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EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS — 2014 

The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time 

since September 2001—a group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans—declined by 1.8 percentage 

points over the year to 7.2 percent in 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The 

jobless rate for all veterans, at 5.3 percent, also declined from a year earlier. In addition, 29 percent of 

Gulf War-era II veterans reported having a service-connected disability in August 2014, compared with 

16 percent of all veterans. 

This information was obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly sample survey of 

about 60,000 households that provides data on employment and unemployment in the United States. 

Data about veterans are collected monthly in the CPS; those monthly data are the source of the 2014 

annual averages presented in this news release. In August 2014, a supplement to the CPS collected 

additional information about veterans on topics such as service-connected disability and veterans’ 

current or past Reserve or National Guard membership. Information from the supplement is also 

presented in this release. The supplement was co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 

and by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service. For more 

information, see the Technical Note, which provides definitions of terms used in this release. 

Highlights from the 2014 data: 

 The unemployment rate for male veterans declined to 5.2 percent in 2014. The rate for female 

veterans edged down to 6.0 percent. (See table A.) 

 Among the 573,000 unemployed veterans in 2014, 59 percent were age 45 and over. Thirtyseven percent were age 25 to 44, and 4 percent were age 18 to 24. (See table 2A.) 

 Veterans with a service-connected disability had an unemployment rate of 5.9 percent in August 

2014, the same rate as for veterans with no disability. (See table 7.) 

 Nearly 1 in 3 employed veterans with a service-connected disability worked in the public sector 

in August 2014, compared with nearly 1 in 5 veterans with no disability. (See table 8.) 

 In 2014, the unemployment rate of veterans varied by state, ranging from 1.4 percent in North 

Dakota to 8.5 percent in Maryland. (See table 6A.) 
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The Veteran Population 

In 2014, 21.2 million men and women, or 9 percent of the civilian noninstitutional population age 18 

and over, were veterans. In the survey, veterans are defined as men and women who have previously 

served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and who were civilians at the time these data were 

collected. Veterans are more likely to be men and older than nonveterans. In part, this reflects the 

characteristics of veterans who served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam era. 

Veterans who served during these wartime periods accounted for 44 percent (9.4 million) of the total 

veteran population in 2014. Thirty-one percent of veterans (6.5 million) served during Gulf War era I 

(August 1990 to August 2001) or Gulf War era II (September 2001 forward). Another quarter (5.3 

million) served outside the designated wartime periods. (See table 1.) 

Gulf War-era II Veterans 

In 2014, there were 3.2 million veterans who had served during Gulf War era II. Twenty percent of these 

veterans were women, compared with 4 percent of veterans from World War II, the Korean War, and the 

Vietnam era. Nearly half of all Gulf War-era II veterans were between the ages of 25 and 34. (See tables 

1 and 2A.) 

Among Gulf War-era II veterans, the unemployment rate for men declined from 8.8 percent in 2013 to 

6.9 percent in 2014. The unemployment rate for women (8.5 percent) in 2014 was not statistically 

different from the prior year (9.6 percent). (See table A.) 

The unemployment rate for male Gulf War-era II veterans (6.9 percent) was higher than the rate for 

male nonveterans (6.2 percent) in 2014. In general, unemployment rates of male veterans and male 

nonveterans in the same age ranges were not statistically different. However, among men age 25 to 34, 

Gulf War-era II veterans had a higher unemployment rate (7.5 percent) than did nonveterans (6.3 

percent). (See table 2B.) 

Among women, the unemployment rate for Gulf War-era II veterans (8.5 percent) was higher than the 

rate for nonveterans (5.9 percent) in 2014. By age, unemployment rates for female veterans and 

nonveterans were similar, with one exception: 35-to 44-year-old female veterans had a rate of 9.0 

percent, higher than the rate of 4.8 percent for their nonveteran counterparts. (See table 2C.) 

Veterans of Gulf War era II and nonveterans had similar occupational profiles in 2014 after accounting 

for gender. About one-third of employed veteran and nonveteran men worked in management and 

professional occupations, a higher proportion than in any other major occupational group. Among 

employed women, just over 40 percent of Gulf War-era II veterans and nonveterans worked in 

management and professional occupations. (See table 4.) 

A higher proportion of employed Gulf War-era II veterans worked in the public sector in 2014 than 

employed nonveterans—25 percent and 14 percent, respectively. Among the employed, 14 percent of 

Gulf War-era II veterans worked for the federal government, compared with 2 percent of nonveterans. 

(See table 5.) 

In August 2014, 36 percent of Gulf War-era II veterans reported serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both. 

(Some veterans did not report their location of service.) These veterans had an unemployment rate of 8.4 

percent, not statistically different from Gulf War-era II veterans who served elsewhere (7.8 percent). 

(See table 10.) 
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Gulf War-era I Veterans 

Of the 3.4 million veterans who served during Gulf War era I (August 1990 to August 2001), the 

proportion who were women (19 percent in 2014) was similar to that of Gulf War-era II veterans. 

Almost all (95 percent) Gulf War-era I veterans were age 35 and over in 2014, compared with 45 

percent of Gulf War-era II veterans. (See tables 1 and 2A.) 

In 2014, the unemployment rates for male and female Gulf War-era I veterans were 4.0 percent and 5.2 

percent, respectively, lower than the rates for their Gulf War-era II veteran counterparts (6.9 percent and 

8.5 percent, respectively). These differences in the unemployment rates reflect, at least in part, the older 

age profile of veterans who served during Gulf War era I. Younger people—whether veterans or 

nonveterans—tend to have higher unemployment rates than older people. (See tables 2B and 2C.) 

Veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam Era 

In 2014, there were 9.4 million veterans who had served during World War II, the Korean War, and the 

Vietnam era. All of these veterans were at least 55 years old, and about three-fourths were at least 65 

years old. Nearly all (96 percent) of these veterans were men. In 2014, 28.4 percent of male veterans of 

these wartime periods were in the labor force, and their unemployment rate was 5.0 percent. Male 

veterans of these wartime periods had lower labor force participation rates than did male nonveterans in 

the same age categories. (See tables 1, 2A, and 2B.) 

Veterans of Other Service Periods 

In 2014, 5.3 million veterans had served on active duty during "other service periods," mainly between 

the Korean War and the Vietnam era, and between the Vietnam era and Gulf War era I. Because these 

veterans served between the major wartime periods, which span several decades, this group is 

concentrated in two age ranges. Thirty-five percent of these veterans were age 45 to 54 in 2014, and 

another 40 percent were age 65 and over. (See table 2A.) 

In 2014, nearly 9 in 10 veterans of other service periods were men. Among veterans of other service 

periods, the unemployment rate for men was 5.3 percent, not statistically different from the rate of 4.2 

percent for women. (See tables 1, 2B, and 2C.) 

Veterans with a Service-connected Disability 

In August 2014, about 3.4 million veterans, or 16 percent of the total, had a service-connected disability. 

(Some veterans did not report whether they had a service-connected disability.) Veterans with a serviceconnected disability are assigned a disability rating by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the 

U.S. Department of Defense. Ratings range from 0 to 100 percent, in increments of 10 percentage 

points, depending on the severity of the condition. (See table 7.) 

Among veterans with a service-connected disability, one-third reported a disability rating of less than 30 

percent, while another third had a rating of 60 percent or higher. In August 2014, veterans with a 

service-connected disability rating of less than 30 percent were much more likely to be in the labor force 

than those with a rating of 60 percent or higher (50.0 percent and 32.6 percent, respectively). 

