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EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS — 2012
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—declined by 2.2 percentage
points to 9.9 percent in 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The jobless rate for all
veterans fell by 1.3 percentage points to 7.0 percent. Twenty-eight percent of Gulf War-era II veterans
reported having a service-connected disability in August 2012, compared with 14 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; those monthly data are the source of the 2012
annual averages presented in this release. In August 2012, 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 2012 data:
 Among all veterans, the unemployment rate for men declined by 1.4 percentage points to 6.9
percent in 2012. The rate for female veterans was little changed at 8.3 percent. (See table A.)
 Veterans with a service-connected disability had an unemployment rate of 6.5 percent in August
2012, little different than the rate for veterans with no disability (7.1 percent). (See table 6.)
 One in 3 employed veterans with a service-connected disability worked in the public sector in
August 2012, compared with 1 in 5 veterans with no disability. (See table 7.)
 Gulf War-era II veterans who were current or past members of the Reserve or National Guard
had an unemployment rate of 7.2 percent in August 2012, lower than the rate for those veterans
who had not been members of the Reserve or National Guard (13.7 percent). (See table 8.)
 Gulf War-era II veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both had an unemployment rate of
10.9 percent in August 2012, little different from those who served elsewhere (11.3 percent).
(See table 9.)
The Veteran Population
In 2012, 21.2 million men and women in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 18 and over were
veterans. 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 and older than nonveterans. In part, this reflects the characteristics of
veterans who served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam era. Veterans who served
during these wartime periods account for nearly one-half (9.9 million) of the total veteran population. A
total of 5.6 million veterans served during Gulf War era I (August 1990 to August 2001) or Gulf War
era II (September 2001 forward). Another 5.7 million served outside the designated wartime periods.
Because age and other demographic differences affect labor force status, the next sections focus on
veterans by period of service. (See tables 1 and 2A.)
Gulf War-era II Veterans
In 2012, about 2.6 million of the nation's veterans had served during Gulf War era II. About 17 percent
of these veterans were women, compared with 3 percent of veterans from World War II, the Korean
War, and the Vietnam era. Almost half of all Gulf War-era II veterans were between the ages of 25
and 34. (See tables 1 and 2A.)
Among male Gulf War-era II veterans, the unemployment rate fell by 2.5 percentage points to 9.5
percent from 2011 to 2012. The rate for female veterans, at 12.5 percent in 2012, was little different
from the prior year. (See table 1.)
In 2012, the unemployment rate for male Gulf War-era II veterans age 18 to 24 was 20.0 percent, higher
than the rate for nonveterans of the same age group (16.4 percent). The rate for male veterans age 25 to
34 was also higher than the rate for their nonveteran counterparts (10.4 and 8.1 percent, respectively).
For older age groups, the unemployment rates were little different for Gulf War-era II veterans and
nonveterans. (See table 2B.)
Veterans of Gulf War era II and nonveterans had similar occupational profiles in 2012 after accounting
for gender. About one-third of the employed men in both groups worked in management and
professional occupations, a higher proportion than in any other major occupational group. Among
employed women, about 50 percent of Gulf War-era II veterans and 42 percent of nonveterans worked
in management and professional occupations. (See table 4.)
A higher proportion of employed Gulf War-era II veterans worked in the public sector in 2012 than
employed nonveterans—25 and 14 percent, respectively. The federal government employed 14 percent
of Gulf War-era II veterans, compared with about 2 percent of employed nonveterans. (See table 5.)
In August 2012, approximately 35 percent of Gulf War-era II veterans reported that they had served in
Iraq, Afghanistan, or both. (Some veterans did not report their location of service.) These veterans had
an unemployment rate of 10.9 percent, not statistically different from Gulf War-era II veterans who
served elsewhere (11.3 percent). (See table 9.)
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Gulf War-era I Veterans
For the 3.0 million veterans who served during Gulf War era I (August 1990 to August 2001), the
proportion that were women (16 percent in 2012) was similar to that of Gulf War-era II veterans. About
88 percent of Gulf War-era I veterans were age 35 and over, compared with 40 percent of Gulf War-era
II veterans. (See tables 1 and 2A.)
In 2012, the unemployment rates for male and female Gulf War-era I veterans were 5.6 and 8.0 percent,
respectively, lower than the rates for their Gulf War-era II veteran counterparts (9.5 and 12.5 percent,
respectively). These differences in the unemployment rates reflect, at least in part, the older age profile
of veterans who served during Gulf War era I. Younger workers—whether veterans or nonveterans—are
more likely to be unemployed than older workers. Unemployment rates of Gulf War-era I veterans were
little different from their nonveteran counterparts of the same age and gender groups. (See tables 2B and
2C.)
Veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam Era
In 2012, about 9.9 million veterans were estimated to have served during World War II, the Korean
War, or the Vietnam era. All of these veterans were at least 55 years old, and two-thirds were at least 65
years old. Nearly all (97 percent) of these veterans were men. In 2012, nearly one-third of male veterans
of these wartime periods were in the labor force, and their unemployment rate was 6.4 percent. Male
veterans of these wartime periods had lower labor force participation rates than did male nonveterans in
the same age categories, while unemployment rates were similar. (See tables 1 and 2B.)
Veterans of Other Service Periods
In 2012, about 5.7 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.
Because these veterans served between the major wartime periods, which span several decades, this
group is concentrated in two age ranges. About 41 percent of these veterans were 45 to 54 years old, and
another 38 percent were 65 years and over. (See table 2A.)
Nine in 10 veterans of other service periods were men. Among most age groups, male veterans of
service periods between the designated wartime periods had unemployment rates that were little
different than those of male nonveterans. (See tables 1 and 2B.)
Veterans with a Service-connected Disability
In August 2012, about 3.0 million veterans, or 14 percent of the total, had a service-connected disability.
(Some veterans did not report whether they had a service-connected disability.) Veterans with a serviceconnected 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 6.)
