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Table 7. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating, period of service, and sex, August 2023, not seasonally adjusted

Table 7. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating, period of service, and sex, August 2023, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Presence of disability, reported disability rating,
period of service, and sex
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

17,879 8,603 48.1 8,268 46.2 335 3.9 9,276

With service-connected disability

5,278 2,632 49.9 2,475 46.9 157 6.0 2,646

Less than 30 percent disability rating

1,054 594 56.3 541 51.3 53 8.9 460

30 to 50 percent disability rating

917 500 54.6 481 52.4 19 3.9 417

60 percent or higher disability rating

2,940 1,362 46.3 1,284 43.7 77 5.7 1,578

Disability rating not reported

367 176 48.1 169 46.0 8 4.3 190

Without service-connected disability

11,742 5,563 47.4 5,390 45.9 173 3.1 6,180

Presence of disability not reported

859 408 47.5 403 46.9 5 1.2 451

Gulf War era, total

Total

8,018 6,174 77.0 5,922 73.9 252 4.1 1,844

With service-connected disability

3,269 2,266 69.3 2,126 65.0 140 6.2 1,003

Less than 30 percent disability rating

530 424 80.0 383 72.2 41 9.7 106

30 to 50 percent disability rating

537 435 81.0 415 77.4 19 4.5 102

60 percent or higher disability rating

2,000 1,268 63.4 1,196 59.8 72 5.7 732

Disability rating not reported

202 139 68.9 132 65.1 8 5.4 63

Without service-connected disability

4,352 3,623 83.2 3,516 80.8 106 2.9 730

Presence of disability not reported

397 285 71.8 280 70.5 5 1.8 112

Gulf War era II

Total

5,106 4,076 79.8 3,881 76.0 196 4.8 1,030

With service-connected disability

2,362 1,724 73.0 1,614 68.3 110 6.4 638

Less than 30 percent disability rating

282 235 83.0 224 79.1 11 4.7 48

30 to 50 percent disability rating

387 330 85.1 310 80.1 19 5.9 58

60 percent or higher disability rating

1,544 1,048 67.9 976 63.2 72 6.9 496

Disability rating not reported

148 112 75.5 104 70.4 8 6.7 36

Without service-connected disability

2,459 2,135 86.8 2,049 83.3 86 4.0 324

Presence of disability not reported

285 218 76.3 218 76.3 - - 68

Gulf War era I

Total

2,912 2,097 72.0 2,041 70.1 56 2.7 814

With service-connected disability

907 543 59.8 512 56.5 30 5.6 365

Less than 30 percent disability rating

247 190 76.6 159 64.3 30 16.0 58

30 to 50 percent disability rating

149 105 70.4 105 70.4 - - 44

60 percent or higher disability rating

457 221 48.3 221 48.3 - - 236

Disability rating not reported

54 27 - 27 - - - 27

Without service-connected disability

1,893 1,487 78.6 1,467 77.5 21 1.4 405

Presence of disability not reported

112 67 60.1 62 55.5 5 - 45

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total

5,941 737 12.4 709 11.9 29 3.9 5,204

With service-connected disability

1,423 151 10.6 146 10.3 5 3.6 1,271

Less than 30 percent disability rating

338 68 20.0 68 20.0 - - 270

30 to 50 percent disability rating

280 30 10.6 30 10.6 - - 250

60 percent or higher disability rating

721 41 5.6 35 4.9 5 - 680

Disability rating not reported

84 14 16.2 14 16.2 - - 70

Without service-connected disability

4,248 563 13.3 540 12.7 23 4.1 3,685

Presence of disability not reported

270 23 8.4 23 8.4 - - 247

Other service periods

Total

3,920 1,692 43.2 1,637 41.8 55 3.3 2,228

With service-connected disability

586 215 36.6 203 34.6 12 5.5 372

Less than 30 percent disability rating

187 102 54.9 91 48.6 12 11.5 84

30 to 50 percent disability rating

100 36 35.8 36 35.8 - - 64

60 percent or higher disability rating

219 53 24.1 53 24.1 - - 166

Disability rating not reported

81 24 29.2 24 29.2 - - 57

Without service-connected disability

3,142 1,377 43.8 1,334 42.5 43 3.1 1,765

Presence of disability not reported

192 100 52.3 100 52.3 - - 91

MEN
VETERANS

Total

15,836 7,491 47.3 7,221 45.6 270 3.6 8,345

With service-connected disability

4,586 2,217 48.3 2,111 46.0 106 4.8 2,369

Less than 30 percent disability rating

952 529 55.6 485 51.0 43 8.2 423

30 to 50 percent disability rating

803 420 52.3 401 49.9 19 4.6 383

60 percent or higher disability rating

2,507 1,116 44.5 1,080 43.1 36 3.2 1,391

Disability rating not reported

325 152 47.0 145 44.6 8 5.0 172

Without service-connected disability

10,473 4,904 46.8 4,745 45.3 159 3.2 5,569

Presence of disability not reported

777 371 47.7 366 47.1 5 1.4 406

Gulf War era, total

Total

6,646 5,244 78.9 5,048 76.0 196 3.7 1,402

With service-connected disability

2,678 1,888 70.5 1,796 67.1 92 4.9 791

