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EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS -- 2012
The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed
Forces at any time since September 2001--a group referred to as Gulf War-era II
veterans--declined by 2.2 percentage points to 9.9 percent in 2012, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The jobless rate for all veterans
fell by 1.3 percentage points to 7.0 percent. Twenty-eight percent of Gulf War-
era II veterans reported having a service-connected disability in August 2012,
compared with 14 percent of all veterans.
This information was obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a
monthly sample survey of about 60,000 households that provides data on
employment and unemployment in the United States. Data about veterans are
collected monthly in the CPS; those monthly data are the source of the 2012
annual averages presented in this release. In August 2012, a supplement to
the CPS collected additional information about veterans on topics such as
service-connected disability and veterans’ current or past Reserve or
National Guard membership. Information from the supplement is also presented
in this release. The supplement was co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs and by the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment
and Training Service. For more information, see the Technical Note, which
provides definitions of terms used in this release.
Highlights from the 2012 data:
--Among all veterans, the unemployment rate for men declined by 1.4
percentage points to 6.9 percent in 2012. The rate for female veterans
was little changed at 8.3 percent. (See table A.)
--Veterans with a service-connected disability had an unemployment rate
of 6.5 percent in August 2012, little different than the rate for veterans
with no disability (7.1 percent). (See table 6.)
--One in 3 employed veterans with a service-connected disability worked
in the public sector in August 2012, compared with 1 in 5 veterans
with no disability. (See table 7.)
--Gulf War-era II veterans who were current or past members of the
Reserve or National Guard had an unemployment rate of 7.2 percent in
August 2012, lower than the rate for those veterans who had not been
members of the Reserve or National Guard (13.7 percent). (See table 8.)
--Gulf War-era II veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both had
an unemployment rate of 10.9 percent in August 2012, little different
from those who served elsewhere (11.3 percent). (See table 9.)
The Veteran Population
In 2012, 21.2 million men and women in the civilian noninstitutional
population ages 18 and over were veterans. In the survey, veterans are
defined as men and women who have previously served on active duty in
the U.S. Armed Forces and who were civilians at the time these data
were collected.
Veterans are more likely to be men and older than nonveterans. In
part, this reflects the characteristics of veterans who served during
World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam era. Veterans who served
during these wartime periods account for nearly one-half (9.9 million)
of the total veteran population. A total of 5.6 million veterans
served during Gulf War era I (August 1990 to August 2001) or Gulf War
era II (September 2001 forward). Another 5.7 million served outside
the designated wartime periods. Because age and other demographic
differences affect labor force status, the next sections focus on
veterans by period of service. (See tables 1 and 2A.)
Gulf War-era II Veterans
In 2012, about 2.6 million of the nation's veterans had served during Gulf
War era II. About 17 percent of these veterans were women, compared with
3 percent of veterans from World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam
era. Almost half of all Gulf War-era II veterans were between the ages of
25 and 34. (See tables 1 and 2A.)
Among male Gulf War-era II veterans, the unemployment rate fell by 2.5
percentage points to 9.5 percent from 2011 to 2012. The rate for female
veterans, at 12.5 percent in 2012, was little different from the prior year.
(See table 1.)
In 2012, the unemployment rate for male Gulf War-era II veterans age 18 to
24 was 20.0 percent, higher than the rate for nonveterans of the same age
group (16.4 percent). The rate for male veterans age 25 to 34 was also
higher than the rate for their nonveteran counterparts (10.4 and 8.1 percent,
respectively). For older age groups, the unemployment rates were little
different for Gulf War-era II veterans and nonveterans. (See table 2B.)
Veterans of Gulf War era II and nonveterans had similar occupational profiles
in 2012 after accounting for gender. About one-third of the employed men in
both groups worked in management and professional occupations, a higher
proportion than in any other major occupational group. Among employed women,
about 50 percent of Gulf War-era II veterans and 42 percent of nonveterans
worked in management and professional occupations. (See table 4.)
A higher proportion of employed Gulf War-era II veterans worked in the public
sector in 2012 than employed nonveterans--25 and 14 percent, respectively.
The federal government employed 14 percent of Gulf War-era II veterans,
compared with about 2 percent of employed nonveterans. (See table 5.)
In August 2012, approximately 35 percent of Gulf War-era II veterans
reported that they had served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both. (Some
veterans did not report their location of service.) These veterans had
an unemployment rate of 10.9 percent, not statistically different from
Gulf War-era II veterans who served elsewhere (11.3 percent). (See
table 9.)
Gulf War-era I Veterans
For the 3.0 million veterans who served during Gulf War era I (August
1990 to August 2001), the proportion that were women (16 percent in
2012) was similar to that of Gulf War-era II veterans. About 88
percent of Gulf War-era I veterans were age 35 and over, compared with
40 percent of Gulf War-era II veterans. (See tables 1 and 2A.)
In 2012, the unemployment rates for male and female Gulf War-era I
veterans were 5.6 and 8.0 percent, respectively, lower than the rates
for their Gulf War-era II veteran counterparts (9.5 and 12.5 percent,
respectively). These differences in the unemployment rates reflect, at
least in part, the older age profile of veterans who served during
Gulf War era I. Younger workers--whether veterans or nonveterans--are
more likely to be unemployed than older workers. Unemployment rates of
Gulf War-era I veterans were little different from their nonveteran
counterparts of the same age and gender groups. (See tables 2B and 2C.)
Veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam Era
In 2012, about 9.9 million veterans were estimated to have served
during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam era. All of these
veterans were at least 55 years old, and two-thirds were at least 65
years old. Nearly all (97 percent) of these veterans were men. In
2012, nearly one-third of male veterans of these wartime periods were
in the labor force, and their unemployment rate was 6.4 percent. Male
veterans of these wartime periods had lower labor force participation
rates than did male nonveterans in the same age categories, while
unemployment rates were similar. (See tables 1 and 2B.)
Veterans of Other Service Periods
In 2012, about 5.7 million veterans had served on active duty during
"other service periods," mainly between the Korean War and the Vietnam
era, and between the Vietnam era and Gulf War era I. Because these
veterans served between the major wartime periods, which span several
decades, this group is concentrated in two age ranges. About 41
percent of these veterans were 45 to 54 years old, and another 38
percent were 65 years and over. (See table 2A.)
Nine in 10 veterans of other service periods were men. Among most age
groups, male veterans of service periods between the designated wartime
periods had unemployment rates that were little different than those of
male nonveterans. (See tables 1 and 2B.)
Veterans with a Service-connected Disability
In August 2012, about 3.0 million veterans, or 14 percent of the
total, had a service-connected disability. (Some veterans did not
report whether they had a service-connected disability.) Veterans with
a service-connected disability are assigned a disability rating by the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the U.S. Department of Defense.
Ratings range from 0 to 100 percent, in increments of 10 percentage
points, depending on the severity of the condition. (See table 6.)
Among veterans with a service-connected disability, nearly 4 in 10
reported a disability rating of less than 30 percent, while about 3 in
10 had a rating of 60 percent or higher. In August 2012, veterans with
a service-connected disability rating of less than 30 percent were
more than twice as likely to be in the labor force as those with a
rating of 60 percent or higher (58.1 and 26.1 percent, respectively).
Among veterans who served during Gulf War era II, nearly 3 in 10
(712,000) reported having a service-connected disability. Of these,
70.3 percent were in the labor force in August 2012, compared with
87.0 percent of veterans from this period with no service-connected
disability. Among Gulf War-era II veterans, the unemployment rate of
those with a disability was 8.0 percent, not statistically different
from those with no disability (12.5 percent).
In August 2012, about 17 percent (532,000) of veterans who served
during Gulf War era I reported a service-connected disability. Their
labor force participation rate (72.6 percent) was lower than the rate
for veterans from the era who did not have a disability (87.8
percent). Unemployment rates for Gulf War-era I veterans with and
without service-connected disabilities were little different (5.0 and
6.3 percent, respectively).
Among the 1.3 million veterans with a service-connected disability
from World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam era, 21.1 percent
were in the labor force in August 2012, compared with 32.2 percent of
veterans from these periods who did not have a service-connected
disability. The unemployment rate of veterans with a disability from
these wartime periods was 6.1 percent, little different from their
counterparts with no disability (5.5 percent).