Among veterans with a service-connected disability, nearly 4 in 10 reported a disability rating of less
than 30 percent, while about 3 in 10 had a rating of 60 percent or higher. In August 2012, veterans with
a service-connected disability rating of less than 30 percent were more than twice as likely to be in the
labor force as those with a rating of 60 percent or higher (58.1 and 26.1 percent, respectively).
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Among veterans who served during Gulf War era II, nearly 3 in 10 (712,000) reported having a serviceconnected disability. Of these, 70.3 percent were in the labor force in August 2012, compared with 87.0
percent of veterans from this period with no service-connected disability. Among Gulf War-era II
veterans, the unemployment rate of those with a disability was 8.0 percent, not statistically different
from those with no disability (12.5 percent).
In August 2012, about 17 percent (532,000) of veterans who served during Gulf War era I reported a
service-connected disability. Their labor force participation rate (72.6 percent) was lower than the rate
for veterans from the era who did not have a disability (87.8 percent). Unemployment rates for Gulf
War-era I veterans with and without service-connected disabilities were little different (5.0 and 6.3
percent, respectively).
Among the 1.3 million veterans with a service-connected disability from World War II, the Korean War,
and the Vietnam era, 21.1 percent were in the labor force in August 2012, compared with 32.2 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 6.1 percent, little different from their
counterparts with no disability (5.5 percent).
Veterans with a service-connected disability from other service periods had a labor force participation
rate of 54.0 percent in August 2012, compared with 56.0 percent for veterans with no disability from
these periods. Among veterans from other service periods, the unemployment rates of those with and
without service-connected disabilities were similar—6.5 and 6.4 percent, respectively.
Regardless of period of service, many veterans with a service-connected disability worked in the public
sector. In August 2012, 34 percent of employed veterans with a disability worked in federal, state, or
local government, compared with 19 percent of veterans with no disability and 14 percent of
nonveterans. The federal government employed 19 percent of veterans with a disability, compared with
7 percent of veterans with no disability and 2 percent of employed nonveterans. (See table 7.)
Reserve and National Guard Membership
Nearly 30 percent of both Gulf War-era I and Gulf War-era II veterans were reported to be current or
past members of the Reserve or National Guard. Among Gulf War-era II veterans, those who were
current or past members of the Reserve or National Guard had an unemployment rate of 7.2 percent in
August 2012, lower than the rate for those who had never been members (13.7 percent). Gulf War-era II
veterans who were current or past members of the Reserve or National Guard had a higher labor force
participation rate than those who had never been members (85.8 and 78.7 percent, respectively). For
veterans of Gulf War-era I, labor force participation rates and unemployment rates were similar for
members and nonmembers. (See table 8.)
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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, 2011-2012 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status and period of service
2011
Total
Men
2012
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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
21,613
11,320
52.4
10,375
48.0
945
8.3
10,293
19,812
10,204
51.5
9,360
47.2
844
8.3
9,608
1,801
1,116
62.0
1,015
56.3
101
9.1
685
21,183
11,006
52.0
10,233
48.3
773
7.0
10,177
19,368
9,884
51.0
9,204
47.5
680
6.9
9,484
1,815
1,122
61.8
1,029
56.7
93
8.3
693
Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,387
1,937
81.2
1,704
71.4
234
12.1
450
1,982
1,656
83.5
1,457
73.5
199
12.0
327
405
281
69.5
246
60.9
35
12.4
123
2,566
2,071
80.7
1,866
72.7
205
9.9
496
2,136
1,774
83.1
1,606
75.2
168
9.5
362
431
297
68.9
259
60.2
37
12.5
134
NONVETERANS
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
209,278
140,424
67.1
128,140
61.2
12,284
8.7
68,854
92,019
70,854
77.0
64,280
69.9
6,573
9.3
21,166
117,259
69,570
59.3
63,859
54.5
5,710
8.2
47,689
213,211
142,017
66.6
130,817
61.4
11,200
7.9
71,194
93,425
71,493
76.5
65,692
70.3
5,801
8.1
21,933
119,785
70,524
58.9
65,125
54.4
5,399
7.7
49,261
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
2012, compiled from the results of the monthly survey. In
August 2012, 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.
Definitions
The definitions underlying the data in this release are
as follows:
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.
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.
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
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 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?"
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 serviceconnected 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 90percent 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 90percent 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.
A full discussion of the reliability of data
from the CPS and information on estimating
standard errors is available on the BLS website at
www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability.
Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2012 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Civilian labor force
Veteran status, period of service,
sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Total
Percent
of
population
Employed
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............................................. .
234,393
21,183
5,615
2,566
3,049
9,872
5,696
213,211
153,022
11,006
4,618
2,071
2,548
3,165
3,222
142,017
65.3
52.0
82.3
80.7
83.6
32.1
56.6
66.6
141,050
10,233
4,263
1,866
2,398
2,964
3,006
130,817
60.2
48.3
75.9
72.7
78.6
30.0
52.8
61.4
11,972
773
355
205
150
201
217
11,200
7.8
7.0
7.7
9.9
5.9
6.4
6.7
7.9
81,371
10,177
997
496
501
6,707
2,473
71,194
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............................................. .
112,793
19,368
4,703
2,136
2,567
9,554
5,112
93,425
81,377
9,884
3,958
1,774
2,184
3,063
2,863
71,493
72.1
51.0
84.2
83.1
85.1
32.1
56.0
76.5
74,896
9,204
3,669
1,606
2,063
2,866
2,669
65,692
66.4
47.5
78.0
75.2
80.4
30.0
52.2
70.3
6,481
680
289
168
121
197
194
5,801
8.0
6.9
7.3
9.5
5.6
6.4
6.8
8.1
31,417
9,484
745
362
383
6,491
2,248
21,933
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............................................. .
