For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, March 22, 2017
USDL-17-0354
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EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS — 2016
The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time
since September 2001—a group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans—edged down to 5.1 percent in
2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The jobless rate for all veterans also edged
down over the year to 4.3 percent. About 36 percent of Gulf War-era II veterans had a service-connected
disability in August 2016, compared with 22 percent of all veterans.
This information was obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly sample survey of
about 60,000 households that provides data on employment and unemployment in the United States.
Data about veterans are collected monthly in the CPS; these monthly data are the source of the 2016
annual averages presented in this news release. In August 2016, a supplement to the CPS collected
additional information about veterans on topics such as service-connected disability and veterans'
current or past Reserve or National Guard membership. Information from the supplement is also
presented in this release. The supplement was co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
and by the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service. For more
information, see the Technical Note, which provides definitions of terms used in this release.
Highlights from the 2016 data:
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The unemployment rate for male veterans overall was not statistically different from the rate for
female veterans in 2016. The unemployment rate for male veterans (4.2 percent) edged down
over the year, and the rate for female veterans (5.0 percent) changed little. (See table A.)
•
Among the 453,000 unemployed veterans in 2016, 60 percent were age 45 and over, 36 percent
were age 25 to 44, and 4 percent were age 18 to 24. (See table 2A.)
•
Veterans with a service-connected disability had an unemployment rate of 4.8 percent in August
2016, about the same as veterans with no disability (4.7 percent). (See table 7.)
•
Nearly 1 in 3 employed veterans with a service-connected disability worked in the public sector
in August 2016, compared with about 1 in 5 veterans with no disability. (See table 8.)
•
In 2016, the unemployment rate of veterans varied across the country, ranging from 1.8 percent
in Indiana to 7.6 percent in the District of Columbia. (See table 6A.)
The Veteran Population
In 2016, 20.9 million men and women were veterans, accounting for about 9 percent of the civilian
noninstitutional population age 18 and over. About 10 percent of all veterans were women. In the
survey, veterans are defined as men and women who have previously served on active duty in the U.S.
Armed Forces and who were civilians at the time these data were collected. Veterans are more likely to
be men than nonveterans and also tend to be older. In part, this reflects the characteristics of veterans
who served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam era, all of whom are now over 55
years old. Veterans who served during these wartime periods accounted for 41 percent (8.5 million) of
the total veteran population in 2016. Just over one-third of veterans (7.3 million) served during Gulf War
era I (August 1990 to August 2001) or Gulf War era II (September 2001 forward). Another quarter (5.2
million) served outside the designated wartime periods. (See tables 1 and 2A.)
Gulf War-era II Veterans
In 2016, there were 3.9 million veterans who had served during Gulf War era II (September 2001
forward). Eighteen percent of these veterans were women, compared with about 4 percent of veterans
from World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam era. Seventy-one percent of all Gulf War-era II
veterans were between the ages of 25 and 44. (See tables 1 and 2A.)
Among Gulf War-era II veterans, the unemployment rate for men was not statistically different from the
rate for women in 2016. The unemployment rates for both men (5.0 percent) and women (5.6 percent)
were little changed from the prior year. (See table A.)
The unemployment rate for male Gulf War-era II veterans (5.0 percent) was little different than the rate
for male nonveterans (4.8 percent) in 2016. Among men age 25 to 34, Gulf War-era II veterans had a
higher unemployment rate (6.6 percent) than did nonveterans (4.9 percent). For the other age groups,
unemployment rates of male Gulf War-era II veterans and nonveterans were not statistically different.
(See table 2B.)
Among women, the unemployment rate for Gulf War-era II veterans (5.6 percent) was not statistically
different from the rate for nonveterans (4.6 percent) in 2016. By age, unemployment rates for female
Gulf War-era II veterans and nonveterans were not statistically different. (See table 2C.)
Employed Gulf War-era II veterans were about twice as likely to work in the public sector in 2016 as
employed nonveterans—28 percent and 13 percent, respectively. Among the employed, 16 percent of
Gulf War-era II veterans worked for the federal government, compared with 2 percent of nonveterans.
(See table 5.)
In August 2016, 48 percent of Gulf War-era II veterans reported serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both
locations. These veterans had an unemployment rate of 4.8 percent, not statistically different from Gulf
War-era II veterans who served elsewhere (6.0 percent). (See table 10.)
Gulf War-era I Veterans
Of the 3.4 million veterans who served during Gulf War era I (August 1990 to August 2001), 15 percent
were women. Nearly all (98 percent) Gulf War-era I veterans were age 35 and over in 2016, compared
with half of Gulf War-era II veterans. (See tables 1 and 2A.)
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In 2016, the unemployment rate for male Gulf War-era I veterans was 3.5 percent, lower than the rate
for their Gulf War-era II veteran counterparts (5.0 percent). The difference in the unemployment rates
reflects, at least in part, the older age profile of veterans who served during Gulf War era I. Younger
people—whether veterans or nonveterans—tend to have higher unemployment rates. Among women,
the rates for Gulf War-era I veterans (4.2 percent) and Gulf War-era II veterans (5.6 percent) were not
statistically different. (See tables 2B and 2C.)
Veterans of Other Service Periods
In 2016, 5.2 million veterans had served on active duty during "other service periods," mainly between
the Korean War and the Vietnam era and between the Vietnam era and Gulf War era I. All veterans from
this period of service were 40 years or older at the time of the survey. Twenty-six percent of these
veterans were age 45 to 54 in 2016, another 34 percent were age 55 to 64, and another 39 percent were
age 65 and over. (See table 2A.)
In 2016, 1 in 10 veterans of other service periods were women. Among veterans of other service periods,
the unemployment rate for men was 4.1 percent, little different than the rate for women (4.9 percent).
(See table 1.)
Veterans with a Service-connected Disability
In August 2016, about 4.6 million veterans, or 22 percent of the total, had a service-connected disability.
Veterans with a service-connected disability are assigned a disability rating by the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs or the U.S. Department of Defense. Ratings range from 0 to 100 percent, in increments
of 10 percentage points, depending on the severity of the condition. (See table 7.)
The unemployment rate for veterans with a service-connected disability was 4.8 percent in August 2016,
about the same as veterans with no disability (4.7 percent). The labor force participation rate for veterans
with a service-connected disability (46.4 percent) was lower than the rate for veterans with no disability
(50.7 percent).
Among veterans with a service-connected disability, 30 percent had a disability rating of less than 30
percent, while another 37 percent had a rating of 60 percent or higher. In August 2016, veterans with a
service-connected disability rating of less than 30 percent were much more likely to be in the labor force
than those with a rating of 60 percent or higher (54.7 percent and 29.9 percent, respectively). The
unemployment rate for veterans with a disability rating of less than 30 percent was 4.4 percent, not
statistically different than for those with a disability rating of 60 percent or higher (3.8 percent).
Among veterans who served during Gulf War era II, 36 percent (1.4 million) had a service-connected
disability. Of these, 76.0 percent were in the labor force in August 2016, lower than the 86.6 percent for
veterans from this period with no service-connected disability. Among Gulf War-era II veterans, the
unemployment rate for those with a service-connected disability was 5.4 percent, little different from
those with no disability (5.7 percent).
In August 2016, about a quarter (901,000) of veterans who served during Gulf War era I had a serviceconnected disability. Their labor force participation rate (64.0 percent) was lower than the rate for
veterans from the era who did not have a disability (86.7 percent). The unemployment rate for Gulf
War-era I veterans with a service-connected disability (5.3 percent) was not statistically different than
that for Gulf War-era I veterans without a service-connected disability (4.2 percent).
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Among the 1.6 million veterans with a service-connected disability from World War II, the Korean War,
and the Vietnam era, 14.1 percent were in the labor force in August 2016, lower than the 25.3 percent of
veterans from these periods who did not have a service-connected disability. The unemployment rate of
veterans with a disability from these wartime periods was 3.7 percent, about the same as their
counterparts with no disability (3.8 percent).