Veterans with a service-connected disability from other service
periods had a labor force participation rate of 54.0 percent in August
2012, compared with 56.0 percent for veterans with no disability from
these periods. Among veterans from other service periods, the
unemployment rates of those with and without service-connected
disabilities were similar--6.5 and 6.4 percent, respectively.
Regardless of period of service, many veterans with a service-
connected disability worked in the public sector. In August 2012, 34
percent of employed veterans with a disability worked in federal,
state, or local government, compared with 19 percent of veterans with
no disability and 14 percent of nonveterans. The federal government
employed 19 percent of veterans with a disability, compared with 7
percent of veterans with no disability and 2 percent of employed
nonveterans. (See table 7.)
Reserve and National Guard Membership
Nearly 30 percent of both Gulf War-era I and Gulf War-era II veterans
were reported to be current or past members of the Reserve or National
Guard. Among Gulf War-era II veterans, those who were current or past
members of the Reserve or National Guard had an unemployment rate of
7.2 percent in August 2012, lower than the rate for those who had
never been members (13.7 percent). Gulf War-era II veterans who were
current or past members of the Reserve or National Guard had a higher
labor force participation rate than those who had never been members
(85.8 and 78.7 percent, respectively). For veterans of Gulf War-era I,
labor force participation rates and unemployment rates were similar
for members and nonmembers. (See table 8.)
Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, 2011-2012 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
| Veteran status and period of service |
2011 |
2012 |
| Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
TOTAL VETERANS |
|
Civilian noninstitutional population |
21,613 |
19,812 |
1,801 |
21,183 |
19,368 |
1,815 |
Civilian labor force |
11,320 |
10,204 |
1,116 |
11,006 |
9,884 |
1,122 |
Participation rate |
52.4 |
51.5 |
62.0 |
52.0 |
51.0 |
61.8 |
Employed |
10,375 |
9,360 |
1,015 |
10,233 |
9,204 |
1,029 |
Employment-population ratio |
48.0 |
47.2 |
56.3 |
48.3 |
47.5 |
56.7 |
Unemployed |
945 |
844 |
101 |
773 |
680 |
93 |
Unemployment rate |
8.3 |
8.3 |
9.1 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
8.3 |
Not in labor force |
10,293 |
9,608 |
685 |
10,177 |
9,484 |
693 |
|
Gulf War-era II veterans |
|
Civilian noninstitutional population |
2,387 |
1,982 |
405 |
2,566 |
2,136 |
431 |
Civilian labor force |
1,937 |
1,656 |
281 |
2,071 |
1,774 |
297 |
Participation rate |
81.2 |
83.5 |
69.5 |
80.7 |
83.1 |
68.9 |
Employed |
1,704 |
1,457 |
246 |
1,866 |
1,606 |
259 |
Employment-population ratio |
71.4 |
73.5 |
60.9 |
72.7 |
75.2 |
60.2 |
Unemployed |
234 |
199 |
35 |
205 |
168 |
37 |
Unemployment rate |
12.1 |
12.0 |
12.4 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
12.5 |
Not in labor force |
450 |
327 |
123 |
496 |
362 |
134 |
|
NONVETERANS |
|
Civilian noninstitutional population |
209,278 |
92,019 |
117,259 |
213,211 |
93,425 |
119,785 |
Civilian labor force |
140,424 |
70,854 |
69,570 |
142,017 |
71,493 |
70,524 |
Participation rate |
67.1 |
77.0 |
59.3 |
66.6 |
76.5 |
58.9 |
Employed |
128,140 |
64,280 |
63,859 |
130,817 |
65,692 |
65,125 |
Employment-population ratio |
61.2 |
69.9 |
54.5 |
61.4 |
70.3 |
54.4 |
Unemployed |
12,284 |
6,573 |
5,710 |
11,200 |
5,801 |
5,399 |
Unemployment rate |
8.7 |
9.3 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
7.7 |
Not in labor force |
68,854 |
21,166 |
47,689 |
71,194 |
21,933 |
49,261 |
|
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. Gulf War-era II veterans served on active duty anywhere in the world sometime since September 2001. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.
|
Technical Note
The data in this release were collected through the Current Population Survey
(CPS). The CPS--a monthly survey of about 60,000 eligible households conducted by
the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics--obtains information
on employment and unemployment among the nation's civilian noninstitutional
population age 16 and over.
Most of the data in this release are annual averages for 2012, compiled from
the results of the monthly survey. In August 2012, a supplement to the CPS
collected additional information about veterans on topics such as service-
connected disability, veterans' Reserve or National Guard status, and veterans
who served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. The supplement was co-sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs and by the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans'
Employment and Training Service. Questions were asked of persons 17 years of
age and older regarding their prior service in the U.S. Armed Forces. Data are
tabulated for persons 18 years of age and older.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay
Service: (800) 877-8339.
Definitions
The definitions underlying the data in this release are as follows:
Veterans are men and women who previously served on active duty in the U.S.
Armed Forces and who were civilians at the time they were surveyed. Members of
the Reserve and National Guard are counted as veterans if they had ever been
called to active duty. Persons who are on active duty at the time of the survey
are outside the scope of the survey and thus not in the estimates shown here, as
are persons who reside in institutions, such as nursing homes and prisons.
Nonveterans are men and women who never served on active duty in the U.S.
Armed Forces.
World War II, Korean War, Vietnam-era, and Gulf War-era veterans are men and
women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during these periods of service,
regardless of where in the world they served. Veterans who served in more than
one wartime period are classified in the most recent one.
Veterans of other service periods are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed
Forces at any time other than World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era, or
the Gulf War era. Although U.S. Armed Forces were engaged in several armed conflicts
during other service periods, these conflicts were more limited in scope and
included a smaller proportion of the Armed Forces than the selected wartime
periods. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and
during another period are classified in the wartime period.
Veteran status is obtained from responses to the question, "Did you ever serve
on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces?"
Period of service identifies when a veteran served in the Armed Forces, but
not the location of their service. It is obtained from answers to the question
asked of veterans, "When did you serve on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces?"
The following service periods are identified:
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
Other service periods -- All other time periods
Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service.
Veterans are counted only in 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. The period-of-service definitions are modified
occasionally to reflect changes in law, regulations, and program needs of the survey
sponsors.
Veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both are individuals who served in
Iraq at any time since March 2003, in Afghanistan at any time since October 2001,
or in both locations. Service in Iraq or Afghanistan is determined by answers to
two questions: "Did you serve in Iraq, off the coast of Iraq, or did you fly missions
over Iraq at any time since March 2003?" and "Did you serve in Afghanistan, or
did you fly missions over Afghanistan, at any time since October 2001?"
Presence of service-connected disability is determined by answers to the question,
"Has the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or Department of Defense (DoD) determined
that you have a service-connected disability, that is, a health condition or
impairment caused or made worse by any of your military service?"
Service-connected disability rating is based on answers to the question, "What
is your current service-connected disability rating?" Answers can range from 0 to
100 percent, in increments of 10 percentage points. Ratings are determined by the
VA or DoD from a rating schedule published in the Code of Federal Regulations,
Title 38, "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief," Part 4--"Schedule for Rating
Disabilities." The rating schedule is "primarily a guide in the evaluation of
disability resulting from all types of diseases and injuries encountered as a result
of or incident to military service. The percentage ratings represent as far as can
practicably be determined the average impairment in earning capacity resulting from
such diseases and injuries and their residual conditions in civil occupations."
Part 4 contains a listing of hundreds of possible disorders and assigns ratings of
0 through 100 percent, with instructions for rating multiple disorders.
Reserve and National Guard membership refers only to Gulf War-era veterans who are
current or past members of the Reserve or National Guard. Members of the Reserve
and National Guard are counted as veterans if they had ever been called to active duty.
These data do not refer to all persons who may have ever served in the Reserve or
National Guard. Reserve or National Guard status is obtained from answers to two
questions. Gulf War-era veterans were asked: "Was any of your active service the result
of a call-up from the Reserve or National Guard?" If the answer was no, they were
asked, "Have you ever been a member of the Reserve or National Guard?" A 'yes'
response to either question classified persons as "Current or past member of the
Reserve or National Guard." A 'no' response to the latter question classified
persons as "Never a member of the Reserve or National Guard."