121,600
1,815
912
431
482
318
584
119,785
71,645
1,122
660
297
364
102
359
70,524
58.9
61.8
72.4
68.9
75.5
32.1
61.5
58.9
66,154
1,029
594
259
335
98
337
65,125
54.4
56.7
65.1
60.2
69.5
30.7
57.7
54.4
5,492
93
66
37
29
4
22
5,399
7.7
8.3
10.0
12.5
8.0
4.1
6.2
7.7
49,955
693
252
134
118
216
225
49,261
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............................................. .
186,587
17,923
4,298
1,971
2,327
8,852
4,772
168,664
122,080
9,051
3,566
1,596
1,970
2,838
2,647
113,029
65.4
50.5
83.0
81.0
84.6
32.1
55.5
67.0
113,562
8,467
3,313
1,447
1,866
2,666
2,488
105,094
60.9
47.2
77.1
73.4
80.2
30.1
52.1
62.3
8,518
584
253
149
103
172
159
7,934
7.0
6.4
7.1
9.4
5.3
6.1
6.0
7.0
64,507
8,872
733
375
357
6,014
2,125
55,635
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............................................. .
28,562
2,358
918
389
528
720
720
26,203
18,219
1,405
729
314
415
229
447
16,815
63.8
59.6
79.4
80.7
78.5
31.8
62.0
64.2
15,768
1,263
657
273
384
206
400
14,505
55.2
53.6
71.6
70.2
72.7
28.6
55.5
55.4
2,451
142
72
41
31
23
47
2,309
13.5
10.1
9.8
13.0
7.4
10.1
10.5
13.7
10,342
954
189
75
113
491
274
9,389
Asian
Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Veterans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era, total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War era II..................................... .
Gulf War era I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12,345
293
131
78
53
8,097
170
105
60
45
65.6
58.0
79.6
76.3
84.4
7,624
160
97
56
41
61.8
54.7
73.5
71.2
76.8
473
10
8
4
4
5.8
5.8
7.7
6.7
9.0
4,248
123
27
18
8
Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2012 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............................................. .
115
47
12,052
33
33
7,927
28.6
69.6
65.8
32
32
7,464
27.6
68.2
61.9
1
1
463
–
–
5.8
82
14
4,125
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............................................. .
34,792
1,298
582
308
274
412
303
33,494
23,999
822
480
246
234
139
203
23,176
69.0
63.4
82.4
79.9
85.3
33.8
67.0
69.2
21,602
755
434
217
217
132
189
20,848
62.1
58.2
74.6
70.5
79.2
32.0
62.2
62.2
2,396
67
46
29
17
8
14
2,329
10.0
8.2
9.5
11.7
7.2
5.4
7.1
10.0
10,793
475
102
62
40
273
100
10,318
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, 2012
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
21,183
301
1,585
2,267
3,516
4,565
8,948
11,006
225
1,298
2,008
2,900
2,728
1,847
52.0
74.7
81.8
88.6
82.5
59.8
20.6
10,233
179
1,169
1,892
2,705
2,553
1,734
48.3
59.5
73.8
83.5
76.9
55.9
19.4
773
46
128
116
195
175
113
7.0
20.4
9.9
5.8
6.7
6.4
6.1
10,177
76
288
259
616
1,837
7,101
5,615
301
1,585
1,916
1,159
517
136
4,618
225
1,298
1,699
981
369
46
82.3
74.7
81.8
88.7
84.6
71.4
34.0
4,263
179
1,169
1,603
923
348
41
75.9
59.5
73.8
83.7
79.6
67.3
30.2
355
46
128
96
59
21
5
7.7
20.4
9.9
5.6
6.0
5.8
11.1
997
76
288
217
178
148
90
2,566
301
1,234
467
387
150
26
2,071
225
997
397
334
107
10
80.7
74.7
80.8
85.0
86.4
71.0
–
1,866
179
891
377
309
101
9
72.7
59.5
72.2
80.7
79.8
66.9
–
205
46
106
20
26
6
1
9.9
20.4
10.6
5.0
7.7
5.8
–
496
76
237
70
52
44
16
3,049
351
1,449
772
367
110
2,548
301
1,302
647
263
36
83.6
85.6
89.8
83.8
71.6
32.8
2,398
279
1,226
614
247
32
78.6
79.3
84.6
79.5
67.4
29.0
150
22
76
33
15
4
5.9
7.4
5.8
5.1
5.8
11.6
501
50
147
126
104
74
9,872
3,220
6,652
3,165
1,777
1,388
32.1
55.2
20.9
2,964
1,662
1,302
30.0
51.6
19.6
201
115
86
6.4
6.5
6.2
6,707
1,443
5,264
5,696
351
2,357
828
2,160
3,222
309
1,919
582
413
56.6
88.1
81.4