About 669,000 or 13 percent of veterans who served during other service periods reported a serviceconnected disability in August 2016. The labor force participation rate for these veterans (37.8 percent)
was lower than their counterparts without a service-connected disability (50.3 percent), while the
unemployment rate was not statistically different for veterans with a service-connected disability (2.0
percent) and those with no disability (4.8 percent).
Regardless of period of service, many veterans with a service-connected disability worked in the public
sector. In August 2016, 31 percent of employed veterans with a disability worked in federal, state, or
local government, compared with 19 percent of veterans with no disability and 13 percent of
nonveterans. In particular, 20 percent of employed veterans with a disability worked for the federal
government, compared with 7 percent of veterans with no disability and 2 percent of nonveterans. (See
table 8.)
Reserve and National Guard Membership
In August 2016, about one-third of Gulf War-era veterans (August 1990 to present) were current or past
members of the Reserve or National Guard. Labor force participation rates were higher for veterans who
were current or past members of the Reserve or National Guard (83.6 percent), compared with veterans
who were never members (80.6 percent). Among Gulf War-era veterans, those who were current or past
members of the Reserve or National Guard had an unemployment rate (4.0 percent) that was not
statistically different than those who had never been members (5.6 percent). (See table 9.)
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Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 18 years and over by veteran status,
period of service, and sex, 2015-2016 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status and period of service
2015
Total
Men
2016
Women
Total
Men
Women
TOTAL VETERANS
Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................................. .
Employed......................................................... .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed...................................................... .
Unemployment rate........................................... .
Not in labor force................................................... .
21,209
10,757
50.7
10,263
48.4
495
4.6
10,452
19,212
9,517
49.5
9,089
47.3
428
4.5
9,695
1,997
1,241
62.1
1,174
58.8
67
5.4
757
20,895
10,581
50.6
10,129
48.5
453
4.3
10,314
18,881
9,334
49.4
8,944
47.4
390
4.2
9,547
2,014
1,247
61.9
1,184
58.8
63
5.0
767
Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................................. .
Employed......................................................... .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed...................................................... .
Unemployment rate........................................... .
Not in labor force................................................... .
3,594
2,913
81.0
2,745
76.4
168
5.8
681
2,959
2,462
83.2
2,322
78.5
140
5.7
497
635
451
71.0
422
66.4
29
6.4
184
3,896
3,174
81.5
3,013
77.3
161
5.1
722
3,207
2,666
83.1
2,533
79.0
133
5.0
541
689
508
73.7
480
69.6
28
5.6
181
NONVETERANS
Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................................. .
Employed......................................................... .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed...................................................... .
Unemployment rate........................................... .
Not in labor force................................................... .
220,740
144,385
65.4
136,947
62.0
7,439
5.2
76,355
97,380
73,107
75.1
69,243
71.1
3,864
5.3
24,273
123,360
71,278
57.8
67,704
54.9
3,574
5.0
52,082
223,649
146,479
65.5
139,560
62.4
6,919
4.7
77,170
99,107
74,393
75.1
70,799
71.4
3,594
4.8
24,714
124,541
72,086
57.9
68,761
55.2
3,325
4.6
52,455
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 on active duty anywhere in the world sometime since September 2001. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the
U.S. Armed Forces.
Technical Note
The data in this release were collected through the
Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS—a monthly
survey of about 60,000 eligible households conducted by the
U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics—
obtains information on employment and unemployment
among the nation's civilian noninstitutional population age
16 and over.
Most of the data in this release are annual averages for
2016, compiled from the results of the monthly survey. In
August 2016, a supplement to the CPS collected additional
information about veterans on topics such as serviceconnected disability, veterans' Reserve or National Guard
status, and veterans who served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan.
The supplement was co-sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs and by the U.S. Department of Labor's
Veterans' Employment and Training Service. Questions were
asked of persons 17 years of age and older regarding their
prior service in the U.S. Armed Forces. Data are tabulated
for persons 18 years of age and older.
Information in this release will be made available to
sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone:
(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
Veteran status is obtained from responses to the
question, "Did you ever serve on active duty in the U.S.
Armed Forces?"
Period of service identifies when a veteran served in the
Armed Forces, but not the location of their service. It is
obtained from answers to the question asked of veterans,
"When did you serve on active duty in the U.S. Armed
Forces?" The following service periods are identified:
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
Other service periods — All other time periods
Definitions
The definitions underlying the data in this release are
as follows:
Veterans could have served anywhere in the world
during these periods of service. Veterans are counted only in
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. The period-of-service
definitions are modified occasionally to reflect changes in
law, regulations, and program needs of the survey sponsors.
Veterans are men and women who previously served
on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and who were
civilians at the time they were surveyed. Members of the
Reserve and National Guard are counted as veterans if they
had ever been called to active duty. Persons who are on
active duty at the time of the survey are outside the scope of
the survey and thus not in the estimates shown here, as are
persons who reside in institutions, such as nursing homes and
prisons.
Veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both are
individuals who served in Iraq at any time since March 2003,
in Afghanistan at any time since October 2001, or in both
locations. Service in Iraq or Afghanistan is determined by
answers to two questions: "Did you serve in Iraq, off the
coast of Iraq, or did you fly missions over Iraq at any time
since March 2003?" and "Did you serve in Afghanistan, or
did you fly missions over Afghanistan, at any time since
October 2001?"
Nonveterans are men and women who never served on
active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.
World War II, Korean War, Vietnam-era, and Gulf
War-era veterans are men and women who served in the U.S.
Armed Forces during these periods of service, regardless of
where in the world they served. Veterans who served in more
than one wartime period are classified in the most recent one.
Veterans of other service periods are men and women
who served in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time other than
World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era, or the Gulf
War era. Although U.S. Armed Forces were engaged in
several armed conflicts during other service periods, these
conflicts were more limited in scope and included a smaller
proportion of the Armed Forces than the selected wartime
periods. Veterans who served during one of the selected
wartime periods and during another period are classified in
the wartime period.
Presence of service-connected disability is determined
by answers to the question, "Has the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) or Department of Defense (DoD) determined
that you have a service-connected disability, that is, a health
condition or impairment caused or made worse by any of
your military service?"
Service-connected disability rating is based on answers
to the question, "What is your current service-connected
disability rating?" Answers can range from 0 to 100 percent,
in increments of 10 percentage points. Ratings are
determined by the VA or DoD from a rating schedule
published in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 38,
"Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief," Part 4—
"Schedule for Rating Disabilities." The rating schedule is
"primarily a guide in the evaluation of disability resulting
from all types of diseases and injuries encountered as a result
of or incident to military service. The percentage ratings
represent as far as can practicably be determined the average
impairment in earning capacity resulting from such diseases
and injuries and their residual conditions in civil
occupations." Part 4 contains a listing of hundreds of possible
disorders and assigns ratings of 0 through 100 percent, with
instructions for rating multiple disorders.
Reserve and National Guard membership refers only to
Gulf War-era veterans who are current or past members of
the Reserve or National Guard. Members of the Reserve and
National Guard are counted as veterans if they had ever been
called to active duty. These data do not refer to all persons
who may have ever served in the Reserve or National Guard.
Reserve or National Guard status is obtained from answers
to two questions. Gulf War-era veterans were asked: "Was
any of your active service the result of a call-up from the
Reserve or National Guard?" If the answer was no, they were
asked, "Have you ever been a member of the Reserve or
National Guard?" A 'yes' response to either question
classified persons as "Current or past member of the Reserve
or National Guard." A 'no' response to the latter question
classified persons as "Never a member of the Reserve or
National Guard."
Reliability of the estimates
Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling
and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire
population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample
estimates will differ from the true population values they
represent. The component of this difference that occurs
because samples differ by chance is known as sampling
error, and its variability is measured by the standard error of
the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of
confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by
no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population
value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally
conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error.
Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, the inability to
obtain information for all respondents in the sample, the
inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct
information, and errors made in the collection or processing
of the data.
Information about the reliability of national data from
the CPS and estimating standard errors is available at
www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability.
For a discussion of the reliability of state estimates
from the CPS, such as those in tables 6A and 6B of this
release, see www.bls.gov/opub/gp/gpapndb.htm.
