Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War-era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, August 2025, not seasonally adjusted

Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War-era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, August 2025, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Period of service and Reserve or National Guard status	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of labor force
VETERANS
Gulf War era, total
Total	8,890	6,448	72.5	6,269	70.5	179	2.8	2,442
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard	3,280	2,377	72.5	2,332	71.1	46	1.9	903
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard	5,425	3,918	72.2	3,792	69.9	126	3.2	1,507
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported	185	152	82.4	145	78.8	7	4.4	32
Gulf War era II
Total	5,652	4,409	78.0	4,290	75.9	119	2.7	1,243
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard	2,015	1,551	77.0	1,523	75.6	27	1.8	464
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard	3,496	2,744	78.5	2,659	76.0	85	3.1	752
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported	140	114	81.4	107	76.6	7	5.9	26
Gulf War era I
Total	3,238	2,039	63.0	1,979	61.1	59	2.9	1,199
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard	1,265	827	65.3	808	63.9	18	2.2	439
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard	1,929	1,174	60.9	1,133	58.7	41	3.5	755
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported	44	38	-	38	-	-	-	6
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. The Gulf War era began in August 1990 and continues to the present day. It is divided into two periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present) and Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001). Veterans are counted in only one period of service, their most recent period. Data do not include Reserve and National Guard members who have never been called to Active Duty. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

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