HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                    ANNUAL AVERAGES

47. 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   
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                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.