Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War-era II veterans 18 years and over by location of service, August 2011, not seasonally adjusted
Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War-era II veterans 18 years and over by location of service, August 2011, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Civilian Employed Unemployed Not in
Period of service and location noninsti- labor
tutional Percent force
population Total of Percent Percent
population Total of Total of
population labor
Gulf War era II
Total........................................... 2,394 1,951 81.5 1,759 73.5 192 9.8 443
Served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both(1)........... 911 768 84.3 679 74.5 89 11.6 143
Served elsewhere.................................. 1,156 933 80.7 853 73.8 80 8.6 223
Location of service not reported.................. 327 249 76.4 227 69.5 22 9.0 77
1 Refers to veterans who served in Iraq at anytime since March 2003 and veterans who served in Afghanistan at anytime since October
2001. Also includes veterans who served in both countries.
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. Gulf War-era II veterans served anywhere in the world at any time since September 2001.