Table 6. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating, period of service, and sex, August 2011, not seasonally adjusted
Table 6. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating, period
of service, and sex, August 2011, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Presence of disability, reported disability Civilian Employed Unemployed Not in
rating, period of service, and sex noninsti- labor
tutional Percent force
population Total of Percent Percent
population Total of Total of
population labor
force
TOTAL
VETERANS
Total........................................... 21,562 11,374 52.7 10,497 48.7 877 7.7 10,188
With service-connected disability................. 2,952 1,432 48.5 1,310 44.4 122 8.5 1,520
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 1,146 691 60.3 638 55.6 53 7.7 455
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 689 395 57.3 355 51.5 40 10.1 295
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 864 230 26.6 212 24.6 18 7.7 634
Disability rating not reported.................. 253 117 46.2 106 41.8 11 9.6 136
Without service-connected disability.............. 15,004 7,869 52.4 7,246 48.3 623 7.9 7,134
Presence of disability not reported............... 3,606 2,072 57.5 1,941 53.8 132 6.3 1,534
Gulf War era, total
Total........................................... 5,399 4,445 82.3 4,071 75.4 374 8.4 954
With service-connected disability................. 1,219 914 75.0 824 67.6 90 9.8 305
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 459 392 85.4 355 77.4 37 9.3 67
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 300 257 85.7 224 74.7 33 12.9 43
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 353 185 52.2 171 48.3 14 7.5 169
Disability rating not reported.................. 106 80 75.4 74 69.6 6 7.7 26
Without service-connected disability.............. 3,207 2,767 86.3 2,547 79.4 220 8.0 439
Presence of disability not reported............... 973 763 78.4 699 71.8 64 8.4 210
Gulf War era II
Total........................................... 2,394 1,951 81.5 1,759 73.5 192 9.8 443
With service-connected disability................. 633 506 80.0 445 70.4 61 12.1 126
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 225 196 87.1 171 76.2 25 12.6 29
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 170 157 92.2 141 82.6 16 10.4 13
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 166 96 57.8 82 49.5 14 14.4 70
Disability rating not reported.................. 71 57 (1) 51 (1) 6 (1) 14
Without service-connected disability.............. 1,368 1,145 83.7 1,036 75.8 108 9.5 223
Presence of disability not reported............... 393 300 76.3 277 70.5 22 7.5 93
Gulf War era I
Total........................................... 3,006 2,494 83.0 2,312 76.9 182 7.3 512
With service-connected disability................. 586 408 69.6 379 64.7 29 7.1 178
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 234 196 83.7 184 78.6 12 6.1 38
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 130 100 77.3 83 64.3 17 16.8 29
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 187 88 47.3 88 47.3 - - 99
Disability rating not reported.................. 36 23 (1) 23 (1) - - 12
Without service-connected disability.............. 1,839 1,623 88.2 1,511 82.2 112 6.9 216
Presence of disability not reported............... 580 463 79.9 422 72.7 41 8.9 117
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total........................................... 10,383 3,577 34.5 3,332 32.1 245 6.9 6,806
With service-connected disability................. 1,249 261 20.9 253 20.3 8 3.1 988
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 459 134 29.1 131 28.4 3 2.3 326
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 284 74 26.1 73 25.7 1 (1) 210
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 393 34 8.6 30 7.6 4 (1) 359
Disability rating not reported.................. 113 20 17.6 20 17.6 - - 93
Without service-connected disability.............. 7,494 2,660 35.5 2,441 32.6 219 8.2 4,834
Presence of disability not reported............... 1,640 656 40.0 638 38.9 18 2.7 984
Other service periods
Total........................................... 5,780 3,352 58.0 3,094 53.5 258 7.7 2,428
With service-connected disability................. 484 257 53.1 233 48.1 24 9.4 227
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 228 165 72.7 152 66.6 14 8.3 62
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 105 63 60.2 58 55.2 5 (1) 42
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 118 11 9.7 11 9.7 - - 106
Disability rating not reported.................. 34 17 (1) 12 (1) 5 (1) 17
Without service-connected disability.............. 4,303 2,442 56.8 2,258 52.5 184 7.5 1,861
Presence of disability not reported............... 993 653 65.8 603 60.8 50 7.6 340
MEN
VETERANS
Total........................................... 19,759 10,291 52.1 9,524 48.2 767 7.5 9,468
With service-connected disability................. 2,693 1,300 48.3 1,187 44.1 113 8.7 1,393
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 1,055 633 60.0 586 55.6 47 7.4 422
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 622 357 57.4 320 51.5 37 10.4 265
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 777 200 25.7 182 23.5 18 8.8 577
Disability rating not reported.................. 240 110 46.0 99 41.3 11 10.2 130
Without service-connected disability.............. 13,783 7,105 51.5 6,571 47.7 534 7.5 6,678
Presence of disability not reported............... 3,282 1,886 57.5 1,766 53.8 120 6.4 1,397
Gulf War era, total
Total........................................... 4,542 3,829 84.3 3,524 77.6 306 8.0 713
With service-connected disability................. 1,043 814 78.1 733 70.3 81 9.9 229
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 397 350 88.1 320 80.5 30 8.6 47
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 259 230 88.9 200 77.2 30 13.2 29
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 289 160 55.4 147 50.7 14 8.6 129
