HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES

46. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                             Civilian                               Civilian labor force                          
                                          noninstitutional                                                                        
                                             population                                                                           
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                 Total           Employed                   Unemployed            
         Veteran status and age                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                           1997     1998                                             Number          Percent of   
                                                                                                                    labor force   
                                                             1997     1998     1997     1998                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                 1997     1998     1997     1998  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
          VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
  Total, 40 years and over..............   7,790    7,773    6,644    6,526    6,439    6,348      206      179      3.1      2.7 
    40 to 54 years .....................   6,284    5,950    5,676    5,313    5,496    5,163      180      150      3.2      2.8 
       40 to 44 years ..................   1,002      741      901      662      864      637       37       24      4.1      3.7 
       45 to 49 years ..................   2,683    2,237    2,436    2,011    2,366    1,955       71       56      2.9      2.8 
       50 to 54 years ..................   2,599    2,972    2,338    2,641    2,266    2,571       72       70      3.1      2.6 
    55 years and over ..................   1,506    1,822      969    1,213      943    1,184       26       29      2.7      2.4 
                                                                                                                                  
              NONVETERANS                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                  
  Total, 40 to 54 years ................  19,440   20,304   17,621   18,403   17,044   17,879      577      523      3.3      2.8 
    40 to 44 years .....................   8,972    9,218    8,285    8,512    8,007    8,269      278      242      3.4      2.8 
    45 to 49 years .....................   6,212    6,796    5,639    6,190    5,460    6,020      179      170      3.2      2.7 
    50 to 54 years .....................   4,256    4,290    3,696    3,701    3,576    3,590      120      111      3.2      3.0 

   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.  Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and
revised population controls used in the household survey.