Among veterans who served during Gulf War era II, nearly 3 in 10 (928,000) reported having a serviceconnected disability. Of these, 75.1 percent were in the labor force in August 2014, lower than the 85.6 
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percent for veterans from this period with no service-connected disability. Among Gulf War-era II 

veterans, the unemployment rate of those with a disability was 9.1 percent, not statistically different 

from those with no disability (7.8 percent). 

In August 2014, 17 percent (584,000) of veterans who served during Gulf War era I reported a serviceconnected disability. Their labor force participation rate (73.6 percent) was lower than the rate for 

veterans from the era who did not have a disability (87.2 percent). The unemployment rate for Gulf 

War-era I veterans with a service-connected disability was lower than that for Gulf War-era I veterans 

without a service-connected disability. 

Among the 1.4 million veterans with a service-connected disability from World War II, the Korean War, 

and the Vietnam era, 14.0 percent were in the labor force in August 2014, lower than the 29.2 percent of 

veterans from these periods who did not have a service-connected disability. The unemployment rate of 

veterans with a disability from these wartime periods was 6.0 percent, little different from their 

counterparts with no disability (5.8 percent). 

In August 2014, labor force participation rates and unemployment rates for veterans of other service 

periods were similar for those with and without a service-connected disability. 

Regardless of period of service, many veterans with a service-connected disability worked in the public 

sector. In August 2014, 31 percent of employed veterans with a disability worked in federal, state, or 

local government, compared with 18 percent of veterans with no disability and 13 percent of 

nonveterans. Among the employed, 21 percent of veterans with a disability worked for the federal 

government, compared with 6 percent of veterans with no disability and 2 percent of nonveterans. 

(See table 8.) 

Reserve or National Guard Membership 

In August 2014, 28 percent of Gulf War-era veterans (August 1990 to present) were reported to be 

current or past members of the Reserve or National Guard. Unemployment rates were not statistically 

different for veterans who were current or past members of the Reserve or National Guard compared 

with veterans who were never members. Among Gulf War-era II veterans, those who were current or 

past members of the Reserve or National Guard had a higher labor force participation rate than those 

who had never been members (86.5 percent and 77.8 percent, respectively). For veterans of Gulf Warera I, labor force participation rates were similar for members and nonmembers. (See table 9.) 

Updated Veteran Weighting Methodology for Household Survey 

Beginning with data for January 2014, estimates for veterans in this news release incorporate 

updated weighting procedures. The new weighting methodology more accurately reflects the 

current demographic composition of the veteran population. The primary impact of the change 

was an increase in the “Gulf War-era I” veteran population and a decrease in the number of 

veterans in the “Other service periods” category. The updated methodology had little effect on 

unemployment rates for veterans, regardless of gender or period of service. Additional 

information on the effect of the change on labor force estimates for veterans is available at 

www.bls.gov/cps/vetsweights2014.pdf. 
Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 18 years and over by veteran status,

period of service, and sex, 2013-2014 annual averages

[Numbers in thousands]

Veteran status and period of service

2013 2014

Total Men Women Total Men Women

TOTAL VETERANS

Civilian noninstitutional population................................... 21,397 19,173 2,225 21,229 19,023 2,206

Civilian labor force.................................................. 10,975 9,565 1,410 10,744 9,358 1,386

Participation rate.................................................. 51.3 49.9 63.4 50.6 49.2 62.8

Employed.......................................................... 10,253 8,940 1,313 10,171 8,868 1,303

Employment-population ratio................................. 47.9 46.6 59.0 47.9 46.6 59.0

Unemployed....................................................... 722 625 97 573 490 83

Unemployment rate............................................ 6.6 6.5 6.9 5.3 5.2 6.0

Not in labor force.................................................... 10,422 9,608 815 10,485 9,664 821

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population................................... 2,837 2,259 579 3,185 2,549 635

Civilian labor force.................................................. 2,286 1,879 407 2,535 2,096 439

Participation rate.................................................. 80.6 83.2 70.3 79.6 82.2 69.2

Employed.......................................................... 2,081 1,713 368 2,353 1,952 402

Employment-population ratio................................. 73.3 75.8 63.6 73.9 76.6 63.3

Unemployed....................................................... 205 166 39 182 144 37

Unemployment rate............................................ 9.0 8.8 9.6 7.2 6.9 8.5

Not in labor force.................................................... 552 380 172 649 453 196

NONVETERANS

Civilian noninstitutional population................................... 215,339 94,850 120,489 217,820 96,213 121,607

Civilian labor force.................................................. 142,391 72,114 70,277 143,207 72,565 70,641

Participation rate.................................................. 66.1 76.0 58.3 65.7 75.4 58.1

Employed.......................................................... 132,189 66,712 65,477 134,589 68,095 66,494

Employment-population ratio................................. 61.4 70.3 54.3 61.8 70.8 54.7

Unemployed....................................................... 10,202 5,402 4,800 8,618 4,470 4,148

Unemployment rate............................................ 7.2 7.5 6.8 6.0 6.2 5.9

Not in labor force.................................................... 72,948 22,736 50,212 74,613 23,647 50,966

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Gulf

War-era II veterans served on active duty anywhere in the world sometime since September 2001. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the

U.S. Armed Forces. Effective with data for January 2013, estimates for veterans incorporate population controls derived from an updated Department

of Veterans Affairs’ population model.
Technical Note 

The data in this release were collected through the 

Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS—a monthly 

survey of about 60,000 eligible households conducted by the 

U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics—

obtains information on employment and unemployment 

among the nation's civilian noninstitutional population age 

16 and over. 

Most of the data in this release are annual averages for 

2014, compiled from the results of the monthly survey. In 

August 2014, a supplement to the CPS collected additional 

information about veterans on topics such as serviceconnected disability, veterans' Reserve or National Guard 

status, and veterans who served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. 

The supplement was co-sponsored by the U.S. Department 

of Veterans Affairs and by the U.S. Department of Labor's 

Veterans' Employment and Training Service. Questions were 

asked of persons 17 years of age and older regarding their 

prior service in the U.S. Armed Forces. Data are tabulated 

for persons 18 years of age and older. 

Information in this release will be made available to 

sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 

(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. 

Definitions 

The definitions underlying the data in this release are 

as follows: 

Veterans are men and women who previously served 

on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and who were 

civilians at the time they were surveyed. Members of the 

Reserve and National Guard are counted as veterans if they 

had ever been called to active duty. Persons who are on 

active duty at the time of the survey are outside the scope of 

the survey and thus not in the estimates shown here, as are 

persons who reside in institutions, such as nursing homes and 

prisons. 

Nonveterans are men and women who never served on 

active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. 

World War II, Korean War, Vietnam-era, and Gulf 

War-era veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. 

Armed Forces during these periods of service, regardless of 

where in the world they served. Veterans who served in more 

than one wartime period are classified in the most recent one. 

Veterans of other service periods are men and women 

who served in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time other than 

World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era, or the Gulf 

War era. Although U.S. Armed Forces were engaged in 

several armed conflicts during other service periods, these 

conflicts were more limited in scope and included a smaller 

proportion of the Armed Forces than the selected wartime 

periods. Veterans who served during one of the selected 

wartime periods and during another period are classified in 

the wartime period. 

Veteran status is obtained from responses to the 

question, "Did you ever serve on active duty in the U.S. 

