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.
United States Department of Labor