Reliability of the estimates
Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error.
When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that
the sample estimates will differ from the true population values they represent.
The component of this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known
as sampling error, and its variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate.
There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on
a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population
value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent
level of confidence.
The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur
for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, the
inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, the inability or
unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in the
collection or processing of the data.
A full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and information on
estimating standard errors is available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/cps/
documentation.htm#reliability.
Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2012 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, period of service,
sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
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 |
TOTAL |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
234,393 |
153,022 |
65.3 |
141,050 |
60.2 |
11,972 |
7.8 |
81,371 |
Veterans |
21,183 |
11,006 |
52.0 |
10,233 |
48.3 |
773 |
7.0 |
10,177 |
Gulf War era, total |
5,615 |
4,618 |
82.3 |
4,263 |
75.9 |
355 |
7.7 |
997 |
Gulf War era II |
2,566 |
2,071 |
80.7 |
1,866 |
72.7 |
205 |
9.9 |
496 |
Gulf War era I |
3,049 |
2,548 |
83.6 |
2,398 |
78.6 |
150 |
5.9 |
501 |
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era |
9,872 |
3,165 |
32.1 |
2,964 |
30.0 |
201 |
6.4 |
6,707 |
Other service periods |
5,696 |
3,222 |
56.6 |
3,006 |
52.8 |
217 |
6.7 |
2,473 |
Nonveterans |
213,211 |
142,017 |
66.6 |
130,817 |
61.4 |
11,200 |
7.9 |
71,194 |
|
Men |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
112,793 |
81,377 |
72.1 |
74,896 |
66.4 |
6,481 |
8.0 |
31,417 |
Veterans |
19,368 |
9,884 |
51.0 |
9,204 |
47.5 |
680 |
6.9 |
9,484 |
Gulf War era, total |
4,703 |
3,958 |
84.2 |
3,669 |
78.0 |
289 |
7.3 |
745 |
Gulf War era II |
2,136 |
1,774 |
83.1 |
1,606 |
75.2 |
168 |
9.5 |
362 |
Gulf War era I |
2,567 |
2,184 |
85.1 |
2,063 |
80.4 |
121 |
5.6 |
383 |
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era |
9,554 |
3,063 |
32.1 |
2,866 |
30.0 |
197 |
6.4 |
6,491 |
Other service periods |
5,112 |
2,863 |
56.0 |
2,669 |
52.2 |
194 |
6.8 |
2,248 |
Nonveterans |
93,425 |
71,493 |
76.5 |
65,692 |
70.3 |
5,801 |
8.1 |
21,933 |
|
Women |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
121,600 |
71,645 |
58.9 |
66,154 |
54.4 |
5,492 |
7.7 |
49,955 |
Veterans |
1,815 |
1,122 |
61.8 |
1,029 |
56.7 |
93 |
8.3 |
693 |
Gulf War era, total |
912 |
660 |
72.4 |
594 |
65.1 |
66 |
10.0 |
252 |
Gulf War era II |
431 |
297 |
68.9 |
259 |
60.2 |
37 |
12.5 |
134 |
Gulf War era I |
482 |
364 |
75.5 |
335 |
69.5 |
29 |
8.0 |
118 |
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era |
318 |
102 |
32.1 |
98 |
30.7 |
4 |
4.1 |
216 |
Other service periods |
584 |
359 |
61.5 |
337 |
57.7 |
22 |
6.2 |
225 |
Nonveterans |
119,785 |
70,524 |
58.9 |
65,125 |
54.4 |
5,399 |
7.7 |
49,261 |
|
White |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
186,587 |
122,080 |
65.4 |
113,562 |
60.9 |
8,518 |
7.0 |
64,507 |
Veterans |
17,923 |
9,051 |
50.5 |
8,467 |
47.2 |
584 |
6.4 |
8,872 |
Gulf War era, total |
4,298 |
3,566 |
83.0 |
3,313 |
77.1 |
253 |
7.1 |
733 |
Gulf War era II |
1,971 |
1,596 |
81.0 |
1,447 |
73.4 |
149 |
9.4 |
375 |
Gulf War era I |
2,327 |
1,970 |
84.6 |
1,866 |
80.2 |
103 |
5.3 |
357 |
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era |
8,852 |
2,838 |
32.1 |
2,666 |
30.1 |
172 |
6.1 |
6,014 |
Other service periods |
4,772 |
2,647 |
55.5 |
2,488 |
52.1 |
159 |
6.0 |
2,125 |
Nonveterans |
168,664 |
113,029 |
67.0 |
105,094 |
62.3 |
7,934 |
7.0 |
55,635 |
|
Black or African American |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
28,562 |
18,219 |
63.8 |
15,768 |
55.2 |
2,451 |
13.5 |
10,342 |
Veterans |
2,358 |
1,405 |
59.6 |
1,263 |
53.6 |
142 |
10.1 |
954 |
Gulf War era, total |
918 |
729 |
79.4 |
657 |
71.6 |
72 |
9.8 |
189 |
Gulf War era II |
389 |
314 |
80.7 |
273 |
70.2 |
41 |
13.0 |
75 |
Gulf War era I |
528 |
415 |
78.5 |
384 |
72.7 |
31 |
7.4 |
113 |
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era |
720 |
229 |
31.8 |
206 |
28.6 |
23 |
10.1 |
491 |
Other service periods |
720 |
447 |
62.0 |
400 |
55.5 |
47 |
10.5 |
274 |
Nonveterans |
26,203 |
16,815 |
64.2 |
14,505 |
55.4 |
2,309 |
13.7 |
9,389 |
|
Asian |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
12,345 |
8,097 |
65.6 |
7,624 |
61.8 |
473 |
5.8 |
4,248 |
Veterans |
293 |
170 |
58.0 |
160 |
54.7 |
10 |
5.8 |
123 |
Gulf War era, total |
131 |
105 |
79.6 |
97 |
73.5 |
8 |
7.7 |
27 |
Gulf War era II |
78 |
60 |
76.3 |
56 |
71.2 |
4 |
6.7 |
18 |
Gulf War era I |
53 |
45 |
84.4 |
41 |
76.8 |
4 |
9.0 |
8 |
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era |
115 |
33 |
28.6 |
32 |
27.6 |
1 |
- |
82 |
Other service periods |
47 |
33 |
69.6 |
32 |
68.2 |
1 |
- |
14 |
Nonveterans |
12,052 |
7,927 |
65.8 |
7,464 |
61.9 |
463 |
5.8 |
4,125 |
|
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
34,792 |
23,999 |
69.0 |
21,602 |
62.1 |
2,396 |
10.0 |
10,793 |
Veterans |
1,298 |
822 |
63.4 |
755 |
58.2 |
67 |
8.2 |
475 |
Gulf War era, total |
582 |
480 |
82.4 |
434 |
74.6 |
46 |
9.5 |
102 |
Gulf War era II |
308 |
246 |
79.9 |
217 |
70.5 |
