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 2024, 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 2024, 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 population	Total	Percent of labor force
TOTAL VETERANS
Total	17,532	8,350	47.6	8,043	45.9	307	3.7	9,182
With service-connected disability	5,458	2,769	50.7	2,656	48.7	113	4.1	2,690
Less than 30 percent disability rating	1,028	515	50.1	507	49.4	7	1.4	513
30 to 50 percent disability rating	941	493	52.4	487	51.7	6	1.3	448
60 percent or higher disability rating	3,215	1,606	50.0	1,507	46.9	99	6.2	1,609
Disability rating not reported	275	155	56.3	155	56.3	-	-	120
Without service-connected disability	11,281	5,223	46.3	5,034	44.6	189	3.6	6,058
Presence of disability not reported	793	358	45.2	353	44.5	5	1.5	435
Gulf War era, total
Total	8,162	6,233	76.4	5,991	73.4	243	3.9	1,929
With service-connected disability	3,509	2,487	70.9	2,374	67.6	113	4.5	1,023
Less than 30 percent disability rating	482	386	80.1	380	78.7	7	1.7	96
30 to 50 percent disability rating	611	446	73.0	439	71.9	6	1.5	165
60 percent or higher disability rating	2,231	1,518	68.0	1,418	63.6	99	6.6	714
Disability rating not reported	185	137	74.2	137	74.2	-	-	48
Without service-connected disability	4,260	3,458	81.2	3,333	78.2	125	3.6	803
Presence of disability not reported	392	289	73.7	284	72.4	5	1.8	103
Gulf War era II
Total	5,207	4,227	81.2	4,066	78.1	161	3.8	980
With service-connected disability	2,507	1,939	77.3	1,847	73.7	92	4.7	568
Less than 30 percent disability rating	318	286	90.0	285	89.7	1	0.3	32
30 to 50 percent disability rating	415	331	79.8	330	79.6	1	0.2	84
60 percent or higher disability rating	1,633	1,217	74.5	1,127	69.0	90	7.4	416
Disability rating not reported	142	105	73.9	105	73.9	-	-	37
Without service-connected disability	2,479	2,102	84.8	2,037	82.2	64	3.1	377
Presence of disability not reported	222	187	84.2	182	81.8	5	2.8	35
Gulf War era I
Total	2,955	2,006	67.9	1,925	65.2	81	4.1	948
With service-connected disability	1,003	548	54.7	528	52.6	21	3.8	454
Less than 30 percent disability rating	165	100	60.9	95	57.4	6	5.8	64
30 to 50 percent disability rating	196	115	58.5	109	55.5	6	5.0	81
60 percent or higher disability rating	598	300	50.2	291	48.7	9	3.0	298
Disability rating not reported	43	33	-	33	-	-	-	11
Without service-connected disability	1,782	1,356	76.1	1,295	72.7	61	4.5	426
Presence of disability not reported	170	102	60.0	102	60.0	-	-	68
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total	5,601	614	11.0	582	10.4	32	5.3	4,987
With service-connected disability	1,378	98	7.1	98	7.1	-	-	1,280
Less than 30 percent disability rating	320	34	10.7	34	10.7	-	-	286
30 to 50 percent disability rating	243	24	9.7	24	9.7	-	-	220
60 percent or higher disability rating	752	35	4.7	35	4.7	-	-	717
Disability rating not reported	62	5	-	5	-	-	-	57
Without service-connected disability	3,969	510	12.9	478	12.0	32	6.3	3,459
Presence of disability not reported	254	6	2.3	6	2.3	-	-	248
Other service periods
Total	3,769	1,503	39.9	1,470	39.0	32	2.1	2,266
With service-connected disability	571	184	32.3	184	32.2	0	0.3	387
Less than 30 percent disability rating	225	94	41.9	94	41.7	0	0.5	130
30 to 50 percent disability rating	87	24	27.6	24	27.6	-	-	63
60 percent or higher disability rating	231	53	23.1	53	23.1	-	-	178
Disability rating not reported	28	13	-	13	-	-	-	15
Without service-connected disability	3,051	1,255	41.1	1,223	40.1	32	2.5	1,796
Presence of disability not reported	147	64	43.3	64	43.3	-	-	83
MEN VETERANS
Total	15,481	7,201	46.5	6,989	45.1	212	2.9	8,280
With service-connected disability	4,705	2,364	50.2	2,288	48.6	76	3.2	2,341
Less than 30 percent disability rating	931	475	51.0	468	50.3	7	1.5	456
30 to 50 percent disability rating	802	428	53.4	427	53.3	1	0.2	374
60 percent or higher disability rating	2,740	1,328	48.5	1,260	46.0	68	5.1	1,412
Disability rating not reported	233	133	57.0	133	57.0	-	-	100
Without service-connected disability	10,071	4,540	45.1	4,410	43.8	131	2.9	5,531
Presence of disability not reported	704	296	42.1	291	41.3	5	1.8	408
Gulf War era, total
Total	6,759	5,254	77.7	5,094	75.4	159	3.0	1,505
With service-connected disability	2,886	2,111	73.1	2,035	70.5	76	3.6	776
Less than 30 percent disability rating	423	352	83.1	345	81.5	7	1.9	72
30 to 50 percent disability rating	509	388	76.1	387	76.0	1	0.2	122
