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
Oct.
2011		 Oct.
2012		 Oct.
2011		 Oct.
2012		 Oct.
2011		 Oct.
2012

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 21,496 21,072 19,692 19,254 1,804 1,818

Civilian labor force

 11,209 10,948 10,082 9,850 1,128 1,097

Participation rate

 52.1 52.0 51.2 51.2 62.5 60.4

Employed

 10,350 10,258 9,308 9,266 1,042 993

Employment-population ratio

 48.1 48.7 47.3 48.1 57.8 54.6

Unemployed

 859 689 774 585 85 105

Unemployment rate

 7.7 6.3 7.7 5.9 7.6 9.5

Not in labor force

 10,287 10,124 9,610 9,404 676 721

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,405 2,514 2,036 2,111 369 403

Civilian labor force

 1,980 2,082 1,715 1,795 265 287

Participation rate

 82.3 82.8 84.2 85.1 71.9 71.2

Employed

 1,740 1,873 1,503 1,631 236 242

Employment-population ratio

 72.3 74.5 73.8 77.3 64.1 60.2

Unemployed

 240 209 211 164 29 44

Unemployment rate

 12.1 10.0 12.3 9.2 10.9 15.5

Not in labor force

 425 432 322 316 103 116

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,941 3,058 2,469 2,570 472 488

Civilian labor force

 2,489 2,566 2,127 2,212 361 354

Participation rate

 84.6 83.9 86.2 86.1 76.5 72.4

Employed

 2,343 2,433 2,004 2,109 339 324

Employment-population ratio

 79.7 79.6 81.2 82.1 71.8 66.4

Unemployed

 146 133 124 103 22 30

Unemployment rate

 5.9 5.2 5.8 4.7 6.2 8.3

Not in labor force

 453 492 342 358 111 135

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

Civilian noninstitutional population

 10,279 9,744 9,955 9,428 324 316

Civilian labor force

 3,329 3,010 3,239 2,939 90 70

Participation rate

 32.4 30.9 32.5 31.2 27.8 22.2

Employed

 3,088 2,850 3,005 2,790 83 60

Employment-population ratio

 30.0 29.3 30.2 29.6 25.6 19.0

Unemployed

 241 160 234 149 7 10

Unemployment rate

 7.2 5.3 7.2 5.1 7.9 -

Not in labor force

 6,951 6,734 6,716 6,488 234 246

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

 5,870 5,756 5,232 5,145 639 611

Civilian labor force

 3,412 3,290 3,001 2,903 411 387

Participation rate

 58.1 57.2 57.4 56.4 64.3 63.3

Employed

 3,180 3,102 2,796 2,736 384 366

Employment-population ratio

 54.2 53.9 53.4 53.2 60.1 59.9

Unemployed

 232 188 205 168 27 21

Unemployment rate

 6.8 5.7 6.8 5.8 6.6 5.3

Not in labor force

 2,458 2,466 2,231 2,242 228 224

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 209,934 213,964 92,437 93,852 117,497 120,112

Civilian labor force

 140,986 142,934 71,148 71,930 69,838 71,004

Participation rate

 67.2 66.8 77.0 76.6 59.4 59.1

Employed

 129,190 132,321 64,997 66,549 64,193 65,773

Employment-population ratio

 61.5 61.8 70.3 70.9 54.6 54.8

Unemployed

 11,796 10,613 6,151 5,382 5,645 5,231

Unemployment rate

 8.4 7.4 8.6 7.5 8.1 7.4

Not in labor force

 68,949 71,030 21,289 21,922 47,659 49,108

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: November 02, 2012