Comparability of the estimates
Beginning with data for August 2015, estimates from
the veterans supplement shown in tables 7 through 10 of this
release reflect a change in the weighting methodology. As a
result of this change, for August 2015 and later years, the
estimates of the number of veterans with a service-connected
disability, veteran Reserve or National Guard members, and
veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan were higher than
in previous years. The supplement data presented in this
release are not strictly comparable with data for years before
2015 due to the change. See the note in the Employment
Situation of Veterans 2015 news release for more
information about the change in weighting methodology
(www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/vet_03222016.pdf).
Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2016 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Civilian labor force
Veteran status, period of service,
sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Employed
Total
Percent
of
population
Unemployed
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent
of
labor
force
Not in
labor
force
TOTAL
Total, 18 years and over................................ .
Veterans................................................ .
Gulf War era, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era. . . . . . . . . . . .
Other service periods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonveterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
244,544
20,895
7,250
3,896
3,354
8,490
5,156
223,649
157,060
10,581
5,869
3,174
2,695
2,108
2,604
146,479
64.2
50.6
81.0
81.5
80.4
24.8
50.5
65.5
149,689
10,129
5,610
3,013
2,597
2,025
2,494
139,560
61.2
48.5
77.4
77.3
77.4
23.8
48.4
62.4
7,371
453
259
161
98
83
110
6,919
4.7
4.3
4.4
5.1
3.6
3.9
4.2
4.7
87,484
10,314
1,381
722
659
6,382
2,551
77,170
Men
Total, 18 years and over................................ .
Veterans................................................ .
Gulf War era, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era. . . . . . . . . . . .
Other service periods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonveterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
117,989
18,881
6,052
3,207
2,845
8,186
4,644
99,107
83,727
9,334
4,981
2,666
2,315
2,033
2,320
74,393
71.0
49.4
82.3
83.1
81.4
24.8
50.0
75.1
79,743
8,944
4,766
2,533
2,233
1,955
2,224
70,799
67.6
47.4
78.8
79.0
78.5
23.9
47.9
71.4
3,984
390
215
133
82
78
96
3,594
4.8
4.2
4.3
5.0
3.5
3.9
4.1
4.8
34,262
9,547
1,070
541
530
6,153
2,324
24,714
Women
Total, 18 years and over................................ .
Veterans................................................ .
Gulf War era, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era. . . . . . . . . . . .
Other service periods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonveterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
126,555
2,014
1,198
689
509
304
512
124,541
73,333
1,247
888
508
379
75
285
72,086
57.9
61.9
74.1
73.7
74.6
24.6
55.6
57.9
69,946
1,184
844
480
364
70
271
68,761
55.3
58.8
70.4
69.6
71.5
23.1
52.9
55.2
3,388
63
44
28
16
5
14
3,325
4.6
5.0
5.0
5.6
4.2
6.4
4.9
4.6
53,222
767
310
181
129
229
227
52,455
White
Total, 18 years and over................................ .
Veterans................................................ .
Gulf War era, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era. . . . . . . . . . . .
Other service periods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonveterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
191,576
17,417
5,547
3,009
2,538
7,512
4,358
174,160
122,966
8,543
4,520
2,453
2,067
1,872
2,151
114,423
64.2
49.1
81.5
81.5
81.4
24.9
49.4
65.7
117,894
8,195
4,320
2,325
1,994
1,804
2,071
109,700
61.5
47.1
77.9
77.3
78.6
24.0
47.5
63.0
5,072
348
200
128
72
68
80
4,724
4.1
4.1
4.4
5.2
3.5
3.6
3.7
4.1
68,610
8,874
1,027
556
472
5,640
2,207
59,736
Black or African American
Total, 18 years and over................................ .
Veterans................................................ .
Gulf War era, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era. . . . . . . . . . . .
Other service periods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonveterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30,594
2,552
1,237
619
618
696
619
28,042
19,469
1,488
975
493
482
160
353
17,980
63.6
58.3
78.8
79.6
78.0
23.1
57.1
64.1
17,885
1,406
928
468
461
151
327
16,478
58.5
55.1
75.0
75.6
74.5
21.7
52.9
58.8
1,584
82
46
25
21
10
26
1,502
8.1
5.5
4.8
5.1
4.5
6.0
7.4
8.4
11,125
1,063
262
126
136
536
265
10,062
Asian
Total, 18 years and over................................ .
Veterans................................................ .
Gulf War era, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14,586
309
166
96
70
9,423
197
137
83
54
64.6
63.6
82.6
86.5
77.3
9,087
193
134
81
53
62.3
62.3
80.7
84.9
75.0
336
4
3
2
2
3.6
2.1
2.3
1.8
3.0
5,163
113
29
13
16
Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2016 annual averages — Continued
[Numbers in thousands]
Civilian labor force
Veteran status, period of service,
sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Employed
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent
of
population
Unemployed
Total
Percent
of
labor
force
Not in
labor
force
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era. . . . . . . . . . . .
Other service periods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonveterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
92
52
14,277
29
30
9,226
32.1
58.7
64.6
29
30
8,894
31.2
58.5
62.3
1
0
332
–
–
3.6
62
21
5,051
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total, 18 years and over................................ .
Veterans................................................ .
Gulf War era, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era. . . . . . . . . . . .
Other service periods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonveterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38,536
1,484
794
532
262
359
331
37,051
26,313
940
646
430
216
98
195
25,374
68.3
63.3
81.3
80.9
82.2
27.3
59.1
68.5
24,844
894
620
411
209
92
183
23,950
64.5
60.2
78.0
77.3
79.5
25.5
55.2
64.6
1,470
46
27
19
7
6
13
1,424
5.6
4.9
4.1
4.5
3.4
6.6
6.6
5.6
12,222
545
148
102
47
261
135
11,678
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.
Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. 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. Estimates for the above race
groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is
identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where
base is less than 35,000).
Table 2A. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2016
annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and period of service
TOTAL VETERANS
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era, total
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era II
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era I
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total, 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other service periods
Total, 35 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTAL NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Not in
labor
force
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent of
population
20,895
237
1,742
2,284
3,269
3,806
9,557
10,581
182
1,431
1,984
2,757
2,359
1,868
50.6
76.5
82.1
86.9
84.3
62.0
19.5
10,129
165
1,340
1,910
2,662
2,257
1,794
48.5
69.5
76.9
83.6
81.4
59.3
18.8
453
17
90
74
95
102
74
4.3
9.2
6.3
3.7
3.4
4.3
4.0
10,314
56
311
299
512
1,446
7,689
7,250
237
1,742
2,271
1,924
812
263
5,869
182
1,431
1,973
1,643
571
69
81.0
76.5
82.1
86.9
85.4
70.3
26.3
5,610
165
1,340
1,900
1,588
550
66
77.4
69.5
76.9
83.7
82.6
67.7
25.2
259
17
90
73
55
21
3
4.4
9.2
6.3
3.7
3.4
3.6
3.9
1,381
56
311
298
280
242
194
3,896
237
1,692
1,070
609
229
59
3,174
182
1,390
902
515
168
18
81.5
76.5
82.2
84.3
84.7
73.1
30.7
3,013
165
1,301
869
499
162
18
77.3
69.5
76.9
81.2
82.0
70.6
30.6
161
17
89
33
16
6
0
5.1
9.2
6.4
3.7
3.2
3.5
–
722
56
302
169
93
62
41
3,354
50
1,201
1,315
583
204
2,695
41
1,072
1,128
403
51
80.4
81.1
89.2
85.8
69.2
25.0
2,597
40
1,031
1,089
388
48
77.4
78.8
85.9
82.8
66.6
23.7
98
1
40
39
15
3
3.6
2.8
3.8
3.4
3.7
5.3
659
10
129
187
180
153
8,490
1,227
7,263
2,108
609
1,499
24.8
49.7
20.6
2,025
584
1,441
23.8
47.6
19.8
83
25
58
3.9
4.2
3.9
6,382
618
5,764
5,156
13
1,346
1,767
2,031
2,604
11
1,114
1,180
300
50.5
–
82.8
66.8
14.8
2,494
10
1,074
1,124
286
48.4
–
79.8
63.6
14.1
110
1
40
56
14
4.2
–
3.6
4.7
4.5
2,551
2
232
587
1,731
223,649
29,204
41,805
37,533
39,127
37,505
38,475
146,479
18,894
34,089
30,835
31,151
24,109
7,401
65.5
64.7
81.5
82.2
79.6
64.3
19.2
139,560
17,080
32,382
29,652
30,057
23,267
7,123
62.4
58.5
77.5
79.0
76.8
62.0
18.5
6,919
1,814
1,707
1,183
1,093
842
278
4.7
9.6
5.0
3.8
3.5
3.5
3.8
77,170
10,310
7,716
6,697
7,977
13,396
31,074
Total
Percent of
labor force
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. Nonveterans never
served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. 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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).