29 |
11.7 |
62 |
Gulf War era I |
274 |
234 |
85.3 |
217 |
79.2 |
17 |
7.2 |
40 |
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era |
412 |
139 |
33.8 |
132 |
32.0 |
8 |
5.4 |
273 |
Other service periods |
303 |
203 |
67.0 |
189 |
62.2 |
14 |
7.1 |
100 |
Nonveterans |
33,494 |
23,176 |
69.2 |
20,848 |
62.2 |
2,329 |
10.0 |
10,318 |
|
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. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 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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Table 2A. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2012 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
| Veteran status, age, and period of service |
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 |
TOTAL VETERANS |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
21,183 |
11,006 |
52.0 |
10,233 |
48.3 |
773 |
7.0 |
10,177 |
18 to 24 years |
301 |
225 |
74.7 |
179 |
59.5 |
46 |
20.4 |
76 |
25 to 34 years |
1,585 |
1,298 |
81.8 |
1,169 |
73.8 |
128 |
9.9 |
288 |
35 to 44 years |
2,267 |
2,008 |
88.6 |
1,892 |
83.5 |
116 |
5.8 |
259 |
45 to 54 years |
3,516 |
2,900 |
82.5 |
2,705 |
76.9 |
195 |
6.7 |
616 |
55 to 64 years |
4,565 |
2,728 |
59.8 |
2,553 |
55.9 |
175 |
6.4 |
1,837 |
65 years and over |
8,948 |
1,847 |
20.6 |
1,734 |
19.4 |
113 |
6.1 |
7,101 |
Gulf War era, total |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
5,615 |
4,618 |
82.3 |
4,263 |
75.9 |
355 |
7.7 |
997 |
18 to 24 years |
301 |
225 |
74.7 |
179 |
59.5 |
46 |
20.4 |
76 |
25 to 34 years |
1,585 |
1,298 |
81.8 |
1,169 |
73.8 |
128 |
9.9 |
288 |
35 to 44 years |
1,916 |
1,699 |
88.7 |
1,603 |
83.7 |
96 |
5.6 |
217 |
45 to 54 years |
1,159 |
981 |
84.6 |
923 |
79.6 |
59 |
6.0 |
178 |
55 to 64 years |
517 |
369 |
71.4 |
348 |
67.3 |
21 |
5.8 |
148 |
65 years and over |
136 |
46 |
34.0 |
41 |
30.2 |
5 |
11.1 |
90 |
Gulf War era II |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
2,566 |
2,071 |
80.7 |
1,866 |
72.7 |
205 |
9.9 |
496 |
18 to 24 years |
301 |
225 |
74.7 |
179 |
59.5 |
46 |
20.4 |
76 |
25 to 34 years |
1,234 |
997 |
80.8 |
891 |
72.2 |
106 |
10.6 |
237 |
35 to 44 years |
467 |
397 |
85.0 |
377 |
80.7 |
20 |
5.0 |
70 |
45 to 54 years |
387 |
334 |
86.4 |
309 |
79.8 |
26 |
7.7 |
52 |
55 to 64 years |
150 |
107 |
71.0 |
101 |
66.9 |
6 |
5.8 |
44 |
65 years and over |
26 |
10 |
- |
9 |
- |
1 |
- |
16 |
Gulf War era I |
|
Total, 25 years and over |
3,049 |
2,548 |
83.6 |
2,398 |
78.6 |
150 |
5.9 |
501 |
25 to 34 years |
351 |
301 |
85.6 |
279 |
79.3 |
22 |
7.4 |
50 |
35 to 44 years |
1,449 |
1,302 |
89.8 |
1,226 |
84.6 |
76 |
5.8 |
147 |
45 to 54 years |
772 |
647 |
83.8 |
614 |
79.5 |
33 |
5.1 |
126 |
55 to 64 years |
367 |
263 |
71.6 |
247 |
67.4 |
15 |
5.8 |
104 |
65 years and over |
110 |
36 |
32.8 |
32 |
29.0 |
4 |
11.6 |
74 |
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era |
|
Total, 55 years and over |
9,872 |
3,165 |
32.1 |
2,964 |
30.0 |
201 |
6.4 |
6,707 |
55 to 64 years |
3,220 |
1,777 |
55.2 |
1,662 |
51.6 |
115 |
6.5 |
1,443 |
65 years and over |
6,652 |
1,388 |
20.9 |
1,302 |
19.6 |
86 |
6.2 |
5,264 |
Other service periods |
|
Total, 35 years and over |
5,696 |
3,222 |
56.6 |
3,006 |
52.8 |
217 |
6.7 |
2,473 |
35 to 44 years |
351 |
309 |
88.1 |
289 |
82.3 |
20 |
6.6 |
42 |
45 to 54 years |
2,357 |
1,919 |
81.4 |
1,783 |
75.6 |
136 |
7.1 |
438 |
55 to 64 years |
828 |
582 |
70.3 |
543 |
65.7 |
38 |
6.6 |
246 |
65 years and over |
2,160 |
413 |
19.1 |
391 |
18.1 |
22 |
5.3 |
1,747 |
|
TOTAL NONVETERANS |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
213,211 |
142,017 |
66.6 |
130,817 |
61.4 |
11,200 |
7.9 |
71,194 |
18 to 24 years |
29,591 |
19,107 |
64.6 |
16,236 |
54.9 |
2,871 |
15.0 |
10,484 |
25 to 34 years |
39,389 |
32,167 |
81.7 |
29,531 |
75.0 |
2,636 |
8.2 |
7,222 |
35 to 44 years |
37,375 |
30,726 |
82.2 |
28,684 |
76.7 |
2,042 |
6.6 |
6,649 |
45 to 54 years |
40,183 |
32,156 |
80.0 |
30,168 |
75.1 |
1,988 |
6.2 |
8,027 |
55 to 64 years |
33,755 |
21,984 |
65.1 |
20,686 |
61.3 |
1,298 |
5.9 |
11,771 |
65 years and over |
32,917 |
5,876 |
17.8 |
5,511 |
16.7 |
365 |
6.2 |
27,041 |
|
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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Table 2B. Employment status of men 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2012 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
| Veteran status, age, and period of service |
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, MEN |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
19,368 |
9,884 |
51.0 |
9,204 |
47.5 |
680 |
6.9 |
9,484 |
18 to 24 years |
250 |
193 |
77.3 |
154 |
61.9 |
39 |
20.0 |
57 |
25 to 34 years |
1,321 |
1,116 |
84.5 |
1,009 |
76.4 |
107 |
9.6 |
204 |
35 to 44 years |
1,896 |
1,715 |
90.5 |
1,616 |
85.2 |
99 |
5.8 |
181 |
45 to 54 years |
3,016 |
2,534 |
84.0 |
2,373 |
78.7 |
161 |
6.3 |
481 |
55 to 64 years |
4,224 |
2,519 |
59.6 |
2,357 |
55.8 |
163 |
6.5 |
1,704 |
65 years and over |
8,662 |
1,806 |
20.9 |
1,695 |
19.6 |
111 |
6.2 |
6,856 |
Gulf War era, total |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
4,703 |
3,958 |
84.2 |
3,669 |
78.0 |
289 |
7.3 |
745 |
18 to 24 years |
250 |
193 |
77.3 |
154 |
61.9 |
39 |
20.0 |
57 |
25 to 34 years |
1,321 |
1,116 |
84.5 |
1,009 |
76.4 |
107 |
9.6 |
204 |
35 to 44 years |
1,595 |
1,446 |
90.7 |
1,366 |
85.7 |
80 |
5.5 |
149 |
45 to 54 years |
978 |
843 |
86.3 |
802 |
82.0 |
42 |
5.0 |
134 |
55 to 64 years |
436 |
318 |
72.9 |
300 |
68.9 |
18 |
5.5 |
118 |
65 years and over |
124 |
41 |
33.5 |
37 |
30.3 |
4 |
9.5 |
82 |
Gulf War era II |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
2,136 |
1,774 |
83.1 |
1,606 |
75.2 |
168 |
9.5 |
