March 23, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employment Situation of Veterans — 2011

Unemployment rates of military veterans by selected characteristics, 2011 annual averages
Characteristic	Unemployment rate
Total	8.3%
Gulf War era, total	9.2
Gulf War era II	12.1
Gulf War era II	7.0
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	7.6
Other service periods	8.0
Men	8.3
Gulf War era, total	9.2
Gulf War era II	12.0
Gulf War era II	7.1
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	7.6
Other service periods	7.9
Women	9.1
Gulf War era, total	9.1
Gulf War era II	12.4
Gulf War era II	6.3
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	7.9
Other service periods	9.4
White	7.8
Gulf War era, total	8.5
Gulf War era II	11.4
Gulf War era II	6.3
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	7.4
Other service periods	7.4
Black or African American	11.2
Gulf War era, total	11.9
Gulf War era II	14.3
Gulf War era II	9.8
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	9.9
Other service periods	10.9
Asian	4.8
Gulf War era, total	4.9
Gulf War era II	7.1
Gulf War era II	3.0
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	2.1
Other service periods	7.2
Hispanic or Latino	9.8
Gulf War era, total	12.4
Gulf War era II	17.0
Gulf War era II	7.5
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	6.6
Other service periods	6.7

These data are featured in the TED article, Employment Situation of Veterans — 2011.

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