, and educational attainment		 Civilian
noninsti-
tutional
population		 Civilian labor force Not in
labor
force
Total Percent
of
population		 Employed Unemployed
Total Percent
of
population		 Total Percent
of
labor force

VETERANS

Total, 25 years and over

 20,882 10,781 51.6 10,054 48.1 727 6.7 10,101

Less than a high school diploma

 1,271 273 21.5 245 19.3 28 10.2 998

High school graduates, no college

 6,638 3,133 47.2 2,895 43.6 238 7.6 3,505

Some college or associate degree

 7,122 4,036 56.7 3,726 52.3 309 7.7 3,086

Bachelor's degree and higher

 5,851 3,339 57.1 3,187 54.5 152 4.5 2,512

Gulf War era, total

Total, 25 years and over

 5,314 4,393 82.7 4,084 76.9 309 7.0 921

Less than a high school diploma

 85 56 66.1 53 61.5 4 7.0 29

High school graduates, no college

 1,392 1,157 83.1 1,070 76.9 87 7.6 235

Some college or associate degree

 2,227 1,792 80.5 1,645 73.9 147 8.2 435

Bachelor's degree and higher

 1,610 1,388 86.2 1,317 81.8 71 5.1 222

Gulf War era II

Total, 25 years and over

 2,265 1,845 81.5 1,687 74.5 159 8.6 420

Less than a high school diploma

 27 18 - 17 - 1 - 9

High school graduates, no college

 549 453 82.5 413 75.2 40 8.8 96

Some college or associate degree

 986 760 77.0 678 68.8 82 10.7 226

Bachelor's degree and higher

 703 615 87.5 578 82.3 37 6.0 88

Gulf War era I

Total, 25 years and over

 3,049 2,548 83.6 2,398 78.6 150 5.9 501

Less than a high school diploma

 58 38 66.2 35 60.6 3 8.5 20

High school graduates, no college

 843 704 83.6 657 77.9 48 6.8 138

Some college or associate degree

 1,241 1,032 83.2 967 77.9 65 6.3 208

Bachelor's degree and higher

 907 773 85.2 739 81.4 34 4.4 134

WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total, 25 years and over

 9,872 3,165 32.1 2,964 30.0 201 6.4 6,707

Less than a high school diploma

 823 115 14.0 104 12.6 12 10.2 707

High school graduates, no college

 3,191 870 27.3 816 25.6 54 6.3 2,321

Some college or associate degree

 2,992 1,072 35.8 990 33.1 83 7.7 1,920

Bachelor's degree and higher

 2,866 1,107 38.6 1,054 36.8 52 4.7 1,760

Other service periods

Total, 25 years and over

 5,696 3,222 56.6 3,006 52.8 217 6.7 2,473

Less than a high school diploma

 363 101 27.8 89 24.5 12 12.0 262

High school graduates, no college

 2,055 1,105 53.8 1,010 49.1 96 8.7 949

Some college or associate degree

 1,903 1,172 61.6 1,092 57.4 80 6.8 732

Bachelor's degree and higher

 1,375 845 61.4 816 59.3 29 3.4 530

NONVETERANS

Total, 25 years and over

 183,619 122,909 66.9 114,581 62.4 8,328 6.8 60,710

Less than a high school diploma

 23,542 10,977 46.6 9,611 40.8 1,366 12.4 12,565

High school graduates, no college

 55,134 33,634 61.0 30,821 55.9 2,813 8.4 21,500

Some college or associate degree

 47,319 33,455 70.7 31,097 65.7 2,358 7.0 13,864

Bachelor's degree and higher

 57,625 44,843 77.8 43,052 74.7 1,791 4.0 12,782

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who 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 are counted in only one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent one. Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period are classified in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

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