Armed Forces?" 

Period of service identifies when a veteran served in the 

Armed Forces, but not the location of their service. It is 

obtained from answers to the question asked of veterans, 

"When did you serve on active duty in the U.S. Armed 

Forces?" The following service periods are identified: 

Gulf War era II — September 2001-present 

Gulf War era I — August 1990-August 2001 

Vietnam era — August 1964-April 1975 

Korean War — July 1950-January 1955 

World War II — December 1941-December 1946 

Other service periods — All other time periods 

Veterans could have served anywhere in the world 

during these periods of service. Veterans are counted only in 

one period of service, their most recent wartime period. 

Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are 

classified in the most recent one. Veterans who served in 

both a wartime period and any other service period are 

classified in the wartime period. The period-of-service 

definitions are modified occasionally to reflect changes in 

law, regulations, and program needs of the survey sponsors. 

Veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both are 

individuals who served in Iraq at any time since March 2003, 

in Afghanistan at any time since October 2001, or in both 

locations. Service in Iraq or Afghanistan is determined by 

answers to two questions: "Did you serve in Iraq, off the 

coast of Iraq, or did you fly missions over Iraq at any time 

since March 2003?" and "Did you serve in Afghanistan, or 

did you fly missions over Afghanistan, at any time since 

October 2001?" 

Presence of service-connected disability is determined 

by answers to the question, "Has the Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) or Department of Defense (DoD) determined 

that you have a service-connected disability, that is, a health 

condition or impairment caused or made worse by any of 

your military service?" 

Service-connected disability rating is based on answers 

to the question, "What is your current service-connected 

disability rating?" Answers can range from 0 to 100 percent, 

in increments of 10 percentage points. Ratings are 

determined by the VA or DoD from a rating schedule 

published in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 38, 

"Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief," Part 4—

"Schedule for Rating Disabilities." The rating schedule is 

"primarily a guide in the evaluation of disability resulting 

from all types of diseases and injuries encountered as a result 

of or incident to military service. The percentage ratings 

represent as far as can practicably be determined the average 

impairment in earning capacity resulting from such diseases 

and injuries and their residual conditions in civil 
occupations." Part 4 contains a listing of hundreds of possible 

disorders and assigns ratings of 0 through 100 percent, with 

instructions for rating multiple disorders. 

Reserve and National Guard membership refers only to 

Gulf War-era veterans who are current or past members of 

the Reserve or National Guard. Members of the Reserve and 

National Guard are counted as veterans if they had ever been 

called to active duty. These data do not refer to all persons 

who may have ever served in the Reserve or National Guard. 

Reserve or National Guard status is obtained from answers 

to two questions. Gulf War-era veterans were asked: "Was 

any of your active service the result of a call-up from the 

Reserve or National Guard?" If the answer was no, they were 

asked, "Have you ever been a member of the Reserve or 

National Guard?" A 'yes' response to either question 

classified persons as "Current or past member of the Reserve 

or National Guard." A 'no' response to the latter question 

classified persons as "Never a member of the Reserve or 

National Guard." 

Reliability of the estimates 

Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling 

and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire 

population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample 

estimates will differ from the true population values they

represent. The component of this difference that occurs 

because samples differ by chance is known as sampling 

error, and its variability is measured by the standard error of 

the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of 

confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by 

no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population 

value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally 

conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. 

The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. 

Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the 

failure to sample a segment of the population, the inability to 

obtain information for all respondents in the sample, the 

inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct 

information, and errors made in the collection or processing 

of the data. 

Information about the reliability of national data from 

the CPS and estimating standard errors is available at 

www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability. 

For a discussion of the reliability of state estimates 

from the CPS, such as those in table 6 of this release, see 

www.bls.gov/opub/gp/gpapndb.htm. 
Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2014 annual averages

[Numbers in thousands]

Veteran status, period of service,

sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor

force

TOTAL

Total, 18 years and over................................. 239,049 153,951 64.4 144,760 60.6 9,191 6.0 85,098

Veterans................................................. 21,229 10,744 50.6 10,171 47.9 573 5.3 10,485

Gulf War era, total.................................. 6,540 5,302 81.1 5,003 76.5 298 5.6 1,238

Gulf War era II.................................... 3,185 2,535 79.6 2,353 73.9 182 7.2 649

Gulf War era I..................................... 3,356 2,766 82.4 2,650 79.0 117 4.2 589

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era............ 9,372 2,654 28.3 2,522 26.9 132 5.0 6,718

Other service periods............................... 5,317 2,788 52.4 2,645 49.7 143 5.1 2,529

Nonveterans............................................ 217,820 143,207 65.7 134,589 61.8 8,618 6.0 74,613

Men

Total, 18 years and over................................. 115,235 81,924 71.1 76,963 66.8 4,960 6.1 33,311

Veterans................................................. 19,023 9,358 49.2 8,868 46.6 490 5.2 9,664

Gulf War era, total.................................. 5,268 4,393 83.4 4,157 78.9 236 5.4 875

Gulf War era II.................................... 2,549 2,096 82.2 1,952 76.6 144 6.9 453

Gulf War era I..................................... 2,719 2,297 84.5 2,205 81.1 92 4.0 421

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era............ 9,023 2,559 28.4 2,432 27.0 127 5.0 6,464

Other service periods............................... 4,732 2,406 50.8 2,279 48.2 127 5.3 2,326

Nonveterans............................................ 96,213 72,565 75.4 68,095 70.8 4,470 6.2 23,647

Women

Total, 18 years and over................................. 123,814 72,027 58.2 67,796 54.8 4,231 5.9 51,787

Veterans................................................. 2,206 1,386 62.8 1,303 59.0 83 6.0 821

Gulf War era, total.................................. 1,272 909 71.4 847 66.5 62 6.8 364

Gulf War era II.................................... 635 439 69.2 402 63.3 37 8.5 196

Gulf War era I..................................... 637 469 73.7 445 69.8 25 5.2 168

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era............ 349 95 27.2 90 25.7 5 5.4 254

Other service periods............................... 585 382 65.3 366 62.6 16 4.2 203

Nonveterans............................................ 121,607 70,641 58.1 66,494 54.7 4,148 5.9 50,966

White

Total, 18 years and over................................. 188,848 121,736 64.5 115,499 61.2 6,237 5.1 67,112

Veterans................................................. 17,786 8,735 49.1 8,317 46.8 418 4.8 9,050

Gulf War era, total.................................. 5,039 4,128 81.9 3,915 77.7 213 5.2 910

Gulf War era II.................................... 2,449 1,977 80.7 1,849 75.5 127 6.4 472

Gulf War era I..................................... 2,590 2,152 83.1 2,066 79.8 85 4.0 438

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era............ 8,317 2,360 28.4 2,251 27.1 109 4.6 5,957

Other service periods............................... 4,430 2,247 50.7 2,151 48.6 96 4.3 2,183

Nonveterans............................................ 171,062 113,001 66.1 107,182 62.7 5,819 5.1 58,062

Black or African American

Total, 18 years and over................................. 29,562 18,698 63.2 16,643 56.3 2,055 11.0 10,864

Veterans................................................. 2,516 1,445 57.4 1,334 53.0 111 7.7 1,071

Gulf War era, total.................................. 1,049 815 77.6 761 72.5 54 6.6 235

Gulf War era II.................................... 490 366 74.6 331 67.5 35 9.5 124