Less than 30 percent disability rating

441 366 82.9 331 75.1 34 9.4 75

30 to 50 percent disability rating

446 361 81.0 342 76.6 19 5.4 85

60 percent or higher disability rating

1,607 1,034 64.4 1,004 62.5 30 2.9 573

Disability rating not reported

184 127 68.9 119 64.8 8 6.0 57

Without service-connected disability

3,628 3,103 85.5 3,004 82.8 99 3.2 525

Presence of disability not reported

340 253 74.6 248 73.1 5 2.0 86

Gulf War era II

Total

4,172 3,435 82.3 3,281 78.6 154 4.5 737

With service-connected disability

1,894 1,400 73.9 1,331 70.3 68 4.9 495

Less than 30 percent disability rating

234 201 85.9 190 81.2 11 5.5 33

30 to 50 percent disability rating

314 273 87.1 254 80.9 19 7.1 40

60 percent or higher disability rating

1,211 826 68.2 796 65.7 30 3.7 385

Disability rating not reported

136 100 73.2 92 67.7 8 7.6 36

Without service-connected disability

2,037 1,841 90.4 1,755 86.1 86 4.7 197

Presence of disability not reported

241 195 81.0 195 81.0 - - 46

Gulf War era I

Total

2,474 1,809 73.1 1,767 71.4 42 2.3 665

With service-connected disability

784 488 62.3 465 59.3 23 4.8 296

Less than 30 percent disability rating

207 165 79.5 142 68.3 23 14.1 42

30 to 50 percent disability rating

132 88 66.5 88 66.5 - - 44

60 percent or higher disability rating

396 208 52.5 208 52.5 - - 188

Disability rating not reported

48 27 - 27 - - - 21

Without service-connected disability

1,591 1,262 79.4 1,249 78.5 14 1.1 328

Presence of disability not reported

99 58 59.0 53 53.9 5 - 41

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total

5,689 715 12.6 686 12.1 29 4.0 4,974

With service-connected disability

1,392 147 10.6 142 10.2 5 3.7 1,245

Less than 30 percent disability rating

326 63 19.4 63 19.4 - - 263

30 to 50 percent disability rating

278 30 10.7 30 10.7 - - 248

60 percent or higher disability rating

711 41 5.7 35 5.0 5 - 670

Disability rating not reported

77 14 17.5 14 17.5 - - 64

Without service-connected disability

4,036 545 13.5 521 12.9 23 4.3 3,491

Presence of disability not reported

261 23 8.7 23 8.7 - - 238

Other service periods

Total

3,501 1,532 43.8 1,487 42.5 45 3.0 1,969

With service-connected disability

516 182 35.3 173 33.5 9 5.1 334

Less than 30 percent disability rating

184 100 54.3 91 49.2 9 9.3 84

30 to 50 percent disability rating

79 29 36.9 29 36.9 - - 50

60 percent or higher disability rating

189 41 21.6 41 21.6 - - 148

Disability rating not reported

63 12 - 12 - - - 51

Without service-connected disability

2,809 1,256 44.7 1,220 43.4 36 2.9 1,553

Presence of disability not reported

177 95 53.5 95 53.5 - - 82

WOMEN
VETERANS

Total

2,043 1,112 54.4 1,046 51.2 65 5.9 931

With service-connected disability

692 415 60.1 364 52.7 51 12.3 276

Less than 30 percent disability rating

103 65 63.5 56 54.1 10 - 38

30 to 50 percent disability rating

114 80 70.5 80 70.5 - - 34

60 percent or higher disability rating

433 246 56.9 204 47.3 42 16.9 187

Disability rating not reported

42 24 - 24 - - - 18

Without service-connected disability

1,270 659 51.9 645 50.8 14 2.1 611

Presence of disability not reported

82 37 45.4 37 45.4 - - 45

Gulf War era, total

Total

1,372 929 67.7 874 63.7 56 6.0 443

With service-connected disability

591 379 64.1 330 55.9 49 12.9 212

Without service-connected disability

724 519 71.7 512 70.8 7 1.4 205

Presence of disability not reported

57 31 - 31 - - - 26

Gulf War era II

Total

934 641 68.7 600 64.2 42 6.5 293

With service-connected disability

467 324 69.4 283 60.5 42 12.8 143

Without service-connected disability

422 294 69.7 294 69.7 - - 128

Presence of disability not reported

44 23 - 23 - - - 22

Gulf War era I

Total

438 288 65.8 274 62.6 14 4.9 150

With service-connected disability

123 55 44.2 47 38.4 7 - 69

Without service-connected disability

302 225 74.5 218 72.2 7 3.1 77

Presence of disability not reported

13 9 - 9 - - - 4

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total

252 23 9.0 23 9.0 - - 229

With service-connected disability

30 4 - 4 - - - 26

Without service-connected disability

212 18 8.6 18 8.6 - - 194

Presence of disability not reported

9 - - - - - - 9

Other service periods

Total

419 160 38.1 150 35.8 10 6.0 259

With service-connected disability

70 33 - 30 - 3 - 38

Without service-connected disability

334 122 36.4 115 34.3 7 5.8 212

Presence of disability not reported

15 6 - 6 - - - 9

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 news release. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

Last Modified Date: March 20, 2024