Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2007 annual averages
Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2007 annual averages (Numbers in thousands) Civilian labor force Civilian Veteran status, period of service, noninsti- Employed Unemployed Not in sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino tutional Percent labor ethnicity population Total of force population Percent Percent Total of Total of population labor force TOTAL Total, 18 years and over................ 222,645 150,354 67.5 143,761 64.6 6,593 4.4 72,292 Veterans............................... 22,633 12,502 55.2 12,029 53.2 473 3.8 10,130 Gulf War era, total................... 4,330 3,818 88.2 3,651 84.3 167 4.4 511 Gulf War era I....................... 2,877 2,561 89.0 2,471 85.9 90 3.5 316 Gulf War era II...................... 1,453 1,257 86.5 1,180 81.2 77 6.1 196 WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 12,262 4,941 40.3 4,772 38.9 168 3.4 7,321 Other service periods................. 6,042 3,743 62.0 3,606 59.7 137 3.7 2,298 Nonveterans............................ 200,013 137,851 68.9 131,731 65.9 6,120 4.4 62,161 Men Total, 18 years and over................ 107,515 80,783 75.1 77,164 71.8 3,619 4.5 26,732 Veterans............................... 20,952 11,418 54.5 10,997 52.5 421 3.7 9,533 Gulf War era, total................... 3,630 3,280 90.4 3,143 86.6 137 4.2 350 Gulf War era I....................... 2,415 2,199 91.0 2,123 87.9 76 3.5 217 Gulf War era II...................... 1,214 1,081 89.0 1,020 84.0 61 5.6 133 WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 11,843 4,797 40.5 4,633 39.1 165 3.4 7,046 Other service periods................. 5,479 3,341 61.0 3,222 58.8 120 3.6 2,138 Nonveterans............................ 86,563 69,364 80.1 66,166 76.4 3,198 4.6 17,199 Women Total, 18 years and over................ 115,130 69,571 60.4 66,597 57.8 2,974 4.3 45,559 Veterans............................... 1,681 1,084 64.5 1,032 61.4 52 4.8 597 Gulf War era, total................... 700 539 77.0 508 72.6 30 5.6 161 Gulf War era I....................... 461 362 78.6 348 75.5 14 3.9 99 Gulf War era II...................... 239 176 73.9 160 67.2 16 9.1 62 WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 419 143 34.2 140 33.4 4 2.6 275 Other service periods................. 562 402 71.5 384 68.3 18 4.4 160 Nonveterans............................ 113,449 68,487 60.4 65,565 57.8 2,922 4.3 44,962 White Total, 18 years and over................ 181,228 122,609 67.7 117,827 65.0 4,782 3.9 58,618 Veterans............................... 19,428 10,465 53.9 10,104 52.0 361 3.5 8,963 Gulf War era, total................... 3,317 2,947 88.9 2,835 85.5 112 3.8 370 Gulf War era I....................... 2,212 1,989 89.9 1,932 87.3 56 2.8 224 Gulf War era II...................... 1,105 958 86.8 903 81.8 55 5.8 146 WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 11,023 4,449 40.4 4,301 39.0 148 3.3 6,574 Other service periods................. 5,089 3,069 60.3 2,967 58.3 102 3.3 2,020 Nonveterans............................ 161,800 112,144 69.3 107,724 66.6 4,421 3.9 49,655 Black or African American Total, 18 years and over................ 26,026 17,230 66.2 15,882 61.0 1,349 7.8 8,796 Veterans............................... 2,427 1,545 63.6 1,454 59.9 90 5.8 882 Gulf War era, total................... 768 656 85.5 614 80.0 42 6.5 111 Gulf War era I....................... 510 439 86.0 411 80.6 27 6.2 71 Gulf War era II...................... 257 217 84.5 202 78.6 15 6.9 40 WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 915 352 38.5 336 36.7 16 4.5 563 Other service periods................. 744 536 72.1 504 67.7 32 6.0 208 Nonveterans............................ 23,600 15,686 66.5 14,427 61.1 1,258 8.0 7,914 Asian Total, 18 years and over................ 10,262 6,983 68.0 6,762 65.9 220 3.2 3,279 Veterans............................... 259 161 62.2 155 59.9 6 3.7 98 Gulf War era, total................... 94 84 89.1 79 84.0 5 5.7 10 Gulf War era I....................... 59 51 87.6 50 86.1 1 1.7 7 Gulf War era II...................... 36 33 91.5 29 80.4 4 (1) 3 WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 102 35 34.6 35 34.0 1 1.8 67 Other service periods................. 63 42 66.9 41 66.0 1 1.3 21 Nonveterans............................ 10,002 6,821 68.2 6,607 66.1 214 3.1 3,181 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total, 18 years and over................ 29,756 21,185 71.2 20,047 67.4 1,138 5.4 8,571 Veterans............................... 1,151 778 67.6 749 65.0 29 3.8 373 Gulf War era, total................... 376 334 88.8 319 84.9 15 4.4 42 Gulf War era I....................... 228 206 90.5 198 86.7 9 4.1 22 Gulf War era II...................... 148 127 86.3 121 82.0 6 4.9 20 WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 467 223 47.8 217 46.5 6 2.9 244 Other service periods................. 309 221 71.5 213 68.9 8 3.6 88 Nonveterans............................ 28,605 20,407 71.3 19,299 67.5 1,108 5.4 8,198 1 Ratios are not shown where the denominator is less than 35,000. 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 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. Nonveterans are men and women who never served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Other service periods include the periods between World War II and the Korean War, between the Korean War and the Vietnam era, and between the Vietnam era and the Gulf War era. More detailed information appears in the Technical Note of this release. 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.
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