Table 7.  Employment status of Gulf War era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, August 2007, not seasonally adjusted
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                              Civilian labor force                                 
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                             Civilian                               Employed             Unemployed        Not in  
                                                             noninsti-                                                                      labor  
                                                             tutional               Percent                                                 force  
                                                            population    Total       of                  Percent               Percent            
                                                                                  population    Total       of        Total       of               
                                                                                                        population               labor             
                                                                                                                                 force             
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                      Gulf War era, total                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                   
       Total...............................................     4,419      3,895     88.2        3,754     85.0          141      3.6          524 
     Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard...     1,513      1,355     89.5        1,317     87.1           38      2.8          158 
     Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ..........     2,135      1,896     88.8        1,803     84.5           93      4.9          239 
     Reserve or National Guard membership not reported.....       771        644     83.6          634     82.3           10      1.6          127 
                                                                                                                                                   
                         Gulf War era I                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
       Total...............................................     2,933      2,598     88.6        2,519     85.9           79      3.0          335 
     Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard...       944        844     89.3          819     86.7           24      2.9          101 
     Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ..........     1,458      1,311     89.9        1,265     86.8           46      3.5          147 
     Reserve or National Guard membership not reported.....       530        443     83.6          435     82.0            9      2.0           87 
                                                                                                                                                   
                        Gulf War era II                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
       Total...............................................     1,486      1,297     87.3        1,236     83.1           62      4.8          189 
     Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard...       569        511     89.9          498     87.6           13      2.6           57 
     Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ..........       677        586     86.5          538     79.5           47      8.1           92 
     Reserve or National Guard membership not reported.....       240        201     83.5          199     83.0            1       .6           40 
     
         NOTE:  Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era, the Gulf War
     era, and all other service periods.  The Gulf War era began in August 1990 and continues to the present day.  More detailed information
     appears in the Technical Note of this release.