70.3
19.1
3,006
289
1,783
543
391
52.8
82.3
75.6
65.7
18.1
217
20
136
38
22
6.7
6.6
7.1
6.6
5.3
2,473
42
438
246
1,747
213,211
29,591
39,389
37,375
40,183
33,755
32,917
142,017
19,107
32,167
30,726
32,156
21,984
5,876
66.6
64.6
81.7
82.2
80.0
65.1
17.8
130,817
16,236
29,531
28,684
30,168
20,686
5,511
61.4
54.9
75.0
76.7
75.1
61.3
16.7
11,200
2,871
2,636
2,042
1,988
1,298
365
7.9
15.0
8.2
6.6
6.2
5.9
6.2
71,194
10,484
7,222
6,649
8,027
11,771
27,041
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, 2012
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
19,368
250
1,321
1,896
3,016
4,224
8,662
9,884
193
1,116
1,715
2,534
2,519
1,806
51.0
77.3
84.5
90.5
84.0
59.6
20.9
9,204
154
1,009
1,616
2,373
2,357
1,695
47.5
61.9
76.4
85.2
78.7
55.8
19.6
680
39
107
99
161
163
111
6.9
20.0
9.6
5.8
6.3
6.5
6.2
9,484
57
204
181
481
1,704
6,856
4,703
250
1,321
1,595
978
436
124
3,958
193
1,116
1,446
843
318
41
84.2
77.3
84.5
90.7
86.3
72.9
33.5
3,669
154
1,009
1,366
802
300
37
78.0
61.9
76.4
85.7
82.0
68.9
30.3
289
39
107
80
42
18
4
7.3
20.0
9.6
5.5
5.0
5.5
9.5
745
57
204
149
134
118
82
2,136
250
1,034
381
323
124
24
1,774
193
868
334
283
88
9
83.1
77.3
83.9
87.6
87.6
71.0
–
1,606
154
778
317
267
83
8
75.2
61.9
75.2
83.2
82.7
66.6
–
168
39
90
17
16
6
1
9.5
20.0
10.4
5.0
5.6
6.2
–
362
57
166
47
40
36
16
2,567
286
1,214
655
312
99
2,184
248
1,112
561
230
33
85.1
86.7
91.6
85.6
73.7
32.9
2,063
231
1,049
535
218
30
80.4
80.7
86.4
81.6
69.8
29.9
121
17
63
26
12
3
5.6
7.0
5.7
4.6
5.2
–
383
38
102
94
82
67
9,554
3,076
6,478
3,063
1,695
1,367
32.1
55.1
21.1
2,866
1,584
1,282
30.0
51.5
19.8
197
111
86
6.4
6.6
6.3
6,491
1,380
5,111
5,112
301
2,038
712
2,060
2,863
269
1,691
506
397
56.0
89.4
83.0
71.0
19.3
2,669
250
1,572
472
376
52.2
82.9
77.1
66.3
18.2
194
20
119
34
22
6.8
7.3
7.0
6.7
5.5
2,248
32
347
206
1,663
93,425
14,746
18,884
17,519
18,325
14,195
9,756
71,493
9,907
16,966
15,892
15,830
10,363
2,534
76.5
67.2
89.8
90.7
86.4
73.0
26.0
65,692
8,287
15,598
14,867
14,847
9,711
2,382
70.3
56.2
82.6
84.9
81.0
68.4
24.4
5,801
1,620
1,369
1,025
982
652
152
8.1
16.4
8.1
6.4
6.2
6.3
6.0
21,933
4,839
1,918
1,627
2,495
3,832
7,222
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, 2012
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
1,815
52
265
371
501
341
286
1,122
32
181
293
366
209
41
61.8
62.2
68.5
79.0
73.1
61.2
14.3
1,029
25
160
276
332
196
39
56.7
48.1
60.5
74.4
66.3
57.5
13.8
93
7
21
17
34
12
1
8.3
–
11.6
5.8
9.2
6.0
3.2
693
20
83
78
135
133
245
912
52
265
321
182
81
12
660
32
181
253
138
51
5
72.4
62.2
68.5
78.8
75.9
63.5
–
594
25
160
237
121
48
4
65.1
48.1
60.5
73.7
66.7
58.7
–
66
7
21
16
17
4
1
10.0
–
11.6
6.4
12.1
7.6
–
252
20
83
68
44
30
7
431
52
200
87
64
26
2
297
32
129
64
52
19
2
68.9
62.2
64.4
73.4
80.6
–
–
259
25
113
60
42
18
2
60.2
48.1
56.4
69.6
65.3
–
–
37
7
16
3
10
1
0
12.5
–
12.5
5.2
19.0
–
–
134
20
71
23
12
8
0
482
65
235
117
55
10
364
52
189
86
33
3
75.5
80.8
80.7
73.4
60.0
–
335
48
177
79
30
2
69.5
73.3
75.3
67.5
54.1
–
29
5
13
7
3
1
8.0
9.3
6.8
8.0
–
–
118
12
45
31
22
7
318
145
174
102
81
21
32.1
56.3
11.8
98
77
20
30.7
53.5
11.8
4
4
0
4.1
5.0
–
216
63
153
584
50
319
115
100
359
40
228
76
16
61.5
80.3
71.4
65.6
15.5
337
39
211
71
16
57.7
78.8
66.1
61.8
15.5
22
1
17
4
0
6.2
1.8
7.5
5.9
–
225
10
91
40
84
119,785
14,845
20,505
19,855
21,858
19,560
23,161
70,524
9,200
15,201
14,834
16,327
11,621
3,341
58.9
62.0
74.1
74.7
74.7
59.4
14.4
65,125
7,949
13,934
13,817
15,321
10,975
3,129
54.4
53.5
68.0
69.6
70.1
56.1
13.5
5,399
1,251
1,267
1,017
1,006
646
212
7.7
13.6
