HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status and age

Veterans Nonveterans

White Black Hispanic origin White Black Hispanic origin

1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998

Total, 40 to 54 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................... 5,603 5,272 560 552 262 251 16,403 17,134 2,050 2,136 1,969 2,085

 Civilian labor force ........................................................... 5,102 4,741 469 463 229 219 15,081 15,748 1,653 1,719 1,772 1,850

 Employed ....................................................................... 4,951 4,614 444 444 218 215 14,648 15,346 1,547 1,628 1,684 1,763

 Unemployed .................................................................. 151 127 25 20 11 4 433 403 106 91 88 87

 Unemployment rate ..................................................... 3.0 2.7 5.3 4.2 4.8 1.9 2.9 2.6 6.4 5.3 4.9 4.7

40 to 44 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................... 851 604 121 113 66 48 7,585 7,796 941 962 922 970

 Civilian labor force ........................................................... 770 540 102 101 56 42 7,099 7,296 779 796 852 884

 Employed ....................................................................... 739 524 97 96 52 41 6,891 7,114 724 747 811 843

 Unemployed .................................................................. 31 17 5 5 4 1 208 182 55 48 41 42

 Unemployment rate ..................................................... 4.1 3.1 4.9 5.0 6.9 2.7 2.9 2.5 7.1 6.1 4.8 4.7

45 to 49 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................... 2,375 1,951 264 237 97 87 5,251 5,749 664 718 600 674

 Civilian labor force ........................................................... 2,178 1,767 222 201 84 74 4,826 5,301 545 590 525 596

 Employed ....................................................................... 2,120 1,722 210 190 81 72 4,689 5,166 515 563 500 571

 Unemployed .................................................................. 58 45 11 11 3 1 137 135 29 27 25 24

 Unemployment rate ..................................................... 2.6 2.5 5.1 5.4 3.0 1.9 2.8 2.5 5.4 4.5 4.7 4.1

50 to 54 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................... 2,378 2,718 175 201 99 116 3,567 3,589 445 456 447 441

 Civilian labor force ........................................................... 2,154 2,433 145 162 90 103 3,156 3,152 328 333 395 370

 Employed ....................................................................... 2,092 2,368 137 158 85 102 3,068 3,066 307 317 373 349

 Unemployed .................................................................. 62 65 9 4 5 2 88 86 21 16 22 20

 Unemployment rate ..................................................... 2.9 2.7 5.9 2.4 5.2 1.6 2.8 2.7 6.5 4.8 5.5 5.5

 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 1998, data reflect new

composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the

household survey.

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