Table 2B. Employment status of men 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2016
annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and period of service
VETERANS, MEN
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era, total
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era II
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era I
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total, 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other service periods
Total, 35 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NONVETERANS, MEN
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Not in
labor
force
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent of
population
18,881
191
1,424
1,880
2,803
3,360
9,224
9,334
151
1,204
1,667
2,395
2,096
1,821
49.4
79.3
84.6
88.6
85.4
62.4
19.7
8,944
138
1,126
1,608
2,318
2,006
1,749
47.4
72.3
79.1
85.5
82.7
59.7
19.0
390
13
78
59
77
90
72
4.2
8.8
6.5
3.6
3.2
4.3
4.0
9,547
40
219
214
409
1,264
7,402
6,052
191
1,424
1,870
1,635
697
235
4,981
151
1,204
1,658
1,411
494
63
82.3
79.3
84.6
88.6
86.3
70.8
27.0
4,766
138
1,126
1,599
1,368
475
61
78.8
72.3
79.1
85.5
83.6
68.1
25.8
215
13
78
59
43
19
3
4.3
8.8
6.5
3.5
3.1
3.9
4.3
1,070
40
219
212
224
204
172
3,207
191
1,386
865
517
197
51
2,666
151
1,174
742
438
146
15
83.1
79.3
84.7
85.7
84.7
73.9
30.3
2,533
138
1,096
716
427
141
15
79.0
72.3
79.1
82.7
82.6
71.5
30.2
133
13
78
26
11
5
0
5.0
8.8
6.6
3.5
2.5
3.2
–
541
40
212
123
79
51
35
2,845
38
1,005
1,118
500
184
2,315
30
916
973
348
48
81.4
80.8
91.1
87.0
69.6
26.1
2,233
30
884
940
334
45
78.5
79.8
87.9
84.1
66.7
24.6
82
0
32
32
14
3
3.5
–
3.5
3.3
4.1
5.6
530
7
89
145
152
136
8,186
1,136
7,050
2,033
567
1,466
24.8
49.9
20.8
1,955
544
1,410
23.9
47.9
20.0
78
23
56
3.9
4.0
3.8
6,153
569
5,584
4,644
10
1,168
1,526
1,939
2,320
9
984
1,035
292
50.0
–
84.2
67.8
15.0
2,224
8
950
987
278
47.9
–
81.3
64.7
14.4
96
1
33
48
13
4.1
–
3.4
4.7
4.6
2,324
1
185
491
1,647
99,107
14,673
20,147
17,633
17,923
16,510
12,222
74,393
9,770
17,947
16,019
15,494
11,845
3,318
75.1
66.6
89.1
90.8
86.4
71.7
27.1
70,799
8,733
17,059
15,435
14,969
11,404
3,199
71.4
59.5
84.7
87.5
83.5
69.1
26.2
3,594
1,037
888
584
525
441
119
4.8
10.6
4.9
3.6
3.4
3.7
3.6
24,714
4,902
2,200
1,614
2,429
4,665
8,904
Total
Percent of
labor force
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. Nonveterans never
served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. 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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).
Table 2C. Employment status of women 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2016
annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and period of service
VETERANS, WOMEN
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era, total
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era II
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era I
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total, 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other service periods
Total, 35 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NONVETERANS, WOMEN
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Not in
labor
force
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent of
population
2,014
47
318
403
466
446
334
1,247
30
227
318
363
263
47
61.9
65.3
71.2
78.7
77.9
59.0
14.0
1,184
27
214
303
344
251
44
58.8
58.2
67.3
75.0
73.9
56.3
13.3
63
3
12
15
18
12
2
5.0
–
5.4
4.7
5.0
4.5
4.9
767
16
92
86
103
183
287
1,198
47
318
401
288
115
28
888
30
227
316
232
77
6
74.1
65.3
71.2
78.7
80.5
67.0
–
844
27
214
301
220
75
6
70.4
58.2
67.3
75.0
76.4
65.5
–
44
3
12
15
12
2
0
5.0
–
5.4
4.7
5.2
2.2
–
310
16
92
85
56
38
23
689
47
306
205
91
33
8
508
30
216
160
77
22
3
73.7
65.3
70.7
78.0
84.3
–
–
480
27
205
153
72
21
3
69.6
58.2
67.0
74.6
78.4
–
–
28
3
11
7
5
1
0
5.6
–
5.3
4.3
7.1
–
–
181
16
90
45
14
10
6
509
13
196
197
82
20
379
10
156
155
55
3
74.6
–
79.4
78.7
66.5
–
364
10
148
149
54
3
71.5
–
75.4
75.4
65.8
–
16
1
8
7
1
0
4.2
–
5.1
4.2
1.1
–
129
2
40
42
28
17
304
91
213
75
42
33
24.6
46.3
15.4
70
39
31
23.1
43.3
14.4
5
3
2
6.4
6.5
–
229
49
180
512
2
177
240
92
285
2
130
144
8
55.6
–
73.6
60.0
8.8
271
2
124
137
8
52.9
–
70.0
56.9
8.6
14
0
6
8
0
4.9
–
4.8
5.2
–
227
0
47
96
84
124,541
14,531
21,658
19,900
21,205
20,995
26,253
72,086
9,124
16,142
14,816
15,657
12,264
4,083
57.9
62.8
74.5
74.5
73.8
58.4
15.6
68,761
8,346
15,323
14,217
15,088
11,863
3,924
55.2
57.4
70.7
71.4
71.2
56.5
14.9
3,325
777
819
599
569
401
159
4.6
8.5
5.1
4.0
3.6
3.3
3.9
52,455
5,407
5,516
5,083
5,548
8,731
22,170
Total
Percent of
labor force
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. Nonveterans never
served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. 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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).
Table 3. Employment status of persons 25 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and educational
attainment, 2016 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Civilian labor force
Veteran status,
period of service, and educational attainment
VETERANS
Total, 25 years and over................................ .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era, total
Total, 25 years and over................................ .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era II
Total, 25 years and over................................ .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era I
Total, 25 years and over................................ .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total, 25 years and over................................ .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other service periods
Total, 25 years and over................................ .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NONVETERANS
Total, 25 years and over................................ .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Employed
Unemployed
Not in
labor
force
Total
Percent
of
population
20,658
983
6,025
7,268
6,382
10,400
217
2,692
3,912
3,579
50.3
22.1
44.7
53.8
56.1
9,964
204
2,568
3,732
3,459
48.2
20.8
42.6
51.4
54.2
436
13
123
180
120
4.2
6.0
4.6
4.6
3.3
10,258
766
3,333
3,355
2,803
7,013
87
1,585
2,911
2,430
5,688
58
1,272
2,304
2,054
81.1
66.9
80.2
79.1
84.5
5,445
54
1,206
2,193
1,992
77.6
61.9
76.1
75.3
82.0
243
4
66
111
62
4.3
7.5
5.2
4.8
3.0
1,325
29
313
607
376
3,659
41
782
1,563
1,274
2,993
25
625
1,217
1,125
81.8
62.6
80.0
77.9
88.3
2,848
25
583
1,149
1,092
77.8
61.3
74.6
73.5
85.7
145
1
42
69
33
4.8
–
6.8
5.6
2.9
666
15
156
346
149
3,354
46
803
1,348
1,156
2,695
33
646
1,087
929
80.4
70.7
80.5
80.6
80.4
2,597
29
623
1,045
901
77.4
62.4
77.6
77.5
77.9
98
4
23
42
29
3.6
–
3.6
3.9
3.1
659
14
157
262
227
8,490
605
2,664
2,664
2,557
2,108
79
559
702
769
24.8
13.0
21.0
26.3
30.1
2,025
76
536
673
740
23.8
12.5
20.1
25.3
28.9
83
3
22
29
29
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.2
3.7
6,382
526
2,105
1,962
1,788
5,156
291
1,776
1,692
1,396
2,604
80
862
906
756
50.5
27.5
48.5
53.6
54.2
2,494
74
826
867
727
48.4
25.6
46.5
51.2
52.1
110
5
35
40
29
4.2
6.8
4.1
4.4
3.9
2,551
211
915
786
639
194,445
22,197
55,882
50,248
66,118
127,585
10,331
32,886
34,265
50,104
65.6
46.5
58.8
68.2
75.8
122,480
9,559
31,168
32,881
48,872
63.0
43.1
55.8
65.4
73.9
5,104
772
1,717
1,384
1,231
4.0
7.5
5.2
4.0
2.5
66,860
11,867
22,996
15,983
16,014
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent
of
labor
force
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.
Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. 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. Dash indicates no data or data
that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).
Table 4. Employed persons 18 years and over by occupation, sex, veteran status, and period of service, 2016
annual averages
[Percent distribution]
Veterans
Gulf War era
Occupation and sex
Total
Total
TOTAL
Total employed (in thousands).................................................. .
Occupation as a percent of total employed
Total employed.................................................................... .
Management, professional, and related occupations...................... .
Management, business, and financial operations occupations. . . . . . . . .
Professional and related occupations..................................... .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and related occupations............................................. .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations. . . . . . . . . .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations............................... .
Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production occupations..................................................... .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MEN
Total employed (in thousands).................................................. .
Occupation as a percent of total employed
Total employed.................................................................... .
Management, professional, and related occupations...................... .
Management, business, and financial operations occupations. . . . . . . . .
Professional and related occupations..................................... .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and related occupations............................................. .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations. . . . . . . . . .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations............................... .
Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production occupations..................................................... .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WOMEN
Total employed (in thousands).................................................. .
Occupation as a percent of total employed
Total employed.................................................................... .
Management, professional, and related occupations...................... .
Management, business, and financial operations occupations. . . . . . . . .
Professional and related occupations..................................... .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and related occupations............................................. .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations. . . . . . . . . .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations............................... .
Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War Gulf War
era II
era I
WW II,
Korean
War,
and
Vietnam
era
Other
service
periods
Nonveterans
10,129
5,610
3,013
2,597
2,025
2,494
139,560
100.0
39.7
19.7
20.0
14.0
16.4
8.8
7.6
13.3
0.4
5.9
7.0
16.6
6.4
10.2
100.0
39.7
18.2
21.5
15.7
16.6
8.4
8.2
13.6
0.3
5.6
7.7
14.4
6.0
8.4
100.0
39.3
17.9
21.4
17.8
16.2
8.3
7.9
12.9
0.4
5.3
7.2
13.9
5.7
8.1
100.0
40.1
18.5
21.6
13.4
17.1
8.6
8.5
14.4
0.3
5.9
8.2
15.0
6.4
8.6
100.0
40.9
23.2
17.7
11.2
17.6
11.7
5.9
12.0
0.8
5.9
5.3
18.3
5.6
12.7
100.0
38.8
20.3
18.5
12.4
15.1
7.4
7.7
13.6
0.4
6.5
6.8
20.1
7.9
12.2
100.0
39.6
16.4
23.2
17.6
22.4
10.4
12.0
8.9
0.7
5.2
3.0
11.4
5.6
5.9
8,944
4,766
2,533
2,233
1,955
2,224
70,799
100.0
38.3
19.8
18.5
13.8
14.9
8.9
6.1
14.8
0.5
6.6
7.8
18.1
7.0
11.1
100.0
37.8
18.4
19.4
15.7
14.7
8.4
6.3
15.7
0.4
6.5
8.9
16.1
6.7
9.3
100.0
37.4
18.0
19.5
17.6
14.3
8.0
6.3
15.1
0.4
6.3
8.4
15.6
6.4
9.2
100.0
38.3
18.9
19.4
13.4
15.2
8.8
6.4
16.4
0.3
6.7
9.4
16.6
7.1
9.5
100.0
40.3
23.2
17.2
11.2
17.3
11.8
5.5
12.4
0.9
6.1
5.5
18.8
5.7
13.1
100.0
37.4
19.7
17.7
12.3
13.3
7.3
6.0
15.2
0.4
7.2
7.6
21.8
8.5
13.3
100.0
35.8
17.3
18.5
14.2
16.2
10.1
6.1
16.7
1.1
9.9
5.7
17.1
7.7
9.5
1,184
844
480
364
70
271
68,761
100.0
50.4
19.2
31.2
15.1
27.7
8.5
19.3
1.5
0.2
0.6
0.7
100.0
49.9
16.9
33.0
16.1
27.4
8.6
18.8
1.6
0.2
0.6
0.9
100.0
49.0
17.3
31.7
18.6
26.3
9.6
16.7
1.4
0.2
0.5
0.7
100.0
51.1
16.4
34.7
12.8
28.8
7.3
21.6
2.0
0.2
0.7
1.1
100.0
58.0
24.1
33.9
10.5
25.0
8.2
16.8
1.8
0.5
0.4
0.9
100.0
50.0
24.9
25.1
13.1
29.7
8.2
21.5
1.0
0.0
0.9
0.1
100.0
43.6
15.6
28.0
21.2
28.8
10.7
18.1
0.9
0.3
0.3
0.2
Table 4. Employed persons 18 years and over by occupation, sex, veteran status, and period of service, 2016
annual averages — Continued
[Percent distribution]
Veterans
Gulf War era
Occupation and sex
Total
Total
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production occupations..................................................... .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.3
2.2
3.1
5.0
2.0
3.0
Gulf War Gulf War
era II
era I
4.8
2.2
2.6
5.3
1.7
3.6
WW II,
Korean
War,
and
Vietnam
era
4.8
2.8
2.0
Other
service
periods
6.3
2.7
3.5
Nonveterans
5.6
3.4
2.1
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.
Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. 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.
Table 5. Employed persons 18 years and over by industry, class of worker, sex, veteran status, and period of
service, 2016 annual averages
[Percent distribution]
Veterans
Gulf War era
Industry, class of worker, and sex
Total
Total
TOTAL
Total employed (in thousands)1.............................. .
As a percent of total employed
Total employed1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agriculture and related industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wage and salary workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wage and salary workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . .............. .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Local.................................................. .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MEN
Total employed (in thousands)1.............................. .
As a percent of total employed
Total employed1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agriculture and related industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wage and salary workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wage and salary workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . .............. .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See footnotes at end of table.