362 |
18 to 24 years |
250 |
193 |
77.3 |
154 |
61.9 |
39 |
20.0 |
57 |
25 to 34 years |
1,034 |
868 |
83.9 |
778 |
75.2 |
90 |
10.4 |
166 |
35 to 44 years |
381 |
334 |
87.6 |
317 |
83.2 |
17 |
5.0 |
47 |
45 to 54 years |
323 |
283 |
87.6 |
267 |
82.7 |
16 |
5.6 |
40 |
55 to 64 years |
124 |
88 |
71.0 |
83 |
66.6 |
6 |
6.2 |
36 |
65 years and over |
24 |
9 |
- |
8 |
- |
1 |
- |
16 |
Gulf War era I |
|
Total, 25 years and over |
2,567 |
2,184 |
85.1 |
2,063 |
80.4 |
121 |
5.6 |
383 |
25 to 34 years |
286 |
248 |
86.7 |
231 |
80.7 |
17 |
7.0 |
38 |
35 to 44 years |
1,214 |
1,112 |
91.6 |
1,049 |
86.4 |
63 |
5.7 |
102 |
45 to 54 years |
655 |
561 |
85.6 |
535 |
81.6 |
26 |
4.6 |
94 |
55 to 64 years |
312 |
230 |
73.7 |
218 |
69.8 |
12 |
5.2 |
82 |
65 years and over |
99 |
33 |
32.9 |
30 |
29.9 |
3 |
- |
67 |
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era |
|
Total, 55 years and over |
9,554 |
3,063 |
32.1 |
2,866 |
30.0 |
197 |
6.4 |
6,491 |
55 to 64 years |
3,076 |
1,695 |
55.1 |
1,584 |
51.5 |
111 |
6.6 |
1,380 |
65 years and over |
6,478 |
1,367 |
21.1 |
1,282 |
19.8 |
86 |
6.3 |
5,111 |
Other service periods |
|
Total, 35 years and over |
5,112 |
2,863 |
56.0 |
2,669 |
52.2 |
194 |
6.8 |
2,248 |
35 to 44 years |
301 |
269 |
89.4 |
250 |
82.9 |
20 |
7.3 |
32 |
45 to 54 years |
2,038 |
1,691 |
83.0 |
1,572 |
77.1 |
119 |
7.0 |
347 |
55 to 64 years |
712 |
506 |
71.0 |
472 |
66.3 |
34 |
6.7 |
206 |
65 years and over |
2,060 |
397 |
19.3 |
376 |
18.2 |
22 |
5.5 |
1,663 |
|
NONVETERANS, MEN |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
93,425 |
71,493 |
76.5 |
65,692 |
70.3 |
5,801 |
8.1 |
21,933 |
18 to 24 years |
14,746 |
9,907 |
67.2 |
8,287 |
56.2 |
1,620 |
16.4 |
4,839 |
25 to 34 years |
18,884 |
16,966 |
89.8 |
15,598 |
82.6 |
1,369 |
8.1 |
1,918 |
35 to 44 years |
17,519 |
15,892 |
90.7 |
14,867 |
84.9 |
1,025 |
6.4 |
1,627 |
45 to 54 years |
18,325 |
15,830 |
86.4 |
14,847 |
81.0 |
982 |
6.2 |
2,495 |
55 to 64 years |
14,195 |
10,363 |
73.0 |
9,711 |
68.4 |
652 |
6.3 |
3,832 |
65 years and over |
9,756 |
2,534 |
26.0 |
2,382 |
24.4 |
152 |
6.0 |
7,222 |
|
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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Table 2C. Employment status of women 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2012 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
| Veteran status, age, and period of service |
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, WOMEN |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
1,815 |
1,122 |
61.8 |
1,029 |
56.7 |
93 |
8.3 |
693 |
18 to 24 years |
52 |
32 |
62.2 |
25 |
48.1 |
7 |
- |
20 |
25 to 34 years |
265 |
181 |
68.5 |
160 |
60.5 |
21 |
11.6 |
83 |
35 to 44 years |
371 |
293 |
79.0 |
276 |
74.4 |
17 |
5.8 |
78 |
45 to 54 years |
501 |
366 |
73.1 |
332 |
66.3 |
34 |
9.2 |
135 |
55 to 64 years |
341 |
209 |
61.2 |
196 |
57.5 |
12 |
6.0 |
133 |
65 years and over |
286 |
41 |
14.3 |
39 |
13.8 |
1 |
3.2 |
245 |
Gulf War era, total |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
912 |
660 |
72.4 |
594 |
65.1 |
66 |
10.0 |
252 |
18 to 24 years |
52 |
32 |
62.2 |
25 |
48.1 |
7 |
- |
20 |
25 to 34 years |
265 |
181 |
68.5 |
160 |
60.5 |
21 |
11.6 |
83 |
35 to 44 years |
321 |
253 |
78.8 |
237 |
73.7 |
16 |
6.4 |
68 |
45 to 54 years |
182 |
138 |
75.9 |
121 |
66.7 |
17 |
12.1 |
44 |
55 to 64 years |
81 |
51 |
63.5 |
48 |
58.7 |
4 |
7.6 |
30 |
65 years and over |
12 |
5 |
- |
4 |
- |
1 |
- |
7 |
Gulf War era II |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
431 |
297 |
68.9 |
259 |
60.2 |
37 |
12.5 |
134 |
18 to 24 years |
52 |
32 |
62.2 |
25 |
48.1 |
7 |
- |
20 |
25 to 34 years |
200 |
129 |
64.4 |
113 |
56.4 |
16 |
12.5 |
71 |
35 to 44 years |
87 |
64 |
73.4 |
60 |
69.6 |
3 |
5.2 |
23 |
45 to 54 years |
64 |
52 |
80.6 |
42 |
65.3 |
10 |
19.0 |
12 |
55 to 64 years |
26 |
19 |
- |
18 |
- |
1 |
- |
8 |
65 years and over |
2 |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
Gulf War era I |
|
Total, 25 years and over |
482 |
364 |
75.5 |
335 |
69.5 |
29 |
8.0 |
118 |
25 to 34 years |
65 |
52 |
80.8 |
48 |
73.3 |
5 |
9.3 |
12 |
35 to 44 years |
235 |
189 |
80.7 |
177 |
75.3 |
13 |
6.8 |
45 |
45 to 54 years |
117 |
86 |
73.4 |
79 |
67.5 |
7 |
8.0 |
31 |
55 to 64 years |
55 |
33 |
60.0 |
30 |
54.1 |
3 |
- |
22 |
65 years and over |
10 |
3 |
- |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
7 |
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era |
|
Total, 55 years and over |
318 |
102 |
32.1 |
98 |
30.7 |
4 |
4.1 |
216 |
55 to 64 years |
145 |
81 |
56.3 |
77 |
53.5 |
4 |
5.0 |
63 |
65 years and over |
174 |
21 |
11.8 |
20 |
11.8 |
0 |
- |
153 |
Other service periods |
|
Total, 35 years and over |
584 |
359 |
61.5 |
337 |
57.7 |
22 |
6.2 |
225 |
35 to 44 years |
50 |
40 |
80.3 |
39 |
78.8 |
1 |
1.8 |
10 |
45 to 54 years |
319 |
228 |
71.4 |
211 |
66.1 |
17 |
7.5 |
91 |
55 to 64 years |
115 |
76 |
65.6 |
71 |
61.8 |
4 |
5.9 |
40 |
65 years and over |
100 |
16 |
15.5 |
16 |
15.5 |
0 |
- |
84 |
|
NONVETERANS, WOMEN |
|
Total, 18 years and over |
119,785 |
70,524 |
58.9 |
65,125 |
54.4 |
5,399 |
7.7 |
49,261 |
18 to 24 years |
14,845 |
9,200 |
62.0 |
7,949 |
53.5 |
1,251 |
13.6 |
5,645 |
25 to 34 years |
20,505 |
15,201 |
74.1 |
13,934 |
68.0 |
1,267 |
8.3 |
5,304 |
35 to 44 years |
19,855 |
14,834 |
74.7 |
13,817 |
69.6 |
1,017 |
6.9 |
5,022 |
45 to 54 years |
21,858 |
16,327 |
74.7 |
15,321 |
70.1 |
1,006 |
6.2 |
5,532 |
55 to 64 years |
19,560 |
11,621 |
59.4 |
10,975 |
56.1 |
646 |
5.6 |
7,939 |
65 years and over |
23,161 |
3,341 |
14.4 |
3,129 |
13.5 |
212 |
6.4 |
19,820 |
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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).