Gulf War era I..................................... 559 449 80.3 430 76.9 19 4.2 110

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era............ 768 204 26.6 188 24.4 17 8.2 564

Other service periods............................... 699 426 61.0 386 55.2 41 9.6 272

Nonveterans............................................ 27,047 17,253 63.8 15,309 56.6 1,944 11.3 9,794

Asian

Total, 18 years and over................................. 13,288 8,651 65.1 8,226 61.9 425 4.9 4,637

Veterans................................................. 335 217 64.9 207 61.8 10 4.7 118

Gulf War era, total.................................. 166 141 85.1 134 80.7 7 5.2 25

Gulf War era II.................................... 90 74 82.7 69 76.6 5 7.4 16

Gulf War era I..................................... 77 67 87.9 65 85.4 2 2.8 9
Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2014 annual averages — Continued

[Numbers in thousands]

Veteran status, period of service,

sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor

force

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era............ 112 39 35.1 37 33.2 2 5.3 73

Other service periods............................... 57 37 64.4 36 62.9 1 2.3 20

Nonveterans............................................ 12,952 8,434 65.1 8,019 61.9 414 4.9 4,519

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 18 years and over................................. 36,333 24,952 68.7 23,168 63.8 1,784 7.1 11,381

Veterans................................................. 1,395 897 64.3 841 60.3 56 6.3 498

Gulf War era, total.................................. 716 581 81.1 543 75.9 38 6.5 135

Gulf War era II.................................... 423 331 78.2 306 72.3 25 7.6 92

Gulf War era I..................................... 293 250 85.4 238 81.1 12 5.0 43

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era............ 381 130 34.1 122 32.0 8 6.1 251

Other service periods............................... 298 186 62.4 175 58.8 11 5.9 112

Nonveterans............................................ 34,938 24,055 68.9 22,327 63.9 1,727 7.2 10,883

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey.

Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of

service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War

(July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans are counted in

only one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent

one. Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period are classified in the wartime period. Estimates for the above race

groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is

identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where

base is less than 35,000).
Table 2A. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2014

annual averages

[Numbers in thousands]

Veteran status, age, and period of service

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

Total force

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total Percent of

population Total Percent oflabor force

TOTAL VETERANS

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,229 10,744 50.6 10,171 47.9 573 5.3 10,485

18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 142 67.3 119 56.4 23 16.2 69

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,708 1,387 81.2 1,280 75.0 107 7.7 321

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,402 2,088 86.9 1,982 82.5 106 5.1 314

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,377 2,780 82.3 2,655 78.6 125 4.5 597

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,056 2,484 61.2 2,349 57.9 135 5.4 1,572

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,474 1,862 19.7 1,785 18.8 78 4.2 7,612

Gulf War era, total

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,540 5,302 81.1 5,003 76.5 298 5.6 1,238

18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 142 67.3 119 56.4 23 16.2 69

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,708 1,387 81.2 1,280 75.0 107 7.7 321

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,294 1,993 86.9 1,889 82.3 104 5.2 301

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,531 1,282 83.7 1,238 80.9 44 3.4 249

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 455 73.0 435 69.8 20 4.4 168

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 43 24.8 42 24.3 1 1.9 130

Gulf War era II

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,185 2,535 79.6 2,353 73.9 182 7.2 649

18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 142 67.3 119 56.4 23 16.2 69

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,550 1,255 81.0 1,158 74.7 98 7.8 295

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708 594 84.0 555 78.5 39 6.5 113

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 394 81.5 377 78.0 17 4.3 89

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 141 73.4 136 70.7 5 3.7 51

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 9 21.9 9 21.4 0 – 31

Gulf War era I

Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,356 2,766 82.4 2,650 79.0 117 4.2 589

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 132 83.3 123 77.7 9 6.8 26

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,586 1,399 88.2 1,333 84.1 65 4.7 188

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,048 888 84.8 862 82.2 27 3.0 160

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 314 72.8 299 69.4 15 4.8 117

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 34 25.7 33 25.2 1 – 99

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total, 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,372 2,654 28.3 2,522 26.9 132 5.0 6,718

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,215 1,178 53.2 1,108 50.0 69 5.9 1,037

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,157 1,477 20.6 1,414 19.8 63 4.3 5,680

Other service periods

Total, 35 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,317 2,788 52.4 2,645 49.7 143 5.1 2,529

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 95 88.0 94 86.6 1 1.5 13

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,846 1,498 81.2 1,417 76.7 82 5.5 348

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,218 852 69.9 806 66.2 45 5.3 366

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,144 343 16.0 329 15.3 14 4.2 1,802

TOTAL NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217,820 143,207 65.7 134,589 61.8 8,618 6.0 74,613

18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,603 19,182 64.8 16,777 56.7 2,404 12.5 10,422

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,423 32,812 81.2 30,695 75.9 2,117 6.5 7,611

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,163 30,418 81.8 28,984 78.0 1,434 4.7 6,745

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,437 31,281 79.3 29,901 75.8 1,381 4.4 8,155

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,712 23,022 64.5 22,046 61.7 976 4.2 12,690

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,481 6,492 18.3 6,186 17.4 305 4.7 28,990

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never

served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September

2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December

1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans are counted in only one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans

who served in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent one. Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period are

classified in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).
Table 2B. Employment status of men 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2014

annual averages

[Numbers in thousands]

Veteran status, age, and period of service

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

Total force

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total Percent of

population Total Percent oflabor force

VETERANS, MEN

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,023 9,358 49.2 8,868 46.6 490 5.2 9,664

18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 111 74.4 91 61.6 19 17.3 38

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,386 1,158 83.6 1,071 77.3 87 7.5 228

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,886 1,692 89.7 1,615 85.6 76 4.5 195

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,854 2,392 83.8 2,278 79.8 113 4.7 463

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,586 2,198 61.3 2,081 58.0 117 5.3 1,388

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,161 1,808 19.7 1,731 18.9 77 4.3 7,353

Gulf War era, total

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,268 4,393 83.4 4,157 78.9 236 5.4 875

18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 111 74.4 91 61.6 19 17.3 38

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,386 1,158 83.6 1,071 77.3 87 7.5 228

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,802 1,618 89.8 1,543 85.6 75 4.6 184

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,274 1,098 86.2 1,059 83.2 39 3.5 176

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 374 73.4 359 70.4 15 4.1 135

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 35 23.4 34 22.8 1 2.4 114

Gulf War era II

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,549 2,096 82.2 1,952 76.6 144 6.9 453

18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 111 74.4 91 61.6 19 17.3 38

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,261 1,051 83.3 971 77.0 79 7.5 210

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538 470 87.4 443 82.2 28 5.9 68

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 348 83.4 333 79.7 15 4.4 69

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 110 72.1 107 70.1 3 2.7 43

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6 – 6 – 0 – 25

Gulf War era I

Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,719 2,297 84.5 2,205 81.1 92 4.0 421

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 108 85.9 100 79.7 8 7.3 18

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,264 1,147 90.8 1,100 87.0 48 4.1 116

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 856 750 87.6 726 84.8 24 3.2 106

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 264 74.0 251 70.5 12 4.7 93

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 28 24.2 28 23.6 1 – 89

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total, 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,023 2,559 28.4 2,432 27.0 127 5.0 6,464

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,074 1,115 53.7 1,050 50.6 65 5.8 960

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,949 1,445 20.8 1,382 19.9 62 4.3 5,504