Gulf War
era II
Gulf War
era I
WW II,
Korean
War, and
Vietnam
era
Other
service
periods
Nonveterans
10,129
5,610
3,013
2,597
2,025
2,494
139,560
100.0
1.8
0.7
1.0
98.2
91.9
70.1
0.9
5.8
12.7
2.6
8.2
7.4
1.8
4.9
10.8
8.2
3.4
3.5
21.8
10.0
4.9
7.0
6.3
100.0
0.5
0.4
0.1
99.5
96.0
69.9
1.0
5.4
12.3
2.4
7.8
7.2
2.0
4.9
11.5
8.6
3.6
3.2
26.1
13.2
5.3
7.5
3.5
100.0
0.6
0.5
0.1
99.4
96.2
68.0
1.1
4.8
10.7
2.1
8.7
6.5
1.7
5.0
11.8
8.3
4.4
2.9
28.2
15.7
5.3
7.3
3.2
100.0
0.5
0.3
0.2
99.5
95.7
72.2
0.9
6.1
14.2
2.8
6.6
8.1
2.3
4.9
11.1
8.9
2.6
3.6
23.6
10.4
5.3
7.9
3.8
100.0
4.9
1.5
3.3
95.1
81.2
67.4
0.7
5.5
10.5
2.7
9.3
6.8
1.3
5.6
9.9
7.8
3.7
3.6
13.8
4.3
3.6
5.9
13.9
100.0
1.9
0.7
1.3
98.1
91.4
72.5
0.9
7.0
15.3
2.8
8.2
8.4
1.7
4.2
9.9
7.5
2.7
3.9
18.8
7.3
4.9
6.6
6.6
100.0
1.6
1.0
0.5
98.4
92.6
79.3
0.5
5.5
9.8
2.3
10.4
4.0
1.7
6.4
10.5
15.5
8.5
4.2
13.3
2.0
4.7
6.6
5.8
8,944
4,766
2,533
2,233
1,955
2,224
70,799
100.0
1.9
0.8
1.2
98.1
91.4
70.6
1.0
6.4
13.7
2.7
8.1
8.0
1.9
4.7
11.2
6.3
3.2
3.4
20.7
9.2
4.5
100.0
0.6
0.4
0.1
99.4
95.9
70.6
1.2
6.2
13.7
2.5
7.6
7.9
2.2
4.6
12.1
6.2
3.3
3.2
25.2
12.7
5.0
100.0
0.6
0.5
0.1
99.4
96.1
68.7
1.3
5.6
12.2
2.2
8.7
7.2
2.0
4.5
12.3
5.8
4.1
2.9
27.4
15.2
5.2
100.0
0.5
0.3
0.2
99.5
95.6
72.9
1.0
6.9
15.4
2.9
6.4
8.8
2.4
4.6
11.8
6.6
2.5
3.6
22.7
10.0
4.7
100.0
5.0
1.6
3.4
95.0
80.9
67.5
0.8
5.7
10.7
2.6
9.3
7.0
1.3
5.7
10.0
7.1
3.7
3.7
13.5
3.9
3.6
100.0
2.2
0.8
1.4
97.8
91.0
73.4
0.9
7.5
16.3
3.1
8.3
9.1
1.7
4.0
10.3
5.9
2.6
3.7
17.5
6.5
4.5
100.0
2.3
1.6
0.7
97.7
91.0
80.9
0.8
9.7
13.3
3.1
10.3
5.9
2.0
5.6
11.6
6.7
8.0
3.8
10.1
1.8
3.4
Table 5. Employed persons 18 years and over by industry, class of worker, sex, veteran status, and period of
service, 2016 annual averages — Continued
[Percent distribution]
Veterans
Gulf War era
Industry, class of worker, and sex
Total
Gulf War
era II
Total
Local.................................................. .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WOMEN
Total employed (in thousands)1.............................. .
As a percent of total employed
Total employed1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agriculture and related industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wage and salary workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wage and salary workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . .............. .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Local.................................................. .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Gulf War
era I
WW II,
Korean
War, and
Vietnam
era
Other
service
periods
Nonveterans
7.0
6.7
7.5
3.6
7.1
3.3
8.0
3.9
6.0
14.0
6.6
6.8
4.9
6.7
1,184
844
480
364
70
271
68,761
100.0
0.4
0.2
0.2
99.6
95.7
65.7
0.2
1.4
5.1
1.6
8.5
3.0
1.0
6.6
7.9
22.1
4.7
3.6
30.0
15.6
7.2
7.3
3.8
100.0
0.4
0.3
0.2
99.6
96.7
65.8
0.1
0.9
4.7
1.7
8.7
3.1
0.9
7.0
8.1
22.3
5.1
3.3
30.9
16.1
7.1
7.6
2.9
100.0
0.5
0.4
0.2
99.5
96.8
64.5
0.0
0.7
3.2
1.5
9.1
2.5
0.5
7.2
8.8
21.6
6.2
3.0
32.4
18.5
5.9
8.1
2.6
100.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
99.8
96.5
67.7
0.3
1.2
6.7
2.0
8.0
3.9
1.3
6.7
7.2
23.2
3.5
3.6
28.8
13.1
8.7
7.0
3.3
100.0
1.6
0.7
0.9
98.4
87.9
65.6
0.0
0.0
3.9
4.5
10.2
2.0
0.2
3.6
9.5
27.0
3.8
0.9
22.3
14.5
3.9
3.9
10.5
100.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
99.8
94.5
65.1
0.5
3.3
6.7
0.7
7.7
3.0
1.6
6.0
6.6
20.3
3.7
5.1
29.4
14.0
8.3
7.1
4.9
100.0
0.9
0.5
0.3
99.1
94.2
77.7
0.1
1.1
6.2
1.5
10.5
2.0
1.4
7.2
9.4
24.6
9.0
4.7
16.5
2.1
6.0
8.4
4.8
Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers, not shown separately.
Includes self-employed workers whose business are incorporated.
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.
Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. 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.
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Table 6A. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by state, 2016 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Civilian labor force
State
TOTAL VETERANS
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
20,895
401
72
511
235
1,839
390
204
75
32
1,652
723
110
120
665
467
228
175
278
321
127
457
372
558
351
207
455
105
128
243
115
369
172
798
729
52
823
316
323
876
66
403
77
506
1,698
158
46
782
513
153
369
51
Total
Percent
of
population
10,581
207
44
232
106
935
196
104
35
18
792
396
57
58
332
251
119
87
125
162
65
280
166
244
166
99
235
52
66
130
63
166
84
355
397
30
404
164
151
421
28
201
45
246
964
89
23
476
232
65
191
28
50.6
51.5
61.7
45.4
45.0
50.8
50.3
50.8
46.6
56.9
47.9
54.7
52.4
48.5
49.9
53.6
52.3
50.0
44.9
50.5
51.3
61.3
44.6
43.7
47.2
47.6
51.5
49.6
52.1
53.5
55.3
44.9
48.7
44.4
54.5
57.6
49.0
52.0
46.8
48.1
42.0
49.8
58.3
48.7
56.7
56.6
50.8
60.8
45.2
42.9
51.8
54.8
Employed
Unemployed
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent
of
labor force
10,129
197
43
223
102
885
189
99
34
17
758
382
56
56
310
246
114
83
120
154
63
269
158
236
156
94
227
50
64
125
62
158
81
335
379
29
387
157
142
400
27
191
44
238
929
87
23
460
223
62
182
27
48.5
49.0
60.0
43.6
43.6
48.1
48.4
48.6
44.7
52.6
45.9
52.8
51.3
46.8
46.6
52.6
50.1
47.4
43.1
48.0
49.7
59.0
42.6
42.3
44.4
45.4
49.9
47.5
50.0
51.3
54.1
42.7
47.0
41.9
52.0
55.4
47.0
49.7
43.8
45.6
40.5
47.3
56.8
46.9
54.7
55.3
49.7
58.8
43.5
40.8
49.2
52.1
453
10
1
9
3
50
8
5
1
1
33
14
1
2
22
5
5
5
5
8
2
11
8
8
10
5
7
2
3
5
1
8
3
20
18
1
17
7
9
22
1
10
1
9
35
2
1
16
9
3
10
1
4.3
4.9
2.7
3.9
3.1
5.4
3.9
4.4
4.1
7.6
4.2
3.5
2.2
3.6
6.7
1.8
4.2
5.2
3.9
5.0
3.1
3.8
4.6
3.2
5.8
4.6
3.2
4.4
4.1
4.0
2.1
4.9
3.6
5.6
4.5
3.9
4.2
4.5
6.3
5.2
3.7
5.0
2.6
3.6
3.6
2.3
2.2
3.4
3.8
4.8
5.0
5.1
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.