|
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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Table 4. Employed persons 18 years and over by occupation, sex, veteran status, and period of service, 2012 annual averages
[Percent distribution]
| Occupation and sex |
Veterans |
Non-
veterans |
| Total |
Gulf War era |
WW II,
Korean
War, and
Vietnam
era |
Other
service
periods |
| Total |
Gulf War
era II |
Gulf War
era I |
TOTAL |
|
Total employed (in thousands) |
10,233 |
4,263 |
1,866 |
2,398 |
2,964 |
3,006 |
130,817 |
Occupation as a percent of total employed |
|
Total employed |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
37.8 |
36.8 |
36.0 |
37.5 |
41.3 |
35.6 |
38.3 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
18.1 |
16.2 |
15.3 |
16.9 |
21.8 |
17.1 |
15.9 |
Professional and related occupations |
19.7 |
20.6 |
20.7 |
20.5 |
19.4 |
18.5 |
22.4 |
Service occupations |
14.2 |
16.8 |
17.9 |
15.9 |
11.5 |
13.4 |
17.8 |
Sales and office occupations |
17.0 |
17.4 |
17.3 |
17.5 |
17.6 |
15.8 |
23.7 |
Sales and related occupations |
8.9 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
11.0 |
7.8 |
10.8 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
8.1 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
6.7 |
8.1 |
12.8 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
13.9 |
13.6 |
13.6 |
13.6 |
12.3 |
15.7 |
8.7 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
6.4 |
5.6 |
4.9 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
7.7 |
4.8 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
7.1 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
7.1 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
3.1 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
17.2 |
15.4 |
15.2 |
15.5 |
17.3 |
19.5 |
11.6 |
Production occupations |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
8.0 |
5.9 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
9.9 |
8.3 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
10.7 |
11.5 |
5.7 |
|
MEN |
|
Total employed (in thousands) |
9,204 |
3,669 |
1,606 |
2,063 |
2,866 |
2,669 |
65,692 |
Occupation as a percent of total employed |
|
Total employed |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
36.6 |
34.9 |
33.9 |
35.7 |
41.2 |
34.0 |
34.7 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
18.1 |
16.1 |
15.4 |
16.7 |
22.1 |
16.6 |
16.9 |
Professional and related occupations |
18.5 |
18.8 |
18.5 |
19.0 |
19.1 |
17.3 |
17.8 |
Service occupations |
14.0 |
16.9 |
18.1 |
15.9 |
11.4 |
12.9 |
14.6 |
Sales and office occupations |
15.8 |
15.6 |
16.0 |
15.2 |
17.3 |
14.4 |
16.8 |
Sales and related occupations |
9.1 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
11.0 |
8.0 |
10.6 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
6.6 |
7.1 |
7.7 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
15.3 |
15.6 |
15.4 |
15.7 |
12.7 |
17.5 |
16.4 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
7.0 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
7.2 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
9.4 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
7.8 |
8.9 |
9.7 |
8.3 |
6.0 |
8.3 |
6.0 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
18.4 |
17.1 |
16.6 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
21.2 |
17.5 |
Production occupations |
7.7 |
7.9 |
8.2 |
7.6 |
6.6 |
8.7 |
8.2 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
10.7 |
9.2 |
8.4 |
9.8 |
10.9 |
12.5 |
9.3 |
|
WOMEN |
|
Total employed (in thousands) |
1,029 |
594 |
259 |
335 |
98 |
337 |
65,125 |
Occupation as a percent of total employed |
|
Total employed |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
48.3 |
48.8 |
49.5 |
48.4 |
44.0 |
48.7 |
41.9 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
17.9 |
16.9 |
15.0 |
18.3 |
14.9 |
20.6 |
14.9 |
Professional and related occupations |
30.4 |
32.0 |
34.5 |
30.1 |
29.1 |
28.0 |
27.0 |
Service occupations |
16.2 |
16.3 |
16.7 |
16.1 |
14.0 |
16.7 |
21.2 |
Sales and office occupations |
28.1 |
28.7 |
25.3 |
31.3 |
28.3 |
26.9 |
30.6 |
Sales and related occupations |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
9.9 |
5.9 |
11.1 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
21.1 |
21.6 |
18.2 |
24.2 |
18.4 |
21.0 |
19.5 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
6.0 |
4.8 |
6.2 |
3.7 |
12.6 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
Production occupations |
3.2 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
7.8 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
2.8 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
|
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.
|
Table 5. Employed persons 18 years and over by industry, class of worker, sex, veteran status, and period of service, 2012 annual averages
[Percent distribution]
| Industry, class of worker, and sex |
Veterans |
Non-
veterans |
| Total |
Gulf War era |
WW II,
Korean
War, and
Vietnam
era |
Other
service
periods |
| Total |
Gulf War
era II |
Gulf War
era I |
TOTAL |
|
Total employed (in thousands) |
10,233 |
4,263 |
1,866 |
2,398 |
2,964 |
3,006 |
130,817 |
As a percent of total employed |
|
Total employed |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Agriculture and related industries |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
Wage and salary workers |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
Self-employed workers, unincorporated |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
Nonagricultural industries |
98.3 |
99.4 |
99.4 |
99.4 |
96.4 |
98.5 |
98.5 |
Wage and salary workers |
91.0 |
95.8 |
97.1 |
94.8 |
84.4 |
90.7 |
92.4 |
Private industries |
70.2 |
71.1 |
72.2 |
70.2 |
68.4 |
70.7 |
78.4 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
Construction |
5.4 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
4.9 |
Manufacturing |
12.6 |
12.3 |
11.3 |
13.1 |
11.9 |
13.9 |
9.9 |
Wholesale trade |
2.6 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
Retail trade |
8.8 |
8.9 |
10.1 |
7.9 |
9.7 |
7.6 |
10.8 |
Transportation and utilities |
7.1 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
7.1 |
6.3 |
8.2 |
3.7 |
Information |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
Financial activities |
4.6 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
5.7 |
4.1 |
6.3 |
Professional and business services |
10.5 |
11.7 |
12.8 |
10.9 |
10.1 |
9.3 |
9.8 |
Education and health services |
8.4 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
8.8 |
15.3 |
Leisure and hospitality |
4.1 |
5.1 |
6.0 |
4.3 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
8.4 |
Other services |
3.0 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
Government |
20.8 |
24.7 |
24.8 |
24.7 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
14.0 |
Federal |
8.5 |
11.8 |
13.6 |
10.4 |
5.2 |
7.2 |
2.1 |
State |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
Local |
7.8 |
8.6 |
7.2 |
9.6 |
6.5 |
7.9 |
7.4 |
Self-employed workers, unincorporated |
7.2 |
3.6 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
12.0 |
7.7 |
6.1 |
|
MEN |
|
Total employed (in thousands) |
9,204 |
3,669 |
1,606 |
2,063 |
2,866 |
2,669 |
65,692 |
As a percent of total employed |
|
Total employed |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Agriculture and related industries |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
Wage and salary workers |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
Self-employed workers, unincorporated |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
Nonagricultural industries |
98.1 |
99.4 |
99.3 |
99.4 |
96.4 |
98.3 |
97.9 |
Wage and salary workers |
90.6 |
95.8 |
96.9 |
95.0 |
84.3 |
90.2 |
90.9 |
Private industries |
70.6 |
71.6 |
72.1 |
71.2 |
68.7 |
71.4 |
80.3 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
Construction |
5.9 |
5.7 |
5.0 |
6.3 |
5.2 |
6.8 |
8.8 |
Manufacturing |
13.3 |
13.2 |
11.9 |
14.1 |
12.1 |
14.7 |
13.6 |
Wholesale trade |
2.7 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
Retail trade |
8.8 |
8.9 |
10.2 |
7.8 |
9.8 |
7.5 |
10.6 |
Transportation and utilities |
7.6 |
7.5 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
6.5 |
9.0 |
5.5 |
Information |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
Financial activities |
4.5 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
Professional and business services |
10.8 |
12.2 |
12.9 |
11.5 |
10.2 |
9.5 |
11.0 |
Education and health services |
6.7 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
5.9 |
7.3 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
Leisure and hospitality |
4.0 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
Other services |
3.1 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
Government |
20.0 |
24.2 |
24.8 |
23.7 |
15.6 |
18.9 |
10.6 |
Federal |
8.1 |
11.5 |
13.6 |
9.9 |
5.0 |
6.8 |
1.9 |
State |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
Local |
7.5 |
8.3 |
7.2 |
9.1 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
5.5 |
Self-employed workers, unincorporated |
7.5 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
12.0 |
8.0 |
6.9 |
|
WOMEN |
|
Total employed (in thousands) |
1,029 |
594 |
259 |
335 |
98 |
337 |
65,125 |
As a percent of total employed |
|
Total employed |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Agriculture and related industries |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
Wage and salary workers |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
Self-employed workers, unincorporated |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
Nonagricultural industries |
99.4 |
99.4 |
99.6 |
99.2 |
97.9 |
99.9 |
99.2 |
Wage and salary workers |
94.8 |
95.9 |
98.3 |
94.1 |
88.4 |
94.7 |
93.8 |
Private industries |
66.4 |
67.9 |
73.1 |
63.8 |
60.0 |
65.8 |
76.5 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Construction |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
Manufacturing |
6.9 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
6.7 |
4.8 |
7.2 |
6.2 |
Wholesale trade |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
Retail trade |
8.6 |
8.9 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
7.1 |
8.5 |
11.0 |
Transportation and utilities |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
Information |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
Financial activities |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
6.3 |
4.4 |
7.1 |
Professional and business services |
8.3 |
9.1 |
12.0 |
6.8 |
5.4 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
Education and health services |
23.5 |
23.3 |
22.5 |
24.0 |
24.5 |
23.6 |
23.9 |
Leisure and hospitality |
5.3 |
6.0 |
6.7 |
5.4 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
8.9 |
Other services |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
Government |
28.4 |
28.1 |
25.2 |
30.3 |
28.4 |
28.9 |
17.3 |
Federal |
12.3 |
13.7 |
13.8 |
13.7 |
10.9 |
10.3 |
2.2 |
State |
5.6 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
5.7 |
Local |
10.5 |
10.3 |
7.6 |
12.5 |
10.0 |
10.9 |
9.4 |
Self-employed workers, unincorporated |
4.5 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
5.1 |
9.5 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
|
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.