Other service periods

Total, 35 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,732 2,406 50.8 2,279 48.2 127 5.3 2,326

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 74 87.6 73 86.1 1 1.7 10

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,581 1,294 81.8 1,219 77.1 75 5.8 287

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,003 710 70.8 673 67.1 37 5.2 293

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,064 328 15.9 315 15.2 14 4.2 1,735

NONVETERANS, MEN

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,213 72,565 75.4 68,095 70.8 4,470 6.2 23,647

18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,854 9,940 66.9 8,588 57.8 1,352 13.6 4,915

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,455 17,320 89.0 16,222 83.4 1,097 6.3 2,135

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,501 15,856 90.6 15,119 86.4 736 4.6 1,645

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,066 15,508 85.8 14,839 82.1 669 4.3 2,558

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,532 11,166 71.9 10,680 68.8 485 4.3 4,367

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,804 2,776 25.7 2,646 24.5 130 4.7 8,027

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never

served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September

2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December

1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans are counted in only one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans

who served in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent one. Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period are

classified in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).
Table 2C. Employment status of women 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2014

annual averages

[Numbers in thousands]

Veteran status, age, and period of service

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

Total force

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total Percent of

population Total Percent oflabor force

VETERANS, WOMEN

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,206 1,386 62.8 1,303 59.0 83 6.0 821

18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 32 50.3 28 44.0 4 – 31

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 228 71.0 209 65.0 19 8.5 93

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 396 76.9 367 71.2 29 7.4 119

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 389 74.3 377 72.0 12 3.1 134

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470 286 60.9 268 57.0 18 6.3 184

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 55 17.4 54 17.2 1 1.3 259

Gulf War era, total

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,272 909 71.4 847 66.5 62 6.8 364

18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 32 50.3 28 44.0 4 – 31

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 228 71.0 209 65.0 19 8.5 93

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492 375 76.3 346 70.4 29 7.7 117

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 184 71.4 179 69.5 5 2.6 74

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 81 71.1 77 66.9 5 5.9 33

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 8 – 8 – 0 – 16

Gulf War era II

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635 439 69.2 402 63.3 37 8.5 196

18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 32 50.3 28 44.0 4 – 31

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 205 70.8 186 64.4 18 8.9 85

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 124 73.1 113 66.5 11 9.0 46

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 46 69.5 44 66.7 2 4.1 20

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 31 78.2 29 72.8 2 – 9

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 – 2 – 0 – 6

Gulf War era I

Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637 469 73.7 445 69.8 25 5.2 168

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 24 – 23 – 1 – 9

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 251 77.9 234 72.4 18 7.1 71

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 138 72.1 135 70.5 3 2.2 53

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 50 67.3 47 63.8 3 5.3 24

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 6 – 6 – 0 – 10

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total, 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 95 27.2 90 25.7 5 5.4 254

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 63 44.8 58 41.4 5 7.6 78

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 32 15.3 32 15.2 0 – 176

Other service periods

Total, 35 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585 382 65.3 366 62.6 16 4.2 203

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 21 – 21 – 0 – 3

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 205 77.1 198 74.4 7 3.4 61

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 142 65.9 133 62.0 8 5.9 73

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 14 17.8 14 17.4 0 – 66

NONVETERANS, WOMEN

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,607 70,641 58.1 66,494 54.7 4,148 5.9 50,966

18 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,749 9,242 62.7 8,189 55.5 1,052 11.4 5,507

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,968 15,493 73.9 14,473 69.0 1,020 6.6 5,476

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,662 14,562 74.1 13,865 70.5 697 4.8 5,100

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,371 15,773 73.8 15,061 70.5 712 4.5 5,597

55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,180 11,857 58.8 11,366 56.3 491 4.1 8,323

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,678 3,715 15.1 3,540 14.3 175 4.7 20,962

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never

served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September

2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December

1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans are counted in only one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans

who served in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent one. Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period are

classified in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).
Table 3. Employment status of persons 25 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and educational

attainment, 2014 annual averages

[Numbers in thousands]

Veteran status,

period of service, and educational attainment

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor

force

VETERANS

Total, 25 years and over................................. 21,018 10,602 50.4 10,052 47.8 550 5.2 10,416

Less than a high school diploma.................... 1,154 260 22.5 244 21.1 16 6.3 894

High school graduates, no college.................. 6,497 2,948 45.4 2,772 42.7 176 6.0 3,548

Some college or associate degree.................. 7,376 4,032 54.7 3,802 51.5 230 5.7 3,344

Bachelor’s degree and higher........................ 5,991 3,361 56.1 3,234 54.0 128 3.8 2,630

Gulf War era, total

Total, 25 years and over................................. 6,329 5,160 81.5 4,884 77.2 275 5.3 1,169

Less than a high school diploma.................... 87 56 64.5 50 58.1 5 9.8 31

High school graduates, no college.................. 1,540 1,226 79.7 1,149 74.6 78 6.3 313

Some college or associate degree.................. 2,728 2,167 79.5 2,039 74.8 128 5.9 560

Bachelor’s degree and higher........................ 1,975 1,710 86.6 1,646 83.3 64 3.7 265

Gulf War era II

Total, 25 years and over................................. 2,973 2,393 80.5 2,234 75.2 159 6.6 580

Less than a high school diploma.................... 35 22 65.1 20 57.8 3 – 12

High school graduates, no college.................. 695 556 80.0 511 73.4 46 8.2 139

Some college or associate degree.................. 1,338 1,029 76.9 956 71.5 73 7.0 309

Bachelor’s degree and higher........................ 905 785 86.8 747 82.6 38 4.8 119

Gulf War era I

Total, 25 years and over................................. 3,356 2,766 82.4 2,650 79.0 117 4.2 589

Less than a high school diploma.................... 52 33 64.0 30 58.4 3 – 19

High school graduates, no college.................. 844 670 79.4 638 75.6 32 4.8 174

Some college or associate degree.................. 1,389 1,138 82.0 1,083 77.9 56 4.9 251

Bachelor’s degree and higher........................ 1,070 925 86.4 899 84.0 26 2.8 146

WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total, 25 years and over................................. 9,372 2,654 28.3 2,522 26.9 132 5.0 6,718

Less than a high school diploma.................... 738 111 15.1 106 14.4 5 4.7 626

High school graduates, no college.................. 3,028 749 24.7 709 23.4 40 5.3 2,279

Some college or associate degree.................. 2,913 894 30.7 838 28.8 55 6.2 2,019

Bachelor’s degree and higher........................ 2,693 900 33.4 869 32.3 32 3.5 1,793

Other service periods

Total, 25 years and over................................. 5,317 2,788 52.4 2,645 49.7 143 5.1 2,529

Less than a high school diploma.................... 330 93 28.2 87 26.5 6 6.0 237

High school graduates, no college.................. 1,929 973 50.4 915 47.4 58 6.0 956

Some college or associate degree.................. 1,735 971 55.9 924 53.3 47 4.8 764

Bachelor’s degree and higher........................ 1,323 751 56.8 719 54.3 32 4.3 572

NONVETERANS

Total, 25 years and over................................. 188,217 124,025 65.9 117,812 62.6 6,213 5.0 64,191

Less than a high school diploma.................... 22,835 10,455 45.8 9,506 41.6 949 9.1 12,380

High school graduates, no college.................. 55,469 33,030 59.5 31,043 56.0 1,987 6.0 22,439

Some college or associate degree.................. 48,593 33,499 68.9 31,693 65.2 1,806 5.4 15,093

Bachelor’s degree and higher........................ 61,320 47,041 76.7 45,570 74.3 1,471 3.1 14,279

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey.

Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of

service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War

(July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans are counted in

only one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent

one. Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period are classified in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data

that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).
Table 4. Employed persons 18 years and over by occupation, sex, veteran status, and period of service, 2014

annual averages

[Percent distribution]

Occupation and sex

Veterans

NonTotal veterans

Gulf War era

WW II,

Korean

War,

and

Vietnam

era

Other

service

periods Total Gulf War

era II

Gulf War

era I

TOTAL

Total employed (in thousands)................................................... 10,171 5,003 2,353 2,650 2,522 2,645 134,589

Occupation as a percent of total employed

Total employed..................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations....................... 37.3 37.8 34.9 40.3 39.1 34.5 38.8

Management, business, and financial operations occupations......... 17.4 16.3 14.1 18.3 20.5 16.4 15.9

Professional and related occupations...................................... 19.8 21.4 20.8 22.0 18.6 18.1 22.9

Service occupations............................................................ 14.1 15.3 16.9 14.0 12.5 13.4 17.6

Sales and office occupations.................................................. 17.9 18.2 18.9 17.5 19.2 16.0 23.1

Sales and related occupations.............................................. 9.4 8.9 9.2 8.6 12.5 7.6 10.6

Office and administrative support occupations........................... 8.4 9.3 9.7 8.9 6.7 8.4 12.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.......... 13.5 13.3 13.9 12.7 12.3 15.0 9.0

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................................ 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.7

Construction and extraction occupations.................................. 5.8 5.1 5.5 4.8 5.6 7.3 5.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....................... 7.3 7.9 8.1 7.7 6.0 7.3 3.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations............. 17.3 15.5 15.5 15.5 16.9 21.1 11.6

Production occupations...................................................... 7.1 6.9 7.2 6.6 5.9 8.7 5.7

Transportation and material moving occupations........................ 10.2 8.6 8.3 8.9 11.0 12.4 5.8

MEN

Total employed (in thousands)................................................... 8,868 4,157 1,952 2,205 2,432 2,279 68,095

Occupation as a percent of total employed

Total employed..................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations....................... 35.5 35.1 33.4 36.7 38.9 32.4 35.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations......... 17.6 16.1 14.1 17.9 20.9 16.6 16.8

Professional and related occupations...................................... 17.9 19.0 19.3 18.8 18.0 15.8 18.3

Service occupations............................................................ 14.1 15.6 16.2 14.9 12.3 13.3 14.2

Sales and office occupations.................................................. 16.3 16.3 16.9 15.8 18.6 13.9 16.4

Sales and related occupations.............................................. 9.7 8.9 9.0 8.9 12.7 7.8 10.2

Office and administrative support occupations........................... 6.6 7.4 7.9 6.9 5.9 6.1 6.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.......... 15.2 15.6 16.4 14.8 12.8 16.9 16.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................................ 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.4 1.1

Construction and extraction occupations.................................. 6.5 6.0 6.5 5.6 5.8 8.2 10.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....................... 8.2 9.3 9.6 9.1 6.2 8.3 5.9

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations............. 19.0 17.4 17.1 17.7 17.4 23.5 17.5

Production occupations...................................................... 7.8 7.7 7.9 7.6 6.1 9.7 7.9

Transportation and material moving occupations........................ 11.2 9.7 9.2 10.1 11.3 13.8 9.6

WOMEN

Total employed (in thousands)................................................... 1,303 847 402 445 90 366 66,494

Occupation as a percent of total employed

Total employed..................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations....................... 49.4 50.6 42.2 58.3 45.9 47.5 42.5

Management, business, and financial operations occupations......... 16.4 17.5 14.2 20.5 9.9 15.2 14.9

Professional and related occupations...................................... 33.1 33.1 28.0 37.7 36.0 32.3 27.6

Service occupations............................................................ 14.4 14.4 19.9 9.3 16.8 14.1 21.1

Sales and office occupations.................................................. 28.3 27.1 28.5 25.8 35.2 29.4 30.0

Sales and related occupations.............................................. 7.8 8.6 10.4 7.0 6.6 6.3 11.0

Office and administrative support occupations........................... 20.4 18.4 18.1 18.8 28.6 23.1 19.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.......... 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.1 0.5 3.1 0.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................................ 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3

Construction and extraction occupations.................................. 1.1 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.3 1.9 0.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....................... 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.9 0.2
Table 4. Employed persons 18 years and over by occupation, sex, veteran status, and period of service, 2014

annual averages — Continued

[Percent distribution]

Occupation and sex

Veterans

NonTotal veterans

Gulf War era

WW II,

Korean

War,

and

Vietnam

era

Other

service

periods Total Gulf War

era II

Gulf War

era I

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations............. 5.7 6.0 7.7 4.5 1.6 5.9 5.5

Production occupations...................................................... 2.5 2.8 4.0 1.6 1.1 2.2 3.5

Transportation and material moving occupations........................ 3.2 3.2 3.6 2.9 0.5 3.7 2.0

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey.

Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of

service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War

(July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans are counted in

only one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent

one. Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period are classified in the wartime period.
Table 5. Employed persons 18 years and over by industry, class of worker, sex, veteran status, and period of

service, 2014 annual averages

[Percent distribution]

Industry, class of worker, and sex

Veterans

NonTotal veterans

Gulf War era WW II,

Korean

War, and

Vietnam

era

Other

service

Total periods Gulf War

era II

Gulf War

era I

TOTAL

Total employed (in thousands)1

............................... 10,171 5,003 2,353 2,650 2,522 2,645 134,589

As a percent of total employed

Total employed1

................................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Agriculture and related industries.......................... 1.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 4.2 1.5 1.5

Wage and salary workers2............................... 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.6 0.7 1.0

Self-employed workers, unincorporated................ 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 2.5 0.8 0.5

Nonagricultural industries................................... 98.3 99.5 99.6 99.5 95.8 98.5 98.5

Wage and salary workers2............................... 91.8 95.9 96.8 95.1 83.9 91.7 92.6

Private industries....................................... 71.1 70.9 71.7 70.2 69.9 72.7 79.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. . .. 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.7

Construction.......................................... 5.6 5.2 5.5 5.0 5.4 6.5 5.3

Manufacturing........................................ 12.5 11.6 10.6 12.5 12.2 14.7 10.0

Wholesale trade...................................... 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.2 3.2 2.9 2.4

Retail trade........................................... 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.7 9.3 8.8 10.8

Transportation and utilities.......................... 7.0 6.8 6.3 7.2 5.6 8.6 3.9

Information............................................ 2.0 2.7 2.3 3.0 1.3 1.5 1.9

Financial activities................................... 4.4 3.9 3.6 4.1 5.5 4.2 6.3

Professional and business services............... 10.6 11.6 12.8 10.6 10.0 9.4 10.0

Education and health services..................... 8.7 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.4 15.3

Leisure and hospitality.............................. 4.0 4.5 5.4 3.7 3.9 3.3 8.3

Other services........................................ 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.9 4.0 3.3 4.2

Government............................................. 20.7 25.0 25.1 24.9 14.0 19.0 13.5

Federal................................................ 8.7 12.3 13.8 10.9 4.1 6.4 2.0

