Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War-era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, August 2023, not seasonally adjusted

Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War-era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, August 2023, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Period of service and Reserve or National Guard status	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of labor force
VETERANS
Gulf War era, total
Total	8,018	6,174	77.0	5,922	73.9	252	4.1	1,844
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard	2,809	2,175	77.4	2,090	74.4	86	3.9	634
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard	5,044	3,878	76.9	3,713	73.6	166	4.3	1,166
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported	165	120	72.9	120	72.9	-	-	45
Gulf War era II
Total	5,106	4,076	79.8	3,881	76.0	196	4.8	1,030
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard	1,674	1,385	82.7	1,327	79.2	59	4.2	289
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard	3,314	2,605	78.6	2,468	74.5	137	5.3	709
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported	118	87	73.3	87	73.3	-	-	32
Gulf War era I
Total	2,912	2,097	72.0	2,041	70.1	56	2.7	814
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard	1,135	790	69.6	763	67.2	27	3.5	345
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard	1,730	1,274	73.6	1,245	72.0	29	2.2	456
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported	46	33	-	33	-	-	-	13
NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. The Gulf War era began in August 1990 and continues to the present day. It is divided into two periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present) and Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001). Veterans are counted in only one period of service, their most recent period. Data do not include Reserve and National Guard members who have never been called to Active Duty. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

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