Disability rating not reported.................. 97 73 75.6 67 69.2 6 (1) 24
Without service-connected disability.............. 2,683 2,355 87.8 2,188 81.5 168 7.1 328
Presence of disability not reported............... 816 660 80.9 603 73.8 58 8.7 156
Gulf War era II
Total........................................... 1,981 1,655 83.5 1,512 76.3 143 8.6 327
With service-connected disability................. 547 452 82.6 394 72.0 58 12.8 95
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 185 170 91.7 148 80.0 22 12.7 15
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 153 140 91.8 124 81.1 16 11.6 12
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 144 88 61.1 74 51.5 14 15.7 56
Disability rating not reported.................. 65 54 (1) 48 (1) 6 (1) 11
Without service-connected disability.............. 1,103 935 84.8 869 78.8 66 7.1 167
Presence of disability not reported............... 332 268 80.7 249 75.0 19 7.0 64
Gulf War era I
Total........................................... 2,561 2,175 84.9 2,012 78.6 163 7.5 386
With service-connected disability................. 496 362 73.1 340 68.5 23 6.3 133
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 213 181 84.9 172 80.9 9 4.7 32
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 106 90 84.8 76 71.5 14 15.7 16
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 145 72 49.8 72 49.8 - - 73
Disability rating not reported.................. 32 19 (1) 19 (1) - - 12
Without service-connected disability.............. 1,581 1,420 89.8 1,318 83.4 102 7.2 161
Presence of disability not reported............... 485 393 81.1 354 73.1 39 9.9 92
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total........................................... 10,048 3,499 34.8 3,261 32.5 238 6.8 6,549
With service-connected disability................. 1,216 254 20.9 246 20.2 8 3.2 962
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 447 130 29.1 127 28.4 3 2.3 317
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 274 71 25.9 70 25.4 1 (1) 203
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 383 33 8.7 29 7.7 4 (1) 349
Disability rating not reported.................. 113 20 17.6 20 17.6 - - 93
Without service-connected disability.............. 7,243 2,603 35.9 2,391 33.0 212 8.1 4,640
Presence of disability not reported............... 1,589 643 40.4 625 39.3 18 2.8 946
Other service periods
Total........................................... 5,169 2,963 57.3 2,739 53.0 224 7.6 2,207
With service-connected disability................. 435 233 53.5 208 47.9 24 10.4 202
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 211 153 72.7 139 66.2 14 9.0 57
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 90 56 62.6 51 56.7 5 (1) 34
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 105 6 5.9 6 5.9 - - 98
Disability rating not reported.................. 30 17 (1) 12 (1) 5 (1) 13
Without service-connected disability.............. 3,857 2,147 55.7 1,992 51.7 155 7.2 1,710
Presence of disability not reported............... 877 583 66.5 538 61.3 45 7.7 294
WOMEN
VETERANS
Total........................................... 1,803 1,083 60.1 974 54.0 109 10.1 720
With service-connected disability................. 259 132 51.1 123 47.5 9 7.0 127
Less than 30 percent disability rating.......... 91 58 63.5 51 56.4 6 (1) 33
30 to 50 percent disability rating.............. 67 37 (1) 35 (1) 3 (1) 29
60 percent or higher disability rating.......... 87 30 34.3 30 34.3 - - 57
Disability rating not reported.................. 14 7 (1) 7 (1) - - 7
Without service-connected disability.............. 1,221 764 62.6 676 55.4 89 11.6 456
Presence of disability not reported............... 324 186 57.6 175 54.1 11 6.1 137
Gulf War era, total
Total........................................... 857 615 71.8 547 63.8 68 11.1 242
With service-connected disability................. 176 100 56.7 91 51.5 9 9.2 76
Without service-connected disability.............. 524 412 78.7 360 68.7 53 12.7 111
Presence of disability not reported............... 157 103 65.5 97 61.5 6 6.1 54
Gulf War era II
Total........................................... 412 296 71.9 247 59.9 49 16.6 116
With service-connected disability................. 86 54 63.5 51 59.9 3 (1) 31
Without service-connected disability.............. 265 209 79.0 167 63.1 42 20.2 56
Presence of disability not reported............... 62 32 (1) 29 (1) 4 (1) 29
Gulf War era I
Total........................................... 445 319 71.7 300 67.5 19 5.9 126
With service-connected disability................. 91 46 50.3 40 43.6 6 (1) 45
Without service-connected disability.............. 259 203 78.4 193 74.5 10 5.0 56
Presence of disability not reported............... 95 70 73.9 68 71.1 3 (1) 25
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total........................................... 336 78 23.3 71 21.1 7 9.3 257
With service-connected disability................. 33 8 (1) 8 (1) - - 25
Without service-connected disability.............. 251 57 22.8 50 19.9 7 (1) 194
Presence of disability not reported............... 51 13 (1) 13 (1) - - 38
Other service periods
Total........................................... 610 389 63.8 356 58.3 34 8.7 221
With service-connected disability................. 49 24 (1) 24 (1) - - 25
Without service-connected disability.............. 446 295 66.2 266 59.7 29 9.8 151
Presence of disability not reported............... 116 70 60.8 65 56.5 5 (1) 45
1 Rates not shown where the base 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 on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the
survey Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf
War era (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. 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 deter-
mined from a rating schedule published in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, "Title 38." More information appears in the Technical Note
of this release. Dash represents or rounds to zero.