60 percent or higher disability rating	1,805	1,256	69.6	1,188	65.8	68	5.4	549
Disability rating not reported	148	115	77.6	115	77.6	-	-	33
Without service-connected disability	3,567	2,916	81.8	2,838	79.6	78	2.7	651
Presence of disability not reported	306	227	74.3	222	72.5	5	2.3	79
Gulf War era II
Total	4,255	3,524	82.8	3,421	80.4	103	2.9	731
With service-connected disability	2,055	1,617	78.7	1,556	75.7	61	3.8	438
Less than 30 percent disability rating	281	259	92.4	258	92.0	1	0.4	21
30 to 50 percent disability rating	350	290	82.8	289	82.6	1	0.3	60
60 percent or higher disability rating	1,310	984	75.1	924	70.6	59	6.0	326
Disability rating not reported	115	84	73.6	84	73.6	-	-	30
Without service-connected disability	2,027	1,760	86.8	1,723	85.0	37	2.1	267
Presence of disability not reported	173	147	84.9	142	81.9	5	3.6	26
Gulf War era I
Total	2,504	1,729	69.1	1,673	66.8	56	3.2	774
With service-connected disability	831	493	59.4	479	57.6	15	3.0	338
Less than 30 percent disability rating	143	92	64.7	86	60.7	6	6.3	50
30 to 50 percent disability rating	159	98	61.3	98	61.3	-	-	62
60 percent or higher disability rating	495	272	55.0	263	53.2	9	3.3	223
Disability rating not reported	34	31	-	31	-	-	-	3
Without service-connected disability	1,540	1,156	75.1	1,115	72.4	41	3.6	384
Presence of disability not reported	132	80	60.3	80	60.3	-	-	53
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total	5,364	597	11.1	576	10.7	21	3.5	4,767
With service-connected disability	1,338	98	7.3	98	7.3	-	-	1,240
Less than 30 percent disability rating	301	34	11.4	34	11.4	-	-	266
30 to 50 percent disability rating	235	24	10.1	24	10.1	-	-	211
60 percent or higher disability rating	746	35	4.7	35	4.7	-	-	711
Disability rating not reported	56	5	-	5	-	-	-	51
Without service-connected disability	3,775	493	13.1	472	12.5	21	4.2	3,281
Presence of disability not reported	252	6	2.3	6	2.3	-	-	246
Other service periods
Total	3,358	1,350	40.2	1,318	39.3	32	2.4	2,008
With service-connected disability	481	155	32.3	155	32.2	0	0.3	326
Less than 30 percent disability rating	207	89	43.2	89	42.9	0	0.5	117
30 to 50 percent disability rating	57	17	-	17	-	-	-	41
60 percent or higher disability rating	189	37	19.6	37	19.6	-	-	152
Disability rating not reported	28	13	-	13	-	-	-	15
Without service-connected disability	2,730	1,131	41.4	1,100	40.3	32	2.8	1,599
Presence of disability not reported	147	64	43.3	64	43.3	-	-	83
WOMEN VETERANS
Total	2,051	1,149	56.0	1,054	51.4	95	8.3	902
With service-connected disability	753	405	53.8	368	48.9	37	9.1	348
Less than 30 percent disability rating	97	40	40.8	40	40.8	-	-	57
30 to 50 percent disability rating	139	65	47.0	60	42.8	6	-	74
60 percent or higher disability rating	475	278	58.5	247	52.0	31	11.2	197
Disability rating not reported	43	22	-	22	-	-	-	20
Without service-connected disability	1,209	682	56.4	624	51.6	58	8.5	527
Presence of disability not reported	89	62	70.2	62	70.2	-	-	26
Gulf War era, total
Total	1,403	980	69.8	896	63.9	84	8.5	423
With service-connected disability	623	376	60.4	339	54.5	37	9.8	247
Without service-connected disability	693	542	78.1	495	71.4	47	8.6	152
Presence of disability not reported	87	62	71.7	62	71.7	-	-	24
Gulf War era II
Total	952	703	73.8	645	67.7	58	8.3	249
With service-connected disability	451	321	71.2	290	64.3	31	9.7	130
Without service-connected disability	452	341	75.6	315	69.6	27	7.9	110
Presence of disability not reported	49	40	-	40	-	-	-	9
Gulf War era I
Total	451	277	61.5	252	55.8	25	9.2	174
With service-connected disability	172	55	32.0	49	28.6	6	-	117
Without service-connected disability	242	200	82.8	180	74.6	20	9.9	42
Presence of disability not reported	38	22	-	22	-	-	-	15
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total	237	17	7.3	6	2.4	11	-	220
With service-connected disability	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	40
Without service-connected disability	195	17	8.9	6	3.0	11	-	178
Presence of disability not reported	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Other service periods
Total	411	152	37.0	152	37.0	-	-	259
With service-connected disability	90	29	32.0	29	32.0	-	-	61
Without service-connected disability	321	123	38.5	123	38.5	-	-	198
Presence of disability not reported	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

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