8.3
6.9
6.2
5.6
6.4
49,261
5,645
5,304
5,022
5,532
7,939
19,820
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, 2012 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
Total
Percent
of
population
20,882
1,271
6,638
7,122
5,851
10,781
273
3,133
4,036
3,339
51.6
21.5
47.2
56.7
57.1
10,054
245
2,895
3,726
3,187
48.1
19.3
43.6
52.3
54.5
727
28
238
309
152
6.7
10.2
7.6
7.7
4.5
10,101
998
3,505
3,086
2,512
5,314
85
1,392
2,227
1,610
4,393
56
1,157
1,792
1,388
82.7
66.1
83.1
80.5
86.2
4,084
53
1,070
1,645
1,317
76.9
61.5
76.9
73.9
81.8
309
4
87
147
71
7.0
7.0
7.6
8.2
5.1
921
29
235
435
222
2,265
27
549
986
703
1,845
18
453
760
615
81.5
–
82.5
77.0
87.5
1,687
17
413
678
578
74.5
–
75.2
68.8
82.3
159
1
40
82
37
8.6
–
8.8
10.7
6.0
420
9
96
226
88
3,049
58
843
1,241
907
2,548
38
704
1,032
773
83.6
66.2
83.6
83.2
85.2
2,398
35
657
967
739
78.6
60.6
77.9
77.9
81.4
150
3
48
65
34
5.9
8.5
6.8
6.3
4.4
501
20
138
208
134
9,872
823
3,191
2,992
2,866
3,165
115
870
1,072
1,107
32.1
14.0
27.3
35.8
38.6
2,964
104
816
990
1,054
30.0
12.6
25.6
33.1
36.8
201
12
54
83
52
6.4
10.2
6.3
7.7
4.7
6,707
707
2,321
1,920
1,760
5,696
363
2,055
1,903
1,375
3,222
101
1,105
1,172
845
56.6
27.8
53.8
61.6
61.4
3,006
89
1,010
1,092
816
52.8
24.5
49.1
57.4
59.3
217
12
96
80
29
6.7
12.0
8.7
6.8
3.4
2,473
262
949
732
530
183,619
23,542
55,134
47,319
57,625
122,909
10,977
33,634
33,455
44,843
66.9
46.6
61.0
70.7
77.8
114,581
9,611
30,821
31,097
43,052
62.4
40.8
55.9
65.7
74.7
8,328
1,366
2,813
2,358
1,791
6.8
12.4
8.4
7.0
4.0
60,710
12,565
21,500
13,864
12,782
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, 2012
annual averages
[Percent distribution]
Veterans
WW II,
Korean
War, and
Gulf War Gulf War Vietnam
era II
era I
era
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other
service
periods
Nonveterans
10,233
4,263
1,866
2,398
2,964
3,006
130,817
100.0
37.8
18.1
19.7
14.2
17.0
8.9
8.1
13.9
0.4
6.4
7.1
17.2
7.2
9.9
100.0
36.8
16.2
20.6
16.8
17.4
8.3
9.1
13.6
0.2
5.6
7.7
15.4
7.1
8.3
100.0
36.0
15.3
20.7
17.9
17.3
8.1
9.1
13.6
0.2
4.9
8.5
15.2
7.5
7.7
100.0
37.5
16.9
20.5
15.9
17.5
8.4
9.1
13.6
0.3
6.2
7.1
15.5
6.8
8.7
100.0
41.3
21.8
19.4
11.5
17.6
11.0
6.7
12.3
0.4
6.1
5.8
17.3
6.6
10.7
100.0
35.6
17.1
18.5
13.4
15.8
7.8
8.1
15.7
0.5
7.7
7.5
19.5
8.0
11.5
100.0
38.3
15.9
22.4
17.8
23.7
10.8
12.8
8.7
0.7
4.8
3.1
11.6
5.9
5.7
9,204
3,669
1,606
2,063
2,866
2,669
65,692
100.0
36.6
18.1
18.5
14.0
15.8
9.1
6.6
15.3
0.4
7.0
7.8
18.4
7.7
10.7
100.0
34.9
16.1
18.8
16.9
15.6
8.5
7.1
15.6
0.2
6.5
8.9
17.1
7.9
9.2
100.0
33.9
15.4
18.5
18.1
16.0
8.3
7.7
15.4
0.2
5.5
9.7
16.6
8.2
8.4
100.0
35.7
16.7
19.0
15.9
15.2
8.6
6.6
15.7
0.3
7.2
8.3
17.5
7.6
9.8
100.0
41.2
22.1
19.1
11.4
17.3
11.0
6.3
12.7
0.5
6.3
6.0
17.5
6.6
10.9
100.0
34.0
16.6
17.3
12.9
14.4
8.0
6.4
17.5
0.6
8.6
8.3
21.2
8.7
12.5
100.0
34.7
16.9
17.8
14.6
16.8
10.6
6.2
16.4
1.1
9.4
6.0
17.5
8.2
9.3
1,029
594
259
335
98
337
65,125
100.0
48.3
17.9
30.4
16.2
28.1
7.0
21.1
1.3
0.2
0.6
0.6
6.0
100.0
48.8
16.9
32.0
16.3
28.7
7.1
21.6
1.3
0.3
0.5
0.5
4.8
100.0
49.5
15.0
34.5
16.7
25.3
7.1
18.2
2.3
0.3
1.0
1.1
6.2
100.0
48.4
18.3
30.1
16.1
31.3
7.1
24.2
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.1
3.7
100.0
44.0
14.9
29.1
14.0
28.3
9.9
18.4
1.2
0.0
1.2
0.0
12.6
100.0
48.7
20.6
28.0
16.7
26.9
5.9
21.0
1.5
0.0
0.6
0.8
6.2
100.0
41.9
14.9
27.0
21.2
30.6
11.1
19.5
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.2
5.5
Table 4. Employed persons 18 years and over by occupation, sex, veteran status, and period of service, 2012
annual averages — Continued