Not in
labor
force
10,314
194
27
279
129
904
194
101
40
14
860
327
52
62
333
217
109
88
153
159
62
177
206
314
186
108
221
53
61
113
51
204
88
443
332
22
419
152
172
454
38
202
32
260
735
69
23
306
281
87
178
23
Table 6B. Employment status of nonveterans 18 years and over by state, 2016 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Civilian labor force
State
TOTAL NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
223,649
3,301
455
4,655
1,998
27,874
3,813
2,548
660
518
14,427
6,910
960
1,099
9,007
4,521
2,148
1,944
3,056
3,152
939
4,134
4,985
7,069
3,789
1,991
4,150
694
1,271
1,981
937
6,493
1,382
14,526
6,909
528
8,013
2,593
2,841
9,043
765
3,358
557
4,567
18,429
1,934
451
5,585
4,987
1,281
4,033
386
NOTE: Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Total
Percent
of
population
146,479
1,952
312
2,961
1,230
18,051
2,676
1,762
434
374
8,901
4,508
630
738
6,131
3,050
1,563
1,369
1,849
1,952
618
2,883
3,370
4,517
2,734
1,174
2,854
462
923
1,274
674
4,312
843
9,117
4,429
394
5,223
1,655
1,888
5,969
513
2,094
399
2,872
12,233
1,376
315
3,727
3,348
716
2,858
270
65.5
59.1
68.5
63.6
61.6
64.8
70.2
69.1
65.8
72.3
61.7
65.2
65.6
67.2
68.1
67.5
72.8
70.4
60.5
61.9
65.8
69.7
67.6
63.9
72.2
58.9
68.8
66.6
72.6
64.3
71.9
66.4
61.0
62.8
64.1
74.7
65.2
63.8
66.5
66.0
67.1
62.4
71.7
62.9
66.4
71.1
69.9
66.7
67.1
55.9
70.9
70.1
Employed
Unemployed
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent
of
labor force
139,560
1,835
291
2,811
1,183
17,103
2,592
1,673
416
352
8,479
4,268
611
710
5,792
2,915
1,503
1,313
1,759
1,832
595
2,766
3,249
4,303
2,634
1,107
2,733
444
894
1,201
656
4,104
785
8,693
4,214
381
4,979
1,572
1,801
5,649
487
1,996
389
2,740
11,688
1,327
305
3,580
3,175
674
2,744
256
62.4
55.6
63.9
60.4
59.2
61.4
68.0
65.6
63.0
68.1
58.8
61.8
63.6
64.6
64.3
64.5
70.0
67.6
57.5
58.1
63.4
66.9
65.2
60.9
69.5
55.6
65.9
63.9
70.3
60.6
70.1
63.2
56.8
59.8
61.0
72.3
62.1
60.6
63.4
62.5
63.6
59.4
69.8
60.0
63.4
68.6
67.7
64.1
63.7
52.6
68.0
66.4
6,919
116
21
150
47
948
84
89
18
22
422
240
19
28
339
135
60
56
90
120
23
117
121
214
100
66
121
19
30
73
18
208
58
424
215
13
244
83
87
320
27
98
11
132
544
49
10
147
174
43
114
14
4.7
6.0
6.8
5.1
3.8
5.3
3.1
5.1
4.2
5.9
4.7
5.3
3.1
3.8
5.5
4.4
3.8
4.1
4.9
6.2
3.8
4.1
3.6
4.7
3.7
5.7
4.2
4.0
3.2
5.7
2.6
4.8
6.8
4.6
4.9
3.2
4.7
5.0
4.6
5.4
5.2
4.7
2.6
4.6
4.5
3.5
3.2
4.0
5.2
5.9
4.0
5.2
Not in
labor
force
77,170
1,349
143
1,694
768
9,823
1,137
786
226
143
5,527
2,402
330
361
2,876
1,471
585
575
1,208
1,199
321
1,251
1,615
2,552
1,055
818
1,296
232
348
708
263
2,181
539
5,409
2,480
134
2,790
938
953
3,073
251
1,264
158
1,695
6,196
558
136
1,858
1,639
565
1,175
115
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 2016, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Civilian labor force
Presence of disability, reported disability
rating, period of service, and sex
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Employed
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Unemployed
Percent
of
population
Percent
of
labor force
Total
Not in
labor
force
TOTAL
VETERANS
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
20,857
4,564
1,370
1,082
1,707
406
15,579
714
10,375
2,119
750
666
509
195
7,897
358
49.7
46.4
54.7
61.5
29.9
48.0
50.7
50.2
9,897
2,018
717
631
490
180
7,529
350
47.5
44.2
52.4
58.3
28.7
44.4
48.3
49.0
477
101
33
35
19
14
368
9
4.6
4.8
4.4
5.2
3.8
7.3
4.7
2.4
10,482
2,445
620
417
1,197
211
7,682
355
Gulf War era, total
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
7,277
2,303
621
621
853
208
4,690
284
5,929
1,641
527
512
456
146
4,064
223
81.5
71.3
84.9
82.5
53.5
70.3
86.7
78.5
5,632
1,554
500
486
437
132
3,864
215
77.4
67.5
80.4
78.2
51.2
63.4
82.4
75.5
297
88
27
26
19
14
201
9
5.0
5.3
5.2
5.2
4.3
9.8
4.9
3.9
1,348
661
94
109
397
62
626
61
Gulf War era II
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
3,860
1,402
310
417
570
105
2,280
178
3,188
1,065
272
361
361
71
1,974
149
82.6
76.0
87.6
86.6
63.4
67.6
86.6
83.7
3,015
1,008
261
349
342
56
1,861
145
78.1
71.9
84.1
83.5
60.0
53.9
81.6
81.7
173
57
11
13
19
14
112
4
5.4
5.4
4.0
3.5
5.4
672
337
38
56
208
34
306
29
Gulf War era I
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
3,417
901
311
203
283
103
2,410
106
2,741
576
255
151
95
75
2,091
75
80.2
64.0
82.1
74.0
33.5
73.0
86.7
70.0
2,617
546
239
137
95
75
2,002
69
76.6
60.6
76.8
67.2
33.5
73.0
83.1
65.1
124
30
16
14
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
8,439
1,593
529
305
631
127
6,579
268
1,942
225
114
69
21
22
1,666
51
23.0
14.1
21.5
22.5
3.3
17.1
25.3
19.2
1,870
217
113
60
21
22
1,602
51
22.2
13.6
21.4
19.8
3.3
17.1
24.3
19.2
Other service periods
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
5,141
669
219
156
223
70
4,310
162
2,504
253
109
85
32
27
2,167
84
48.7
37.8
49.8
54.3
14.4
2,396
248
104
85
32
27
2,064
84
46.6
37.1
47.6
54.3
14.4
See footnotes at end of table.
50.3
51.7
47.9
51.7
-
5.7
2.4
4.5
5.3
6.5
9.2
-
88
5
4.2
6.9
72
8
0
8
3.7
3.7
0.2
64
0
3.8
-
108
5
5
-
4.3
2.0
4.5
-
103
0
4.8
0.0
676
324
56
53
188
28
319
32
6,497
1,368
416
236
610
106
4,913
216
2,637
416
110
72
191
44
2,143
78
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 2016, not seasonally adjusted -- Continued
[Numbers in thousands]
Civilian labor force
Presence of disability, reported disability
rating, period of service, and sex
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Employed
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Unemployed
Percent
of
population
Percent
of
labor force
Total
Not in
labor
force
MEN
VETERANS
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
18,842
4,063
1,213
978
1,506
366
14,161
618
9,129
1,862
663
599
432
168
6,974
292
48.4
45.8
54.7
61.2
28.7
46.1
49.2
47.3
8,749
1,793
630
577
424
160
6,668
289
46.4
44.1
52.0
59.0
28.2
43.9
47.1
46.7
380
70
33
21
8
8
306
4
4.2
3.8
4.9
3.5
1.8
4.8
4.4
1.2
9,713
2,200
550
379
1,074
197
7,187
326
Gulf War era, total
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
6,075
1,934
512
537
713
173
3,921
221
5,029
1,402
446
454
383
120
3,450
176
82.8
72.5
87.1
84.6
53.7
69.5
88.0
79.8
4,807
1,342
418
437
375
112
3,293
173
79.1
69.4
81.8
81.4
52.6
64.9
84.0
78.2
221
61
27
17
8
8
157
4
4.4
4.3
6.2
3.8
2.1
6.7
4.6
2.0
1,046
531
66
83
330
53
471
45
Gulf War era II
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
3,198
1,175
246
362
483
85
1,885
138
2,692
916
227
325
306
58
1,657
119
84.2
77.9
92.3
89.9
63.3
68.1
87.9
86.0
2,565
885
216
322
298
50
1,565
115
80.2
75.3
87.9
89.0
61.7
58.6
83.0
83.5
127
30
11
3
8
8
93
4
4.7
3.3
4.8
1.1
2.6
506
260
19
37
177
27
227
19
Gulf War era I
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
2,877
758
265
175
230
88
2,036
83
2,337
487
218
129
77
62
1,793
57
81.2
64.2
82.3
73.6
33.5
71.0
88.0
69.4
2,242
456
202
115
77
62
1,728
57
77.9
60.2
76.1
65.7
33.5
71.0
84.9
69.4
95
30
16
14
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
8,137
1,551
517
293
614
127
6,329
257
1,857
212
109
60
21
22
1,602
43
22.8
13.7
21.2
20.4
3.4
17.1
25.3
16.8
1,790
208
109
56
21
22
1,540
43
22.0
13.4
21.1
19.0
3.4
17.1
24.3
16.8
Other service periods
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
4,630
578
185
148
180
66
3,911
140
2,243
248
108
85
29
27
1,922
73
48.4
42.9
58.5
57.3
16.0
2,152
243
103
85
29
27
1,835
73
46.5
42.1
55.8
57.3
16.0
See footnotes at end of table.