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Table 6. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating,
period of service, and sex, August 2012, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Presence of disability, reported disability Civilian Employed Unemployed Not in
rating, noninsti- labor
period of service, and sex tutional Percent force
population Total of Percent Percent
population Total of Total of
population labor
force
TOTAL
VETERANS
Total........................................... 21,132 10,948 51.8 10,228 48.4 720 6.6 10,184
With service-connected disability................. 2,972 1,392 46.8 1,301 43.8 91 6.5 1,580
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 1,112 646 58.1 614 55.3 31 4.9 466
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 698 382 54.7 357 51.1 25 6.6 317
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 911 238 26.1 211 23.2 27 11.2 674
Disability rating not reported.................. 250 127 50.5 119 47.4 8 6.2 124
Without service-connected disability.............. 14,748 7,668 52.0 7,123 48.3 544 7.1 7,080
Presence of disability not reported............... 3,412 1,889 55.4 1,804 52.9 85 4.5 1,523
Gulf War era, total
Total........................................... 5,654 4,634 82.0 4,258 75.3 376 8.1 1,020
With service-connected disability................. 1,244 886 71.3 827 66.5 59 6.7 358
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 439 376 85.6 362 82.5 14 3.7 63
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 326 244 75.0 225 69.1 19 7.9 81
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 365 183 50.1 164 45.0 19 10.2 182
Disability rating not reported.................. 114 84 73.1 76 66.7 7 8.8 31
Without service-connected disability.............. 3,417 2,988 87.4 2,722 79.7 266 8.9 429
Presence of disability not reported............... 993 760 76.5 709 71.4 51 6.7 233
Gulf War era II
Total........................................... 2,571 2,081 81.0 1,854 72.1 227 10.9 490
With service-connected disability................. 712 500 70.3 460 64.7 40 8.0 212
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 219 184 83.9 174 79.2 10 5.6 35
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 189 152 80.4 139 73.6 13 8.4 37
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 236 121 51.3 110 46.6 11 9.2 115
Disability rating not reported.................. 67 43 (1) 37 (1) 6 (1) 24
Without service-connected disability.............. 1,428 1,241 87.0 1,086 76.1 155 12.5 186
Presence of disability not reported............... 432 340 78.7 308 71.4 32 9.3 92
Gulf War era I
Total........................................... 3,083 2,553 82.8 2,403 78.0 149 5.8 530
With service-connected disability................. 532 386 72.6 367 68.9 19 5.0 146
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 219 191 87.3 188 85.7 3 1.8 28
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 137 92 67.6 86 62.8 7 7.1 44
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 129 62 47.8 54 41.9 8 (1) 67
Disability rating not reported.................. 47 41 (1) 39 (1) 2 (1) 6
Without service-connected disability.............. 1,990 1,747 87.8 1,636 82.2 110 6.3 243
Presence of disability not reported............... 561 420 74.8 400 71.3 20 4.7 141
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total........................................... 9,815 3,101 31.6 2,939 29.9 162 5.2 6,714
With service-connected disability................. 1,299 274 21.1 257 19.8 17 6.1 1,025
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 480 137 28.6 129 26.9 8 6.0 342
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 280 79 28.3 76 27.1 3 4.2 201
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 452 39 8.6 34 7.6 5 (1) 413
Disability rating not reported.................. 88 18 21.0 18 20.4 - (1) 69
Without service-connected disability.............. 6,995 2,251 32.2 2,127 30.4 124 5.5 4,743
Presence of disability not reported............... 1,521 576 37.9 555 36.5 21 3.7 945
Other service periods
Total........................................... 5,663 3,213 56.7 3,031 53.5 182 5.7 2,450
With service-connected disability................. 429 232 54.0 216 50.5 15 6.5 197
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 193 133 68.6 123 63.8 9 7.0 61
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 93 58 62.8 56 60.1 3 (1) 35
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 94 16 16.9 13 13.4 3 (1) 78
Disability rating not reported.................. 48 24 (1) 24 (1) - (1) 24
Without service-connected disability.............. 4,336 2,429 56.0 2,274 52.4 155 6.4 1,907
Presence of disability not reported............... 898 553 61.6 541 60.2 13 2.3 345
MEN
VETERANS
Total........................................... 19,316 9,836 50.9 9,217 47.7 619 6.3 9,480
With service-connected disability................. 2,729 1,256 46.0 1,177 43.1 79 6.3 1,473
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 1,046 595 56.9 569 54.4 26 4.4 450
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 624 335 53.7 311 49.8 24 7.2 289
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 837 216 25.8 192 22.9 24 11.2 621
Disability rating not reported.................. 223 110 49.4 106 47.4 5 4.1 113
Without service-connected disability.............. 13,496 6,870 50.9 6,404 47.5 466 6.8 6,626
Presence of disability not reported............... 3,090 1,710 55.3 1,636 52.9 75 4.4 1,380
Gulf War era, total
Total........................................... 4,812 4,038 83.9 3,719 77.3 319 7.9 773
With service-connected disability................. 1,042 766 73.5 718 68.9 49 6.4 276
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 382 334 87.6 325 85.1 10 2.9 48
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 257 198 77.1 179 69.8 19 9.5 59
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 311 167 53.5 150 48.3 16 9.8 145
Disability rating not reported.................. 92 67 73.3 63 68.9 4 (1) 25
Without service-connected disability.............. 2,924 2,607 89.2 2,380 81.4 227 8.7 317
Presence of disability not reported............... 845 665 78.7 622 73.6 43 6.5 180
Gulf War era II
Total........................................... 2,164 1,805 83.4 1,611 74.5 193 10.7 359
With service-connected disability................. 588 432 73.4 397 67.5 35 8.0 156
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 176 156 88.8 150 85.1 7 4.2 20
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 146 125 86.1 113 77.3 13 10.2 20
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 212 117 54.9 105 49.6 11 9.6 96
Disability rating not reported.................. 55 34 (1) 30 (1) 4 (1) 21
Without service-connected disability.............. 1,211 1,083 89.4 951 78.5 132 12.2 128
Presence of disability not reported............... 364 290 79.7 263 72.2 27 9.4 74
Gulf War era I
Total........................................... 2,648 2,234 84.4 2,108 79.6 126 5.6 414
With service-connected disability................. 454 334 73.7 320 70.6 14 4.2 119
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 206 178 86.5 175 85.1 3 1.6 28
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 111 73 65.3 66 59.9 6 (1) 39
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 99 50 50.5 45 45.3 5 (1) 49
Disability rating not reported.................. 37 34 (1) 34 (1) - (1) 4
Without service-connected disability.............. 1,713 1,525 89.0 1,429 83.4 96 6.3 189
Presence of disability not reported............... 481 375 77.9 359 74.6 16 4.2 106
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total........................................... 9,499 3,003 31.6 2,842 29.9 162 5.4 6,495
With service-connected disability................. 1,288 273 21.2 256 19.9 17 6.1 1,015
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 479 137 28.6 129 26.9 8 6.0 342
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 280 79 28.3 76 27.1 3 4.2 201
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 441 38 8.7 34 7.6 5 (1) 403
Disability rating not reported.................. 88 18 21.0 18 20.4 - (1) 69
Without service-connected disability.............. 6,741 2,181 32.4 2,057 30.5 124 5.7 4,561
Presence of disability not reported............... 1,469 550 37.4 529 36.0 21 3.8 920
Other service periods
Total........................................... 5,006 2,794 55.8 2,656 53.1 138 4.9 2,212
With service-connected disability................. 400 217 54.3 203 50.8 14 6.4 183
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 184 124 67.1 115 62.4 9 6.9 61
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 87 58 66.2 56 64.0 2 (1) 29
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 85 11 13.1 8 9.1 3 (1) 74
Disability rating not reported.................. 43 24 (1) 24 (1) - (1) 19
