HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                    ANNUAL AVERAGES

49. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, race, and Hispanic origin

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                Veterans                                Nonveterans               
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
          Employment status and age                White         Black        Hispanic       White         Black        Hispanic  
                                                                               origin                                    origin   
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                1998   1999   1998   1999   1998   1999   1998   1999   1998   1999   1998   1999 
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
            Total, 40 to 54 years                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
  Civilian noninstitutional population........  5,272  4,862    552    510    251    239 17,134 17,966  2,136  2,237  2,085  2,143
   Civilian labor force.......................  4,741  4,334    463    407    219    209 15,748 16,509  1,719  1,810  1,850  1,889
     Employed.................................  4,614  4,219    444    388    215    206 15,346 16,115  1,628  1,726  1,763  1,806
     Unemployed...............................    127    115     20     19      4      3    403    394     91     84     87     83
       Unemployment rate......................    2.7    2.6    4.2    4.7    1.9    1.3    2.6    2.4    5.3    4.6    4.7    4.4
                                                                                                                                  
                40 to 44 years                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
  Civilian noninstitutional population........    604    426    113     72     48     29  7,796  7,966    962    986    970    984
   Civilian labor force.......................    540    381    101     61     42     26  7,296  7,452    796    832    884    893
     Employed.................................    524    367     96     56     41     26  7,114  7,271    747    791    843    860
     Unemployed...............................     17     14      5      5      1    -      182    181     48     41     42     33
       Unemployment rate......................    3.1    3.8    5.0    8.4    2.7     .4    2.5    2.4    6.1    4.9    4.7    3.7
                                                                                                                                  
                45 to 49 years                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
  Civilian noninstitutional population........  1,951  1,629    237    192     87     75  5,749  6,189    718    781    674    667
   Civilian labor force.......................  1,767  1,453    201    154     74     66  5,301  5,709    590    634    596    591
     Employed.................................  1,722  1,410    190    146     72     64  5,166  5,577    563    603    571    561
     Unemployed...............................     45     43     11      8      1      2    135    132     27     31     24     29
       Unemployment rate......................    2.5    2.9    5.4    4.9    1.9    2.6    2.5    2.3    4.5    4.9    4.1    5.0
                                                                                                                                  
                50 to 54 years                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
  Civilian noninstitutional population........  2,718  2,807    201    246    116    135  3,589  3,811    456    469    441    493
   Civilian labor force.......................  2,433  2,500    162    193    103    118  3,152  3,348    333    344    370    406
     Employed.................................  2,368  2,442    158    186    102    117  3,066  3,267    317    332    349    385
     Unemployed...............................     65     58      4      7      2      1     86     81     16     12     20     20
       Unemployment rate......................    2.7    2.3    2.4    3.5    1.6     .8    2.7    2.4    4.8    3.5    5.5    5.0

   NOTE : Male Vietnam-era veterans are men who served in the Armed Forces between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975. Nonveterans are
men who have never served in the Armed Forces.  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals
because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population
groups.  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.