Table 2A. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2011 annual averages

Table 2A. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2011 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and period of service Civilian
noninsti-
tutional
population		 Civilian labor force Not in
labor
force
Total Percent
of
population		 Employed Unemployed
Total Percent of
population		 Total Percent of
labor force

TOTAL VETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

 21,613 11,320 52.4 10,375 48.0 945 8.3 10,293

18 to 24 years

 299 213 71.4 149 49.8 64 30.2 85

25 to 34 years

 1,590 1,318 82.9 1,160 73.0 158 12.0 272

35 to 44 years

 2,364 2,090 88.4 1,940 82.1 150 7.2 274

45 to 54 years

 3,636 2,989 82.2 2,761 75.9 228 7.6 647

55 to 64 years

 5,084 2,976 58.5 2,747 54.0 229 7.7 2,108

65 years and over

 8,640 1,733 20.1 1,618 18.7 115 6.7 6,907

Gulf War era, total

Total, 18 years and over

 5,323 4,397 82.6 3,992 75.0 405 9.2 925

18 to 24 years

 299 213 71.4 149 49.8 64 30.2 85

25 to 34 years

 1,590 1,318 82.9 1,160 73.0 158 12.0 272

35 to 44 years

 1,874 1,665 88.8 1,546 82.5 119 7.1 209

45 to 54 years

 1,025 871 85.0 826 80.5 45 5.2 154

55 to 64 years

 436 298 68.3 281 64.4 17 5.7 138

65 years and over

 99 33 33.1 30 30.7 2 - 66

Gulf War era II

Total, 18 years and over

 2,387 1,937 81.2 1,704 71.4 234 12.1 450

18 to 24 years

 299 213 71.4 149 49.8 64 30.2 85

25 to 34 years

 1,218 1,000 82.1 870 71.4 130 13.0 218

35 to 44 years

 412 358 86.9 337 81.7 22 6.0 54

45 to 54 years

 339 287 84.6 275 81.2 12 4.1 52

55 to 64 years

 103 71 69.3 66 63.9 6 7.8 32

65 years and over

 16 7 - 7 - 0 - 8

Gulf War era I

Total, 25 years and over

 2,936 2,460 83.8 2,289 78.0 172 7.0 476

25 to 34 years

 372 318 85.6 290 78.1 28 8.7 54

35 to 44 years

 1,462 1,306 89.4 1,209 82.7 97 7.4 155

45 to 54 years

 686 584 85.1 551 80.2 33 5.7 102

55 to 64 years

 333 226 68.0 215 64.6 11 5.0 106

65 years and over

 83 25 30.5 24 28.3 2 - 58

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total, 45 years and over

 10,436 3,549 34.0 3,280 31.4 269 7.6 6,887

45 to 54 years

 86 60 70.2 54 62.3 7 11.3 26

55 to 64 years

 4,032 2,258 56.0 2,077 51.5 180 8.0 1,774

65 years and over

 6,319 1,231 19.5 1,149 18.2 81 6.6 5,088

Other service periods

Total, 35 years and over

 5,853 3,374 57.6 3,102 53.0 271 8.0 2,480

35 to 44 years

 490 426 86.9 395 80.5 31 7.3 64

45 to 54 years

 2,525 2,058 81.5 1,882 74.5 176 8.6 467

55 to 64 years

 616 420 68.2 388 63.0 32 7.6 196

65 years and over

 2,222 470 21.1 438 19.7 32 6.7 1,753

TOTAL NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

 209,278 140,424 67.1 128,140 61.2 12,284 8.7 68,854

18 to 24 years

 29,172 18,910 64.8 15,859 54.4 3,051 16.1 10,262

25 to 34 years

 39,774 32,406 81.5 29,377 73.9 3,030 9.3 7,367

35 to 44 years

 37,135 30,569 82.3 28,330 76.3 2,239 7.3 6,565

45 to 54 years

 40,209 32,373 80.5 30,106 74.9 2,267 7.0 7,836

55 to 64 years

 31,905 20,791 65.2 19,439 60.9 1,352 6.5 11,114

65 years and over

 31,084 5,374 17.3 5,029 16.2 345 6.4 25,710

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).

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Last Modified Date: March 20, 2012