Without service-connected disability.............. 3,830 2,082 54.3 1,967 51.4 114 5.5 1,749
Presence of disability not reported............... 776 495 63.9 485 62.5 10 2.1 280
WOMEN
VETERANS
Total........................................... 1,816 1,112 61.3 1,011 55.7 101 9.1 704
With service-connected disability................. 242 136 56.0 124 51.1 12 8.8 107
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 66 51 76.4 46 68.9 5 (1) 16
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 75 47 62.9 46 61.4 1 (1) 28
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 74 22 (1) 20 (1) 2 (1) 53
Disability rating not reported.................. 27 16 (1) 13 (1) 3 (1) 11
Without service-connected disability.............. 1,252 798 63.7 719 57.4 79 9.9 454
Presence of disability not reported............... 322 179 55.5 168 52.3 10 5.7 143
Gulf War era, total
Total........................................... 843 596 70.7 539 63.9 57 9.6 247
With service-connected disability................. 202 120 59.5 110 54.2 11 8.8 82
Without service-connected disability.............. 493 381 77.2 342 69.4 38 10.1 112
Presence of disability not reported............... 148 95 64.3 87 58.8 8 8.4 53
Gulf War era II
Total........................................... 407 276 67.9 243 59.7 33 12.1 131
With service-connected disability................. 123 68 55.3 63 50.9 5 (1) 55
Without service-connected disability.............. 217 159 73.3 135 62.3 24 15.0 58
Presence of disability not reported............... 67 49 (1) 45 (1) 4 (1) 18
Gulf War era I
Total........................................... 435 319 73.3 296 67.9 24 7.4 116
With service-connected disability................. 79 52 66.0 47 59.4 5 (1) 27
Without service-connected disability.............. 276 222 80.3 207 75.0 15 6.6 55
Presence of disability not reported............... 80 45 56.5 42 51.9 4 (1) 35
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total........................................... 316 98 30.9 98 30.9 - - 218
With service-connected disability................. 11 1 (1) 1 (1) - - 10
Without service-connected disability.............. 253 71 27.8 71 27.8 - (1) 183
Presence of disability not reported............... 52 26 (1) 26 (1) - - 25
Other service periods
Total........................................... 657 419 63.8 375 57.1 44 10.5 238
With service-connected disability................. 29 15 (1) 13 (1) 1 (1) 15
Without service-connected disability.............. 506 347 68.6 306 60.6 40 11.7 159
Presence of disability not reported............... 122 58 47.1 55 45.2 2 (1) 65
1 Rates not shown where the base is less than 75,000. Small estimated levels are based on a small number of survey responses and, thus,
are subject to relatively large standard errors.
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.
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. A service-connected disability is a health
condition or impairment caused or made worse by military service. The associated disability rating, which can range from 0 to 100 percent,
is determined from a rating schedule published in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, "Title 38." More information appears in the
Technical Note of this release. Dash represents or rounds to zero.
Table 7. Employed persons 18 years and over by veteran status, presence of service-connected disability, period of service,
and class of worker, August 2012, not seasonally adjusted
Percent distribution by class of worker
Nonagricultural industries
Total
Veteran status, presence of disability, and employed Wage and salary workers (1)
period of service (thousands) Agricul- Self-
Total ture and employed,
related Government unicor-
industries Total porated,
Private and unpaid
sector State family
Total Federal and workers
local
Veterans, total (2).......................... 10,228 100.0 1.7 98.3 70.3 20.5 8.3 12.1 7.5
With service-connected disability.......... 1,301 100.0 .7 99.3 59.0 34.4 19.4 15.1 5.8
Without service-connected disability....... 7,123 100.0 1.8 98.2 71.8 19.2 6.6 12.6 7.3
Gulf War era, total (2).................... 4,258 100.0 .9 99.1 71.5 24.1 12.4 11.7 3.4
With service-connected disability........ 827 100.0 .1 99.9 58.5 38.6 24.5 14.1 2.8
Without service-connected disability..... 2,722 100.0 .9 99.1 75.2 20.9 8.7 12.2 3.0
Gulf War era II (2)...................... 1,854 100.0 .6 99.4 72.3 24.8 15.3 9.5 2.4
With service-connected disability...... 460 100.0 - 100.0 62.3 36.6 24.4 12.2 1.1
Without service-connected disability... 1,086 100.0 .9 99.1 75.5 21.4 11.4 10.0 2.2
Gulf War era I (2)....................... 2,403 100.0 1.2 98.8 71.0 23.6 10.1 13.5 4.3
With service-connected disability...... 367 100.0 .3 99.7 53.7 41.1 24.7 16.4 5.0
Without service-connected disability... 1,636 100.0 .9 99.1 75.1 20.5 7.0 13.6 3.5
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era (2)..... 2,939 100.0 3.3 96.7 69.8 14.7 4.0 10.8 12.1
With service-connected disability........ 257 100.0 3.1 96.9 61.9 20.8 4.6 16.1 14.2
Without service-connected disability..... 2,127 100.0 3.3 96.7 71.1 14.8 4.4 10.4 10.8
Other service periods (2).................. 3,031 100.0 1.3 98.7 68.9 20.9 6.9 14.0 8.8
With service-connected disability........ 216 100.0 .1 99.9 57.8 34.6 17.1 17.5 7.5
Without service-connected disability..... 2,274 100.0 1.4 98.6 68.3 21.2 6.1 15.1 9.1
Nonveterans.................................. 130,730 100.0 1.6 98.4 78.7 13.6 2.1 11.5 6.2
1 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.
2 Includes veterans who did not report presence of disability.
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. A service-connected
disability is a health condition or impairment caused or made worse by military service. The associated disability rating, which can range from
0 to 100 percent, is determined from a rating schedule published in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, "Title 38." More information appears
in the Technical Note of this release. Dash represents or rounds to zero.
Table 8. Employment status of Gulf War era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, August 2012, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Civilian Employed Unemployed Not in
Period of service and noninsti- labor
Reserve or National Guard status tutional Percent force
population Total of Percent Percent
population Total of Total of
population labor
force
VETERANS
Gulf War era, total
Total............................................... 5,654 4,634 82.0 4,258 75.3 376 8.1 1,020
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard... 1,615 1,370 84.8 1,269 78.6 101 7.3 245
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard .......... 3,026 2,481 82.0 2,257 74.6 224 9.0 545
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported..... 1,013 783 77.3 732 72.2 51 6.5 230
Gulf War era II
Total............................................... 2,571 2,081 81.0 1,854 72.1 227 10.9 490
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard... 763 655 85.8 608 79.6 47 7.2 109
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard .......... 1,377 1,083 78.7 935 67.9 148 13.7 293
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported..... 431 343 79.6 311 72.3 32 9.2 88
Gulf War era I
Total............................................... 3,083 2,553 82.8 2,403 78.0 149 5.8 530
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard... 851 715 84.0 661 77.7 54 7.5 136
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard .......... 1,649 1,398 84.8 1,322 80.1 76 5.4 251
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported..... 583 440 75.5 420 72.1 20 4.4 143
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.
Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War-era II veterans 18 years and over by location of service, August 2012, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Civilian Employed Unemployed Not in
Period of service and location noninsti- labor
tutional Percent force
population Total of Percent Percent
population Total of Total of
population labor
force
Gulf War era II
Total .......................................... 2,571 2,081 81.0 1,854 72.1 227 10.9 490
Served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both (1) ......... 899 736 81.9 655 72.9 80 10.9 163
Served elsewhere ................................. 1,299 1,055 81.2 935 72.0 120 11.3 244
Location of service not reported ................. 373 291 77.9 264 70.7 27 9.2 83
1 Refers to veterans who served in Iraq at anytime since March 2003 and veterans who served in Afghanistan at anytime since October
2001. Also includes veterans who served in both countries.
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.
Gulf War-era II veterans served anywhere in the world at any time since September 2001.
United States Department of Labor