[Percent distribution]
Veterans
WW II,
Korean
War, and
Gulf War Gulf War Vietnam
era II
era I
era
Gulf War era
Occupation and sex
Total
Total
Production occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2
2.8
2.4
2.4
3.1
3.1
1.8
1.9
7.8
4.7
Other
service
periods
3.2
3.0
Nonveterans
3.5
2.0
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, 2012 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
10,233
4,263
1,866
2,398
2,964
3,006
130,817
100.0
1.7
0.8
1.0
98.3
91.0
70.2
0.9
5.4
12.6
2.6
8.8
7.1
2.1
4.6
10.5
8.4
4.1
3.0
20.8
8.5
4.5
7.8
7.2
100.0
0.6
0.4
0.2
99.4
95.8
71.1
1.0
5.0
12.3
2.4
8.9
6.7
2.6
4.1
11.7
8.6
5.1
2.7
24.7
11.8
4.4
8.6
3.6
100.0
0.6
0.4
0.2
99.4
97.1
72.2
1.1
4.5
11.3
1.7
10.1
6.2
2.6
4.1
12.8
8.8
6.0
3.1
24.8
13.6
4.0
7.2
2.3
100.0
0.6
0.3
0.3
99.4
94.8
70.2
1.0
5.5
13.1
2.9
7.9
7.1
2.6
4.1
10.9
8.4
4.3
2.4
24.7
10.4
4.6
9.6
4.5
100.0
3.6
1.3
2.3
96.4
84.4
68.4
0.8
5.1
11.9
2.6
9.7
6.3
1.7
5.7
10.1
7.9
3.2
3.4
16.0
5.2
4.4
6.5
12.0
100.0
1.5
0.8
0.7
98.5
90.7
70.7
0.9
6.2
13.9
2.8
7.6
8.2
1.9
4.1
9.3
8.8
3.7
3.1
20.0
7.2
4.9
7.9
7.7
100.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
98.5
92.4
78.4
0.6
4.9
9.9
2.5
10.8
3.7
1.8
6.3
9.8
15.3
8.4
4.4
14.0
2.1
4.4
7.4
6.1
9,204
3,669
1,606
2,063
2,866
2,669
65,692
100.0
1.9
0.8
1.0
98.1
90.6
70.6
1.0
5.9
13.3
2.7
8.8
7.6
2.2
4.5
10.8
6.7
4.0
3.1
20.0
8.1
4.4
100.0
0.6
0.4
0.2
99.4
95.8
71.6
1.1
5.7
13.2
2.6
8.9
7.5
2.7
3.9
12.2
6.2
4.9
2.8
24.2
11.5
4.4
100.0
0.7
0.5
0.2
99.3
96.9
72.1
1.1
5.0
11.9
1.9
10.2
6.9
2.6
3.9
12.9
6.6
5.9
3.2
24.8
13.6
4.0
100.0
0.6
0.3
0.2
99.4
95.0
71.2
1.1
6.3
14.1
3.2
7.8
8.0
2.7
3.9
11.5
5.9
4.1
2.4
23.7
9.9
4.7
100.0
3.6
1.2
2.4
96.4
84.3
68.7
0.9
5.2
12.1
2.6
9.8
6.5
1.7
5.7
10.2
7.3
3.2
3.4
15.6
5.0
4.3
100.0
1.7
0.9
0.8
98.3
90.2
71.4
1.0
6.8
14.7
2.9
7.5
9.0
1.9
4.1
9.5
7.0
3.6
3.3
18.9
6.8
4.6
100.0
2.1
1.4
0.7
97.9
90.9
80.3
1.1
8.8
13.6
3.4
10.6
5.5
2.3
5.4
11.0
6.7
8.0
3.9
10.6
1.9
3.2
Table 5. Employed persons 18 years and over by industry, class of worker, sex, veteran status, and period of
service, 2012 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulf War
era I
WW II,
Korean
War, and
Vietnam
era
Other
service
periods
Nonveterans
7.5
7.5
8.3
3.6
7.2
2.5
9.1
4.5
6.4
12.0
7.5
8.0
5.5
6.9
1,029
594
259
335
98
337
65,125
100.0
0.6
0.3
0.3
99.4
94.8
66.4
0.2
1.3
6.9
1.2
8.6
1.9
1.9
4.9
8.3
23.5
5.3
2.4
28.4
12.3
5.6
10.5
4.5
100.0
0.6
0.2
0.4
99.4
95.9
67.9
0.3
1.0
7.1
0.9
8.9
2.0
2.1
5.0
9.1
23.3
6.0
2.4
28.1
13.7
4.0
10.3
3.4
100.0
0.4
0.3
0.1
99.6
98.3
73.1
0.7
1.4
7.6
0.4
10.0
2.1
2.3
5.0
12.0
22.5
6.7
2.6
25.2
13.8
3.8
7.6
1.3
100.0
0.8
0.1
0.7
99.2
94.1
63.8
0.0
0.6
6.7
1.3
8.0
1.9
1.9
4.9
6.8
24.0
5.4
2.3
30.3
13.7
4.2
12.5
5.1
100.0
2.1
1.6
0.5
97.9
88.4
60.0
0.1
2.3
4.8
1.2
7.1
1.0
0.6
6.3
5.4
24.5
3.6
3.1
28.4
10.9
7.5
10.0
9.5
100.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
99.9
94.7
65.8
0.1
1.6
7.2
1.9
8.5
2.1
2.0
4.4
7.7
23.6
4.7
2.1
28.9
10.3
7.7
10.9
5.0
100.0
0.8
0.5
0.3
99.2
93.8
76.5
0.2
1.0
6.2
1.5
11.0
1.8
1.4
7.1
8.7
23.9
8.9
4.8
17.3
2.2
5.7
9.4
5.3
1 Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers, not shown separately.
2 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.
Table 6. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating,
period of service, and sex, August 2012, 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
Percent
of
population
Unemployed
Total
Percent
of
labor force
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 ...........................................