State................................................... 4.6 5.0 4.4 5.4 3.7 4.9 4.3

Local................................................... 7.4 7.8 6.9 8.5 6.3 7.6 7.2

Self-employed workers, unincorporated................ 6.5 3.6 2.8 4.4 11.8 6.7 5.9

MEN

Total employed (in thousands)1

............................... 8,868 4,157 1,952 2,205 2,432 2,279 68,095

As a percent of total employed

Total employed1................................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Agriculture and related industries.......................... 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 4.3 1.7 2.2

Wage and salary workers2............................... 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.6 0.7 1.5

Self-employed workers, unincorporated................ 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 2.6 0.9 0.7

Nonagricultural industries................................... 98.1 99.4 99.5 99.4 95.7 98.3 97.8

Wage and salary workers2

............................... 91.3 95.8 96.8 95.0 83.6 91.1 91.2

Private industries....................................... 72.0 72.1 72.5 71.7 70.1 73.9 80.9

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. . .. 1.6 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.1 1.1 1.2

Construction.......................................... 6.3 6.1 6.5 5.8 5.6 7.2 9.4

Manufacturing........................................ 13.6 12.9 11.5 14.3 12.4 16.2 13.5

Wholesale trade...................................... 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.4 3.2 3.0 3.2

Retail trade........................................... 8.9 8.8 8.5 9.0 9.3 8.7 10.6

Transportation and utilities.......................... 7.7 7.7 7.0 8.4 5.8 9.6 5.9

Information............................................ 2.1 2.8 2.5 3.0 1.3 1.7 2.3

Financial activities................................... 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.8 5.5 4.0 5.5

Professional and business services............... 10.8 12.0 13.1 11.0 10.0 9.3 11.2

Education and health services..................... 6.7 6.1 6.6 5.7 7.8 6.5 6.7

Leisure and hospitality.............................. 3.9 4.3 5.0 3.7 3.9 3.2 7.8

Other services........................................ 3.4 3.0 3.4 2.6 4.0 3.5 3.8

Government............................................. 19.3 23.8 24.3 23.3 13.6 17.2 10.3

Federal................................................ 7.9 11.2 12.7 9.9 4.0 6.1 1.8

State................................................... 4.2 4.8 4.6 4.9 3.6 4.1 3.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 5. Employed persons 18 years and over by industry, class of worker, sex, veteran status, and period of

service, 2014 annual averages — Continued

[Percent distribution]

Industry, class of worker, and sex

Veterans

NonTotal veterans

Gulf War era WW II,

Korean

War, and

Vietnam

era

Other

service

Total periods Gulf War

era II

Gulf War

era I

Local................................................... 7.1 7.8 7.0 8.5 6.0 7.0 5.3

Self-employed workers, unincorporated................ 6.8 3.6 2.7 4.4 12.0 7.2 6.6

WOMEN

Total employed (in thousands)1

............................... 1,303 847 402 445 90 366 66,494

As a percent of total employed

Total employed1................................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Agriculture and related industries.......................... 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.6 0.8

Wage and salary workers2............................... 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.5 0.5

Self-employed workers, unincorporated................ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3

Nonagricultural industries................................... 99.7 100.0 100.0 99.9 98.9 99.4 99.2

Wage and salary workers2

............................... 95.8 96.3 97.0 95.6 91.5 95.6 94.1

Private industries....................................... 65.3 65.2 67.8 62.8 66.2 65.4 77.3

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. . .. 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2

Construction.......................................... 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.3 2.2 1.1

Manufacturing........................................ 5.2 5.0 6.4 3.6 5.6 5.8 6.3

Wholesale trade...................................... 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.0 2.8 2.1 1.6

Retail trade........................................... 9.2 8.9 10.3 7.7 9.8 9.8 11.0

Transportation and utilities.......................... 2.0 1.9 2.9 1.1 0.0 2.5 1.9

Information............................................ 1.5 2.1 1.2 2.8 0.3 0.4 1.5

Financial activities................................... 5.1 4.8 4.1 5.5 4.8 6.0 7.2

Professional and business services............... 9.7 9.8 11.2 8.5 7.8 10.0 8.8

Education and health services..................... 22.2 22.3 20.5 24.0 27.9 20.5 24.1

Leisure and hospitality.............................. 4.8 5.3 7.3 3.5 2.9 4.0 9.0

Other services........................................ 2.9 3.1 2.1 4.0 3.9 2.2 4.7

Government............................................. 30.5 31.1 29.2 32.8 25.4 30.2 16.7

Federal................................................ 14.2 17.4 19.0 16.0 5.9 8.8 2.1

State................................................... 7.1 5.9 3.7 8.0 6.4 10.0 5.5

Local................................................... 9.2 7.7 6.5 8.9 13.1 11.4 9.1

Self-employed workers, unincorporated................ 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.3 7.3 3.7 5.1

1 Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers, not shown separately.

2

Includes self-employed workers whose business are incorporated.

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey.

Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of

service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War

(July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans are counted in

only one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent

one. Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period are classified in the wartime period.
Table 6A. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by state, 2014 annual averages

[Numbers in thousands]

State

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

Total force

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor force

TOTAL VETERANS

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,229 10,744 50.6 10,171 47.9 573 5.3 10,485

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 170 49.1 160 46.3 9 5.6 176

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 47 64.0 45 60.2 3 5.9 27

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 285 52.7 268 49.7 16 5.7 256

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 83 39.6 78 37.2 5 6.0 127

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,815 871 48.0 806 44.4 64 7.4 944

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 232 55.5 219 52.3 14 5.9 186

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 92 48.1 88 46.0 4 4.2 100

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 32 45.7 30 42.9 2 6.1 38

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 15 56.9 14 52.7 1 7.5 12

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,579 806 51.0 766 48.5 40 5.0 774

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714 405 56.8 374 52.5 31 7.6 308

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 49 48.7 46 46.3 2 5.1 51

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 58 45.6 57 44.6 1 2.3 69

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703 343 48.7 318 45.3 24 7.0 360

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489 258 52.8 244 49.9 14 5.6 231

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 125 55.5 119 53.2 5 4.2 100

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 117 54.4 109 50.7 8 6.8 98

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 135 45.4 129 43.3 6 4.6 163

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 170 53.7 165 52.0 5 3.1 147

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 62 49.2 59 46.7 3 5.0 64

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 222 55.1 203 50.4 19 8.5 181

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 171 44.8 163 42.7 8 4.7 210

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687 289 42.0 271 39.4 18 6.3 398

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 176 49.1 168 46.7 9 4.9 183

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 97 48.8 93 46.9 4 3.9 102

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501 239 47.8 226 45.1 14 5.7 261

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 48 49.6 45 46.7 3 5.8 49

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 74 55.4 71 53.1 3 4.1 60

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 135 52.8 126 49.1 10 7.1 121

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 61 54.0 59 52.0 2 3.8 52

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 165 41.7 152 38.4 13 7.9 231

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 81 44.8 77 42.4 4 5.3 100

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 894 392 43.9 370 41.3 23 5.8 502

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 366 52.2 347 49.5 19 5.2 334

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 31 60.9 31 60.1 0 1.4 20

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804 395 49.1 383 47.6 12 3.1 409

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 157 52.2 150 50.1 6 4.0 143

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 168 46.8 156 43.5 12 7.1 191

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 881 410 46.5 390 44.3 19 4.7 472

