HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

49. 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

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.

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