21,132
2,972
1,112
698
911
250
14,748
3,412
10,948
1,392
646
382
238
127
7,668
1,889
51.8
46.8
58.1
54.7
26.1
50.5
52.0
55.4
10,228
1,301
614
357
211
119
7,123
1,804
48.4
43.8
55.3
51.1
23.2
47.4
48.3
52.9
720
91
31
25
27
8
544
85
6.6
6.5
4.9
6.6
11.2
6.2
7.1
4.5
10,184
1,580
466
317
674
124
7,080
1,523
5,654
1,244
439
326
365
114
3,417
993
4,634
886
376
244
183
84
2,988
760
82.0
71.3
85.6
75.0
50.1
73.1
87.4
76.5
4,258
827
362
225
164
76
2,722
709
75.3
66.5
82.5
69.1
45.0
66.7
79.7
71.4
376
59
14
19
19
7
266
51
8.1
6.7
3.7
7.9
10.2
8.8
8.9
6.7
1,020
358
63
81
182
31
429
233
2,571
712
219
189
236
67
1,428
432
2,081
500
184
152
121
43
1,241
340
81.0
70.3
83.9
80.4
51.3
(1)
87.0
78.7
1,854
460
174
139
110
37
1,086
308
72.1
64.7
79.2
73.6
46.6
(1)
76.1
71.4
227
40
10
13
11
6
155
32
10.9
8.0
5.6
8.4
9.2
(1)
12.5
9.3
490
212
35
37
115
24
186
92
3,083
532
219
137
129
47
1,990
561
2,553
386
191
92
62
41
1,747
420
82.8
72.6
87.3
67.6
47.8
(1)
87.8
74.8
2,403
367
188
86
54
39
1,636
400
78.0
68.9
85.7
62.8
41.9
(1)
82.2
71.3
149
19
3
7
8
2
110
20
5.8
5.0
1.8
7.1
(1)
(1)
6.3
4.7
530
146
28
44
67
6
243
141
9,815
1,299
480
280
452
88
6,995
1,521
3,101
274
137
79
39
18
2,251
576
31.6
21.1
28.6
28.3
8.6
21.0
32.2
37.9
2,939
257
129
76
34
18
2,127
555
29.9
19.8
26.9
27.1
7.6
20.4
30.4
36.5
162
17
8
3
5
–
124
21
5.2
6.1
6.0
4.2
(1)
(1)
5.5
3.7
6,714
1,025
342
201
413
69
4,743
945
5,663
429
193
93
94
48
4,336
898
3,213
232
133
58
16
24
2,429
553
56.7
54.0
68.6
62.8
16.9
(1)
56.0
61.6
3,031
216
123
56
13
24
2,274
541
53.5
50.5
63.8
60.1
13.4
(1)
52.4
60.2
182
15
9
3
3
–
155
13
5.7
6.5
7.0
(1)
(1)
(1)
6.4
2.3
2,450
197
61
35
78
24
1,907
345
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 ...........................................
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 ...........................................
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 ...........................................
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 ...........................................
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 ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating,
period of service, and sex, August 2012, 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
Percent
of
population
Unemployed
Total
Percent
of
labor force
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 ...........................................
19,316
2,729
1,046
624
837
223
13,496
3,090
9,836
1,256
595
335
216
110
6,870
1,710
50.9
46.0
56.9
53.7
25.8
49.4
50.9
55.3
9,217
1,177
569
311
192
106
6,404
1,636
47.7
43.1
54.4
49.8
22.9
47.4
47.5
52.9
619
79
26
24
24
5
466
75
6.3
6.3
4.4
7.2
11.2
4.1
6.8
4.4
9,480
1,473
450
289
621
113
6,626
1,380
4,812
1,042
382
257
311
92
2,924
845
4,038
766
334
198
167
67
2,607
665
83.9
73.5
87.6
77.1
53.5
73.3
89.2
78.7
3,719
718
325
179
150
63
2,380
622
77.3
68.9
85.1
69.8
48.3
68.9
81.4
73.6
319
49
10
19
16
4
227
43
7.9
6.4
2.9
9.5
9.8
(1)
8.7
6.5
773
276
48
59
145
25
317
180
2,164
588
176
146
212
55
1,211
364
1,805
432
156
125
117
34
1,083
290
83.4
73.4
88.8
86.1
54.9
(1)
89.4
79.7
1,611
397
150
113
105
30
951
263
74.5
67.5
85.1
77.3
49.6
(1)
78.5
72.2
193
35
7
13
11
4
132
27
10.7
8.0
4.2
10.2
9.6
(1)
12.2
9.4
359
156
20
20
96
21
128
74
2,648
454
206
111
99
37
1,713
481
2,234
334
178
73
50
34
1,525
375
84.4
73.7
86.5
65.3
50.5
(1)
89.0
77.9
2,108
320
175
66
45
34
1,429
359
79.6
70.6
85.1
59.9
45.3
(1)
83.4
74.6
126
14
3
6
5
–
96
16
5.6
4.2
1.6
(1)
(1)
(1)
6.3
4.2
414
119
28
39
49
4
189
106
9,499
1,288
479
280
441
88
6,741
1,469
3,003
273
137
79
38
18
2,181
550
31.6
21.2
28.6
28.3
8.7
21.0
32.4
37.4
2,842
256
129
76
34
18
2,057
529
29.9
19.9
26.9
27.1
7.6
20.4
30.5
36.0
162
17
8
3
5
–
124
21
5.4
6.1
6.0
4.2
(1)
(1)
5.7
3.8
6,495
1,015
342
201
403
69
4,561
920
5,006
400
184
87
85
43
3,830
776
2,794
217
124
58
11
24
2,082
495
55.8
54.3
67.1
66.2
13.1
(1)
54.3
63.9
2,656
203
115
56
8
24
1,967
485
53.1
50.8
62.4
64.0
9.1
(1)
51.4
62.5
138
14
9
2
3
–
114
10
4.9
6.4
6.9
(1)
(1)
(1)
5.5
2.1
2,212
183
61
29
74
19
1,749
280
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 ...........................................
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 ...........................................
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 ...........................................
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 ...........................................
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 ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating,
period of service, and sex, August 2012, 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
Percent
of
population
Unemployed
Total
Percent
of
labor force
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 ...........................................
1,816
242
66
75
74
27
1,252
322
1,112
136
51
47
22
16
798
179
61.3
56.0
76.4
62.9
(1)
(1)
63.7
55.5
1,011
124
46
46
20
13
719
168
55.7
51.1
68.9
61.4
(1)
(1)
57.4
52.3
101
12
5
1
2
3
79
10
9.1
8.8
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
9.9
5.7
704
107
16
28
53
11
454
143
843
202
493
148
596
120
381
95
70.7
59.5
77.2
64.3
539
110
342
87
63.9
54.2
69.4
58.8
57
11
38
8
9.6
8.8
10.1
8.4
247
82
112
53
407
123
217
67
276
68
159
49
67.9
55.3
73.3
(1)
243
63
135
45
59.7
50.9
62.3
(1)
33
5
24
4
12.1
(1)
15.0
(1)
131
55
58
18
435
79
276
80
319
52
222
45
73.3
66.0
80.3
56.5
296
47
207
42
67.9
59.4
75.0
51.9
24
5
15
4
7.4
(1)
6.6
(1)
116
27
55
35
316
11
253
52
98
1
71
26
30.9
(1)
27.8
(1)
98
1
71
26
30.9
(1)
27.8
(1)
–
–
1
( )
–
218
10
183
25
657
29
506
122
419
15
347
58
63.8
(1)
68.6
47.1
375
13
306
55
57.1
(1)
60.6
45.2
10.5
(1)
11.7
(1)
238
15
159
65
Gulf War era, total
Total ......................................................................................
