Table 10. Employment status of Gulf War-era II veterans 18 years and over by location of service, August 2016, not seasonally adjusted

Table 10. Employment status of Gulf War-era II veterans 18 years and over by location of service, August 2016, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Period of service and location Civilian
noninstitutional
population		 Civilian labor force Not in labor
force
Total Percent
of
population		 Employed Unemployed
Total Percent
of population		 Number Rate

Total, Gulf War-era II veterans

 3,860 3,188 82.6 3,015 78.1 173 5.4 672

Served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both(1)

 1,846 1,531 83.0 1,458 79.0 73 4.8 314

Served in Iraq(2)

 1,481 1,243 83.9 1,194 80.6 49 3.9 238

Served in Afghanistan(3)

 974 774 79.5 738 75.8 36 4.7 200

Served in both locations(4)

 609 486 79.7 474 77.8 12 2.4 124

Served elsewhere

 2,014 1,656 82.2 1,557 77.3 100 6.0 358

(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.
(2) Includes all veterans who served in Iraq at any time since March 2003, whether or not they also served in Afghanistan.
(3) Includes all veterans who served in Afghanistan at any time since October 2001, whether or not they also served in Iraq.
(4) Veterans who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan during the designated dates are also included in the totals of each location above.

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.

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