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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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
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
Nov.
2019		 Nov.
2020		 Nov.
2019		 Nov.
2020		 Nov.
2019		 Nov.
2020

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 18,681 18,315 16,789 16,408 1,892 1,907

Civilian labor force

 9,119 8,764 8,028 7,636 1,092 1,128

Participation rate

 48.8 47.9 47.8 46.5 57.7 59.2

Employed

 8,812 8,213 7,776 7,144 1,036 1,068

Employment-population ratio

 47.2 44.8 46.3 43.5 54.8 56.0

Unemployed

 307 552 252 492 55 60

Unemployment rate

 3.4 6.3 3.1 6.4 5.1 5.3

Not in labor force

 9,562 9,551 8,761 8,772 800 779

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 4,407 4,540 3,623 3,752 784 789

Civilian labor force

 3,456 3,532 2,920 2,979 537 553

Participation rate

 78.4 77.8 80.6 79.4 68.5 70.1

Employed

 3,293 3,288 2,799 2,766 494 522

Employment-population ratio

 74.7 72.4 77.3 73.7 63.0 66.1

Unemployed

 163 244 120 212 43 32

Unemployment rate

 4.7 6.9 4.1 7.1 8.0 5.7

Not in labor force

 950 1,009 703 773 247 236

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 3,051 3,065 2,593 2,578 458 486

Civilian labor force

 2,258 2,251 1,951 1,934 307 317

Participation rate

 74.0 73.5 75.2 75.0 67.0 65.2

Employed

 2,204 2,145 1,905 1,839 299 305

Employment-population ratio

 72.2 70.0 73.5 71.3 65.2 62.8

Unemployed

 54 107 46 95 8 12

Unemployment rate

 2.4 4.7 2.3 4.9 2.6 3.7

Not in labor force

 794 814 642 644 151 169

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

Civilian noninstitutional population

 7,061 6,676 6,816 6,443 245 233

Civilian labor force

 1,467 1,175 1,420 1,146 48 29

Participation rate

 20.8 17.6 20.8 17.8 19.5 12.6

Employed

 1,424 1,100 1,376 1,071 48 29

Employment-population ratio

 20.2 16.5 20.2 16.6 19.5 12.6

Unemployed

 43 75 43 75 0 0

Unemployment rate

 3.0 6.4 3.1 6.6 - -

Not in labor force

 5,594 5,501 5,396 5,297 197 204

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

 4,162 4,034 3,757 3,635 405 399

Civilian labor force

 1,938 1,806 1,737 1,577 200 229

Participation rate

 46.6 44.8 46.2 43.4 49.5 57.3

Employed

 1,891 1,680 1,695 1,468 195 212

Employment-population ratio

 45.4 41.6 45.1 40.4 48.2 53.1

Unemployed

 47 126 42 109 5 17

Unemployment rate

 2.4 7.0 2.4 6.9 2.4 7.3

Not in labor force

 2,224 2,228 2,020 2,058 205 170

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 232,369 233,995 104,484 105,486 127,884 128,510

Civilian labor force

 153,091 149,673 77,827 76,357 75,264 73,316

Participation rate

 65.9 64.0 74.5 72.4 58.9 57.1

Employed

 148,219 140,243 75,335 71,337 72,884 68,906

Employment-population ratio

 63.8 59.9 72.1 67.6 57.0 53.6

Unemployed

 4,873 9,430 2,492 5,019 2,380 4,411

Unemployment rate

 3.2 6.3 3.2 6.6 3.2 6.0

Not in labor force

 79,277 84,322 26,657 29,129 52,620 55,193

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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). Updated population controls introduced with the release of January 2020 data.

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Last Modified Date: December 04, 2020