Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted

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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Total Men Women
Aug.
2011		 Aug.
2012		 Aug.
2011		 Aug.
2012		 Aug.
2011		 Aug.
2012

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 21,562 21,132 19,759 19,316 1,803 1,816

Civilian labor force

 11,374 10,948 10,291 9,836 1,083 1,112

Participation rate

 52.7 51.8 52.1 50.9 60.1 61.3

Employed

 10,497 10,228 9,524 9,217 974 1,011

Employment-population ratio

 48.7 48.4 48.2 47.7 54.0 55.7

Unemployed

 877 720 767 619 109 101

Unemployment rate

 7.7 6.6 7.5 6.3 10.1 9.1

Not in labor force

 10,188 10,184 9,468 9,480 720 704

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,394 2,571 1,981 2,164 412 407

Civilian labor force

 1,951 2,081 1,655 1,805 296 276

Participation rate

 81.5 81.0 83.5 83.4 71.9 67.9

Employed

 1,759 1,854 1,512 1,611 247 243

Employment-population ratio

 73.5 72.1 76.3 74.5 59.9 59.7

Unemployed

 192 227 143 193 49 33

Unemployment rate

 9.8 10.9 8.6 10.7 16.6 12.1

Not in labor force

 443 490 327 359 116 131

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 3,006 3,083 2,561 2,648 445 435

Civilian labor force

 2,494 2,553 2,175 2,234 319 319

Participation rate

 83.0 82.8 84.9 84.4 71.7 73.3

Employed

 2,312 2,403 2,012 2,108 300 296

Employment-population ratio

 76.9 78.0 78.6 79.6 67.5 67.9

Unemployed

 182 149 163 126 19 24

Unemployment rate

 7.3 5.8 7.5 5.6 5.9 7.4

Not in labor force

 512 530 386 414 126 116

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 10,383 9,815 10,048 9,499 336 316

Civilian labor force

 3,577 3,101 3,499 3,003 78 98

Participation rate

 34.5 31.6 34.8 31.6 23.3 30.9

Employed

 3,332 2,939 3,261 2,842 71 98

Employment-population ratio

 32.1 29.9 32.5 29.9 21.1 30.9

Unemployed

 245 162 238 162 7 0

Unemployment rate

 6.9 5.2 6.8 5.4 9.3 0.0

Not in labor force

 6,806 6,714 6,549 6,495 257 218

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

 5,780 5,663 5,169 5,006 610 657

Civilian labor force

 3,352 3,213 2,963 2,794 389 419

Participation rate

 58.0 56.7 57.3 55.8 63.8 63.8

Employed

 3,094 3,031 2,739 2,656 356 375

Employment-population ratio

 53.5 53.5 53.0 53.1 58.3 57.1

Unemployed

 258 182 224 138 34 44

Unemployment rate

 7.7 5.7 7.6 4.9 8.7 10.5

Not in labor force

 2,428 2,450 2,207 2,212 221 238

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 209,844 213,655 92,331 93,681 117,513 119,974

Civilian labor force

 140,818 142,098 71,295 71,750 69,523 70,348

Participation rate

 67.1 66.5 77.2 76.6 59.2 58.6

Employed

 128,265 130,730 64,906 66,159 63,359 64,571

Employment-population ratio

 61.1 61.2 70.3 70.6 53.9 53.8

Unemployed

 12,553 11,368 6,389 5,591 6,164 5,778

Unemployment rate

 8.9 8.0 9.0 7.8 8.9 8.2

Not in labor force

 69,026 71,557 21,036 21,932 47,989 49,626

NOTE: Veterans 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 who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: September 07, 2012