49.1
52.1
46.9
52.1
-
5.6
3.0
4.1
6.2
7.5
10.7
-
65
0
67
4
0
4
63
0
3.6
3.6
2.0
0.2
3.9
-
91
5
5
-
4.1
2.0
4.6
-
86
0
4.5
-
540
271
47
46
153
26
243
25
6,280
1,339
407
233
593
106
4,727
214
2,387
330
77
63
151
39
1,990
67
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 2016, not seasonally adjusted -- Continued
[Numbers in thousands]
Civilian labor force
Presence of disability, reported disability
rating, period of service, and sex
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Employed
Percent
of
population
Total
Unemployed
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent
of
labor force
Total
Not in
labor
force
WOMEN
VETERANS
Total
With service-connected disability
Less than 30 percent disability rating
30 to 50 percent disability rating
60 percent or higher disability rating
Disability rating not reported
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
2,015
501
157
104
200
40
1,418
96
1,246
257
87
67
77
26
923
66
Gulf War era, total
Total
With service-connected disability
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
1,202
369
769
64
900
239
614
47
Gulf War era II
Total
With service-connected disability
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
662
227
395
40
496
150
316
30
Gulf War era I
Total
With service-connected disability
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
540
142
374
24
404
89
298
17
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total
With service-connected disability
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
302
41
250
11
85
13
63
8
Other service periods
Total
With service-connected disability
Without service-connected disability
Presence of disability not reported
511
91
399
21
261
5
245
11
61.8
51.2
55.3
64.2
38.5
65.1
69.0
74.9
64.8
79.8
74.9
66.1
80.0
74.9
62.7
79.7
28.1
25.4
51.0
5.2
61.5
-
1,149
226
87
54
66
20
862
61
825
212
571
42
450
123
297
30
375
89
274
12
80
9
62
8
244
5
229
11
57.0
45.1
55.3
51.4
32.8
97
31
13
11
6
61
5
60.8
63.6
68.6
57.5
74.2
75
27
43
5
67.9
54.2
75.0
47
27
20
0
69.5
62.7
73.3
26.3
5
4
1
24.9
-
14.9
6.6
-
-
9.4
18.0
6.2
166
77
79
10
7.2
136
53
76
7
-
8.0
6.3
217
28
186
2
6.4
250
86
153
11
-
17
-
302
130
155
16
-
17
-
6.8
-
769
244
70
37
123
14
495
30
8.4
11.3
7.1
24
5
-
47.7
5.2
57.3
-
29
-
-
-
7.8
12.1
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).
Table 8. Employed persons 18 years and over by veteran status, presence of service-connected disability, period of service,
and class of worker, August 2016, not seasonally adjusted
Percent distribution by class of worker
Nonagricultural industries
Veteran status, presence of
disability, and period of service
Veterans, total ²
With service-connected disability
Without service-connected disability
Total
employed
(thousands)
Total
Agriculture
and
related
industries
Wage and salary workers ¹
Total
Private
sector
Total
Selfemployed,
unincorpoGovernment
rated, and
unpaid
family
State and
Federal
workers
local
9,897
2,018
7,529
100.0
100.0
100.0
1.5
1.4
1.6
98.5
98.6
98.4
70.8
63.1
72.8
21.3
30.9
18.7
9.5
20.0
6.7
11.8
10.9
12.1
6.3
4.6
6.9
5,632
1,554
3,864
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.2
0.0
0.3
99.8
100.0
99.7
71.2
64.6
73.9
25.3
32.2
22.4
12.4
21.9
8.3
12.9
10.3
14.1
3.4
3.2
3.4
Gulf War era II ²
With service-connected disability
Without service-connected disability
3,015
1,008
1,861
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
99.9
100.0
99.8
69.2
64.6
71.7
27.5
32.7
24.8
13.9
20.8
9.9
13.7
11.9
15.0
3.1
2.7
3.2
Gulf War era I ²
With service-connected disability
Without service-connected disability
2,617
546
2,002
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.2
0.3
99.8
100.0
99.7
73.4
64.6
75.9
22.7
31.4
20.1
10.6
24.1
6.9
12.1
7.3
13.2
3.6
4.0
3.6
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era ²
With service-connected disability
Without service-connected disability
1,870
217
1,602
100.0
100.0
100.0
5.0
10.9
4.4
95.0
89.1
95.6
66.9
56.8
67.9
12.8
19.9
11.6
4.3
9.4
3.7
8.5
10.5
7.9
15.3
12.4
16.1
Other service periods ²
With service-connected disability
Without service-connected disability
2,396
248
2,064
100.0
100.0
100.0
1.9
1.9
1.8
98.1
98.1
98.2
73.1
59.4
74.7
18.7
32.1
17.5
7.0
16.8
5.9
11.7
15.3
11.5
6.3
6.5
6.1
139,822
100.0
1.8
98.1
79.5
12.9
1.9
10.9
5.7
Gulf War era, total ²
With service-connected disability
Without service-connected disability
Nonveterans
-
¹ Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.
² Includes veterans who did not report presence of disability.
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.
Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. 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 1950January 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.
Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, August 2016, not seasonally
adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Civilian labor force
Period of service and
Reserve or National Guard status
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Employed
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Unemployed
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent
of
labor
force
Not in
labor
force
VETERANS
Gulf War era, total
Total
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported
7,277
2,482
4,530
265
5,929
2,075
3,651
204
81.5
83.6
80.6
76.9
5,632
1,992
3,445
195
77.4
80.3
76.0
73.6
297
83
206
9
5.0
4.0
5.6
4.2
1,348
407
879
61
3,860
1,409
2,290
160
3,188
1,231
1,831
126
82.6
87.4
79.9
78.5
3,015
1,174
1,718
122
78.1
83.3
75.0
76.3
173
57
113
4
5.4
4.6
6.2
2.8
672
178
459
35
3,417
1,073
2,239
105
2,741
843
1,819
78
80.2
78.6
81.3
74.4
2,617
818
1,726
73
76.6
76.2
77.1
69.5
124
26
93
5
4.5
3.0
5.1
6.6
676
229
420
27
Gulf War era II
Total
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported
Gulf War era I
Total
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard
Reserve or National Guard membership 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. 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.
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]
Civilian labor force
Period of service and location
Total, Gulf War-era II veterans
Served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both ¹
Served in Iraq ²
Served in Afghanistan ³
Served in both locations 4
Served elsewhere
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
3,860
1,846
1,481
974
609
2,014
Employed
Total
3,188
1,531
1,243
774
486
1,656
Percent
of
population
82.6
83.0
83.9
79.5
79.7
82.2
Total
3,015
1,458
1,194
738
474
1,557
Unemployed
Percent
of
population
78.1
79.0
80.6
75.8
77.8
77.3
Number
173
73
49
36
12
100
Not in
labor
force
Rate
5.4
4.8
3.9
4.7
2.4
6.0
672
314
238
200
124
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.