Table 5. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating, period of service, and sex, August 2007, not seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating, period of service, and sex, August 2007, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Civilian labor force Civilian Presence of disability, reported disability noninsti- Employed Unemployed Not in rating, tutional Percent labor period of service, and sex population Total of force population Percent Percent Total of Total of population labor force TOTAL VETERANS Total........................................... 22,620 12,424 54.9 12,014 53.1 410 3.3 10,196 With service-connected disability................. 2,647 1,276 48.2 1,232 46.5 44 3.4 1,371 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 1,109 669 60.3 648 58.5 20 3.0 440 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 634 322 50.9 310 48.9 12 3.8 312 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 665 181 27.2 171 25.7 10 5.8 484 Disability rating not reported.................. 240 104 43.3 103 42.9 1 1.0 136 Without service-connected disability.............. 16,730 9,155 54.7 8,838 52.8 317 3.5 7,574 Presence of disability not reported............... 3,243 1,993 61.4 1,944 59.9 49 2.4 1,250 Gulf War era, total Total........................................... 4,419 3,895 88.2 3,754 85.0 141 3.6 524 With service-connected disability................. 711 581 81.8 569 80.1 12 2.0 130 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 306 280 91.6 273 89.2 7 2.6 26 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 225 187 82.9 184 81.9 2 1.2 38 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 136 75 55.2 73 53.5 2 3.2 61 Disability rating not reported.................. 44 40 (1) 40 (1) - - 5 Without service-connected disability.............. 2,962 2,688 90.7 2,569 86.7 119 4.4 275 Presence of disability not reported............... 746 626 84.0 616 82.6 10 1.6 120 Gulf War era I Total........................................... 2,933 2,598 88.6 2,519 85.9 79 3.0 335 With service-connected disability................. 451 353 78.3 343 76.1 10 2.8 98 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 195 176 90.0 169 86.3 7 4.1 20 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 153 123 80.3 122 79.7 1 .8 30 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 85 37 43.4 35 41.2 2 - 48 Disability rating not reported.................. 17 17 (1) 17 (1) - - - Without service-connected disability.............. 1,975 1,815 91.9 1,755 88.9 60 3.3 160 Presence of disability not reported............... 507 430 84.8 421 83.0 9 2.1 77 Gulf War era II Total........................................... 1,486 1,297 87.3 1,236 83.1 62 4.8 189 With service-connected disability................. 260 228 87.8 227 87.1 2 .8 32 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 110 104 94.4 104 94.4 - - 6 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 72 64 (1) 62 (1) 1 (1) 8 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 51 38 (1) 38 (1) 1 (1) 13 Disability rating not reported.................. 27 23 (1) 23 (1) - (1) 5 Without service-connected disability.............. 988 873 88.4 814 82.4 59 6.7 115 Presence of disability not reported............... 239 196 82.2 195 81.7 1 .6 42 WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era Total........................................... 12,254 4,913 40.1 4,755 38.8 158 3.2 7,342 With service-connected disability................. 1,529 458 30.0 434 28.4 25 5.4 1,071 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 592 228 38.5 217 36.7 11 4.7 364 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 333 99 29.9 94 28.3 5 5.1 233 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 441 77 17.4 69 15.6 8 10.2 364 Disability rating not reported.................. 163 54 33.4 53 32.7 1 (1) 109 Without service-connected disability.............. 9,147 3,701 40.5 3,579 39.1 122 3.3 5,446 Presence of disability not reported............... 1,579 754 47.7 742 47.0 12 1.5 825 Other service periods Total........................................... 5,947 3,616 60.8 3,505 58.9 111 3.1 2,331 With service-connected disability................. 408 237 58.0 229 56.2 8 3.2 171 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 211 161 76.2 158 75.1 2 1.5 50 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 76 36 47.9 32 41.5 5 (1) 40 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 88 29 33.4 29 33.2 - - 59 Disability rating not reported.................. 33 10 (1) 10 (1) - - 23 Without service-connected disability.............. 4,621 2,767 59.9 2,690 58.2 76 2.8 1,854 Presence of disability not reported............... 919 613 66.7 586 63.8 27 4.4 306 MEN VETERANS Total........................................... 20,939 11,304 54.0 10,963 52.4 341 3.0 9,635 With service-connected disability................. 2,473 1,168 47.2 1,129 45.7 39 3.3 1,305 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 1,050 625 59.5 604 57.6 20 3.2 425 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 569 282 49.6 274 48.3 7 2.6 287 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 624 167 26.8 157 25.1 10 6.3 456 Disability rating not reported.................. 231 95 41.1 94 40.6 1 1.1 136 Without service-connected disability.............. 15,518 8,330 53.7 8,068 52.0 262 3.1 7,188 Presence of disability not reported............... 2,948 1,806 61.3 1,765 59.9 41 2.3 1,142 Gulf War era, total Total........................................... 3,674 3,306 90.0 3,202 87.2 104 3.2 368 With service-connected disability................. 608 514 84.5 502 82.5 12 2.3 94 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 277 261 94.2 253 91.6 7 2.7 16 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 194 160 82.4 158 81.2 2 1.4 34 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 102 63 61.3 60 58.9 2 (1) 40 Disability rating not reported.................. 