With service-connected disability .............................................
Without service-connected disability ........................................
Presence of disability not reported ...........................................
Gulf War era II
Total ......................................................................................
With service-connected disability .............................................
Without service-connected disability ........................................
Presence of disability not reported ...........................................
Gulf War era I
Total ......................................................................................
With service-connected disability .............................................
Without service-connected disability ........................................
Presence of disability not reported ...........................................
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total ......................................................................................
With service-connected disability .............................................
Without service-connected disability ........................................
Presence of disability not reported ...........................................
–
–
–
–
Other service periods
Total ......................................................................................
With service-connected disability .............................................
Without service-connected disability ........................................
Presence of disability not reported ...........................................
1 Rates not shown where the base is less than 75,000. Small estimated
levels are based on a small number of survey responses and, thus, are
subject to relatively large standard errors.
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
44
1
40
2
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
represents or rounds to zero.
Table 7. Employed persons 18 years and over by veteran status, presence of service-connected disability, period of service,
and class of worker, August 2012, not seasonally adjusted
Percent distribution by class of worker
Nonagricultural industries
Veteran status, presence of disability, and
period of service
Total
employed
(thousands)
Wage and salary workers 1
Total
Agriculture
and related
industries
Total
Federal
State
and
local
Selfemployed,
unicorporated,
and unpaid
family
workers
Government
Total
Private
sector
Veterans, total 2 ..........................................................
With service-connected disability ...........................
Without service-connected disability ......................
10,228
1,301
7,123
100.0
100.0
100.0
1.7
.7
1.8
98.3
99.3
98.2
70.3
59.0
71.8
20.5
34.4
19.2
8.3
19.4
6.6
12.1
15.1
12.6
7.5
5.8
7.3
Gulf War era, total 2 ................................................
With service-connected disability .......................
Without service-connected disability ..................
4,258
827
2,722
100.0
100.0
100.0
.9
.1
.9
99.1
99.9
99.1
71.5
58.5
75.2
24.1
38.6
20.9
12.4
24.5
8.7
11.7
14.1
12.2
3.4
2.8
3.0
Gulf War era II 2 ..................................................
With service-connected disability ...................
Without service-connected disability ..............
1,854
460
1,086
100.0
100.0
100.0
.6
–
.9
99.4
100.0
99.1
72.3
62.3
75.5
24.8
36.6
21.4
15.3
24.4
11.4
9.5
12.2
10.0
2.4
1.1
2.2
Gulf War era I 2 ...................................................
With service-connected disability ...................
Without service-connected disability ..............
2,403
367
1,636
100.0
100.0
100.0
1.2
.3
.9
98.8
99.7
99.1
71.0
53.7
75.1
23.6
41.1
20.5
10.1
24.7
7.0
13.5
16.4
13.6
4.3
5.0
3.5
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era 2 ..................
With service-connected disability .......................
Without service-connected disability ..................
2,939
257
2,127
100.0
100.0
100.0
3.3
3.1
3.3
96.7
96.9
96.7
69.8
61.9
71.1
14.7
20.8
14.8
4.0
4.6
4.4
10.8
16.1
10.4
12.1
14.2
10.8
Other service periods 2 ...........................................
With service-connected disability .......................
Without service-connected disability ..................
3,031
216
2,274
100.0
100.0
100.0
1.3
.1
1.4
98.7
99.9
98.6
68.9
57.8
68.3
20.9
34.6
21.2
6.9
17.1
6.1
14.0
17.5
15.1
8.8
7.5
9.1
Nonveterans ............................................................... 130,730
100.0
1.6
98.4
78.7
13.6
2.1
11.5
6.2
1
Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.
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
1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and
other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans are counted in only
2
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 represents or rounds to zero.
Table 8. Employment status of Gulf War era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, August 2012, 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
Percent
of
population
Unemployed
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 ..............
5,654
1,615
3,026
1,013
4,634
1,370
2,481
783
82.0
84.8
82.0
77.3
4,258
1,269
2,257
732
75.3
78.6
74.6
72.2
376
101
224
51
8.1
7.3
9.0
6.5
1,020
245
545
230
2,571
763
1,377
431
2,081
655
1,083
343
81.0
85.8
78.7
79.6
1,854
608
935
311
72.1
79.6
67.9
72.3
227
47
148
32
10.9
7.2
13.7
9.2
490
109
293
88
3,083
851
1,649
583
2,553
715
1,398
440
82.8
84.0
84.8
75.5
2,403
661
1,322
420
78.0
77.7
80.1
72.1
149
54
76
20
5.8
7.5
5.4
4.4
530
136
251
143
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.
Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War-era II veterans 18 years and over by location of service, August 2012, not seasonally
adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Period of service and location
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Employed
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent
of
population
Unemployed
Total
Percent
of
labor force
Not in
labor
force
Gulf War era II
Total ......................................................................................
Served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both1 .......................................
Served elsewhere .....................................................................
Location of service not reported ...............................................
2,571
899
1,299
373
2,081
736
1,055
291
81.0
81.9
81.2
77.9
1,854
655
935
264
72.1
72.9
72.0
70.7
227
80
120
27
10.9
10.9
11.3
9.2
490
163
244
83
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.
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.