35 30 (1) 30 (1) - - 5 Without service-connected disability.............. 2,463 2,285 92.8 2,202 89.4 83 3.6 178 Presence of disability not reported............... 603 508 84.2 498 82.7 9 1.9 95 Gulf War era I Total........................................... 2,441 2,197 90.0 2,135 87.4 63 2.8 244 With service-connected disability................. 383 315 82.1 305 79.5 10 3.2 69 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 177 164 92.7 157 88.7 7 4.4 13 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 132 104 78.6 103 77.9 1 .9 28 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 59 32 (1) 30 (1) 2 (1) 27 Disability rating not reported.................. 15 15 (1) 15 (1) - - - Without service-connected disability.............. 1,648 1,533 93.0 1,489 90.4 44 2.9 115 Presence of disability not reported............... 410 350 85.3 341 83.1 9 2.5 60 Gulf War era II Total........................................... 1,233 1,109 89.9 1,067 86.6 42 3.7 124 With service-connected disability................. 225 199 88.6 197 87.8 2 1.0 26 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 99 96 96.9 96 96.9 - - 3 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 62 56 (1) 55 (1) 1 (1) 6 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 43 31 (1) 31 (1) 1 (1) 12 Disability rating not reported.................. 20 16 (1) 16 (1) - - 5 Without service-connected disability.............. 816 752 92.2 713 87.4 39 5.2 64 Presence of disability not reported............... 193 158 82.0 158 81.7 1 .3 35 WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era Total........................................... 11,830 4,762 40.3 4,611 39.0 152 3.2 7,068 With service-connected disability................. 1,501 446 29.7 421 28.1 25 5.5 1,055 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 579 217 37.4 206 35.6 11 4.9 363 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 320 99 30.9 94 29.3 5 5.1 221 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 438 76 17.3 68 15.6 8 10.3 362 Disability rating not reported.................. 163 54 33.4 53 32.7 1 (1) 109 Without service-connected disability.............. 8,831 3,582 40.6 3,466 39.3 116 3.2 5,249 Presence of disability not reported............... 1,499 734 49.0 723 48.2 12 1.6 765 Other service periods Total........................................... 5,435 3,236 59.5 3,150 58.0 85 2.6 2,199 With service-connected disability................. 364 209 57.3 206 56.6 3 1.3 156 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 194 147 76.0 145 74.8 2 1.6 46 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 55 23 (1) 23 (1) - - 32 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 83 28 34.2 28 33.9 - - 55 Disability rating not reported.................. 33 10 (1) 10 (1) - - 23 Without service-connected disability.............. 4,224 2,463 58.3 2,400 56.8 63 2.6 1,761 Presence of disability not reported............... 846 564 66.6 544 64.3 20 3.5 282 WOMEN VETERANS Total........................................... 1,681 1,120 66.6 1,052 62.6 68 6.1 561 With service-connected disability................. 174 108 61.8 103 59.0 5 4.5 67 Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 59 44 (1) 44 (1) - - 15 30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 65 41 (1) 36 (1) 5 (1) 25 60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 41 14 (1) 14 (1) - - 27 Disability rating not reported.................. 9 9 (1) 9 (1) - - - Without service-connected disability.............. 1,212 825 68.1 770 63.6 55 6.7 386 Presence of disability not reported............... 295 187 63.3 179 60.6 8 4.3 108 Gulf War era, total Total........................................... 745 589 79.1 552 74.2 37 6.2 156 With service-connected disability................. 103 68 65.8 68 65.8 - - 35 Without service-connected disability.............. 499 403 80.7 367 73.5 36 8.9 96 Presence of disability not reported............... 143 118 82.9 118 82.5 1 .5 24 Gulf War era I Total........................................... 492 401 81.5 384 78.2 17 4.1 91 With service-connected disability................. 67 38 (1) 38 (1) - - 29 Without service-connected disability.............. 327 282 86.3 266 81.2 17 5.9 45 Presence of disability not reported............... 97 81 82.8 81 82.8 - - 17 Gulf War era II Total........................................... 253 188 74.4 168 66.4 20 10.7 65 With service-connected disability................. 36 29 (1) 29 (1) - - 6 Without service-connected disability.............. 172 121 70.3 101 58.9 19 16.1 51 Presence of disability not reported............... 46 38 (1) 37 (1) 1 (1) 8 WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era Total........................................... 424 150 35.5 144 34.0 6 4.0 274 With service-connected disability................. 28 12 (1) 12 (1) - - 16 Without service-connected disability.............. 316 119 37.6 113 35.6 6 5.1 197 Presence of disability not reported............... 80 19 24.4 19 24.4 - - 60 Other service periods Total........................................... 512 380 74.2 355 69.3 25 6.7 132 With service-connected disability................. 43 28 (1) 23 (1) 5 (1) 16 Without service-connected disability.............. 396 304 76.6 291 73.3 13 4.3 93 Presence of disability not reported............... 73 49 (1) 42 (1) 7 (1) 24 1 Ratios are not shown where the denominator 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 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. 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 detailed information appears in the Technical Note of this release. Dash represents or rounds to zero.
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