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 34 47.6 32 44.7 2 5.9 38

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 192 47.7 185 46.0 7 3.5 210

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 38 55.5 37 53.5 1 3.7 30

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 282 51.0 269 48.7 13 4.5 271

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,642 927 56.5 889 54.2 38 4.1 714

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 77 54.4 73 51.7 4 4.9 64

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 22 47.7 22 46.6 0 2.2 24

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785 508 64.8 492 62.7 17 3.2 276

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625 324 51.9 303 48.5 21 6.4 301

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 67 43.1 64 40.9 3 4.9 88

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 209 51.8 200 49.7 9 4.1 194

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 31 56.3 30 53.9 1 4.3 24

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey.
Table 6B. Employment status of nonveterans 18 years and over by state, 2014 annual averages

[Numbers in thousands]

State

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

Total force

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor force

TOTAL NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217,820 143,207 65.7 134,589 61.8 8,618 6.0 74,613

Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,299 1,978 60.0 1,844 55.9 135 6.8 1,321

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 317 70.4 295 65.5 22 7.0 133

Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,419 2,771 62.7 2,580 58.4 191 6.9 1,648

Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,992 1,192 59.8 1,122 56.3 70 5.9 800

California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,007 17,654 65.4 16,359 60.6 1,295 7.3 9,353

Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,564 2,544 71.4 2,430 68.2 115 4.5 1,019

Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,567 1,779 69.3 1,663 64.8 116 6.5 788

Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637 414 65.0 391 61.3 24 5.7 223

District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 360 71.6 332 66.0 28 7.8 143

Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,815 8,742 63.3 8,196 59.3 546 6.3 5,072

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,652 4,262 64.1 3,964 59.6 298 7.0 2,390

Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 941 613 65.2 588 62.5 26 4.2 327

Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,039 697 67.1 665 64.0 32 4.5 342

Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,977 6,078 67.7 5,667 63.1 410 6.8 2,899

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,418 2,940 66.6 2,766 62.6 174 5.9 1,478

Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,117 1,547 73.1 1,478 69.8 69 4.4 570

Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,906 1,359 71.3 1,302 68.3 58 4.2 547

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,021 1,844 61.0 1,726 57.2 117 6.4 1,177

Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,126 1,975 63.2 1,846 59.1 128 6.5 1,151

Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939 626 66.6 592 63.0 34 5.5 313

Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,127 2,846 69.0 2,693 65.3 153 5.4 1,281

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,845 3,310 68.3 3,126 64.5 184 5.6 1,535

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,893 4,379 63.5 4,073 59.1 306 7.0 2,514

Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,742 2,736 73.1 2,631 70.3 105 3.8 1,006

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,971 1,122 56.9 1,034 52.5 88 7.8 849

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,035 2,746 68.1 2,576 63.8 170 6.2 1,289

Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687 470 68.4 449 65.4 21 4.4 217

Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,250 921 73.7 893 71.5 28 3.0 329

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,867 1,245 66.7 1,151 61.6 94 7.6 622

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 932 664 71.2 637 68.4 27 4.0 268

New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,379 4,290 67.2 4,009 62.8 281 6.5 2,090

New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,363 826 60.6 769 56.4 57 6.9 538

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,282 9,034 63.3 8,472 59.3 563 6.2 5,247

North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,702 4,212 62.8 3,965 59.2 247 5.9 2,490

North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 383 75.2 373 73.2 11 2.8 126

Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,955 5,219 65.6 4,935 62.0 284 5.4 2,736

Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,544 1,600 62.9 1,530 60.1 70 4.4 944

Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,706 1,750 64.7 1,633 60.4 117 6.7 955

Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,997 5,868 65.2 5,541 61.6 327 5.6 3,129

Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748 509 68.1 471 63.0 38 7.6 238

South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,262 1,997 61.2 1,869 57.3 128 6.4 1,265

South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559 404 72.3 391 70.0 13 3.2 155

Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,372 2,698 61.7 2,521 57.7 176 6.5 1,675

Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,568 11,969 68.1 11,379 64.8 591 4.9 5,599

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,868 1,313 70.3 1,266 67.8 47 3.6 555

Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 319 71.1 306 68.2 13 4.1 130

Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,485 3,766 68.7 3,570 65.1 196 5.2 1,719

Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,707 3,121 66.3 2,933 62.3 187 6.0 1,586

West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,293 723 55.9 676 52.3 48 6.6 570

Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,949 2,802 71.0 2,651 67.1 151 5.4 1,147

Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 274 70.9 263 68.0 11 4.1 113

NOTE: Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Table 7. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating,

 period of service, and sex, August 2014, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Presence of disability, reported disability rating,

period of service, and sex

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

Total force

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor force

TOTAL

VETERANS

Total ...................................................................................... 21,124 10,667 50.5 10,070 47.7 598 5.6 10,457

With service-connected disability ............................................. 3,435 1,548 45.1 1,456 42.4 92 5.9 1,887

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 1,126 563 50.0 538 47.8 25 4.5 563

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 785 462 58.9 439 55.9 23 5.0 323

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 1,200 391 32.6 358 29.8 33 8.5 809

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 324 132 40.7 121 37.5 10 7.9 192

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 13,692 6,848 50.0 6,441 47.0 407 5.9 6,845

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 3,997 2,272 56.8 2,173 54.4 99 4.4 1,725

Gulf War era, total

Total ...................................................................................... 6,507 5,272 81.0 4,946 76.0 327 6.2 1,235

With service-connected disability ............................................. 1,512 1,127 74.5 1,060 70.1 67 5.9 385

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 397 326 82.1 308 77.6 18 5.5 71

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 441 369 83.6 358 81.1 11 3.0 72

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 523 330 63.0 300 57.4 30 9.0 193

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 150 102 67.8 94 62.6 8 7.6 48

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 3,477 3,007 86.5 2,808 80.8 199 6.6 469

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 1,519 1,138 74.9 1,078 70.9 61 5.3 381

Gulf War era II

Total ...................................................................................... 3,154 2,484 78.8 2,282 72.4 201 8.1 670

With service-connected disability ............................................. 928 697 75.1 633 68.2 64 9.1 231

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 196 160 81.6 143 72.8 17 10.7 36

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 254 216 85.3 205 80.8 11 5.2 37

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 383 257 67.1 228 59.4 29 11.4 126

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 95 63 67.0 57 60.7 6 1 ( ) 31

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 1,493 1,278 85.6 1,178 78.9 100 7.8 215

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 733 509 69.4 471 64.3 38 7.4 224

Gulf War era I

Total ...................................................................................... 3,353 2,789 83.2 2,663 79.4 125 4.5 565

With service-connected disability ............................................. 584 430 73.6 427 73.1 3 .7 154

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 201 166 82.7 165 82.3 1 .5 35

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 188 153 81.4 153 81.4 – – 35

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 140 73 52.0 72 51.7 – 1 ( ) 67

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 56 38 1 ( ) 37 1 () 2 1 ( ) 17

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 1,984 1,729 87.2 1,630 82.2 100 5.8 254

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 786 629 80.1 606 77.2 23 3.6 157

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total ...................................................................................... 9,321 2,651 28.4 2,507 26.9 144 5.4 6,670

With service-connected disability ............................................. 1,416 198 14.0 186 13.1 12 6.0 1,218

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 501 103 20.5 101 20.2 2 1.6 399

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 230 38 16.6 34 14.7 4 1 ( ) 192

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 567 45 7.9 41 7.3 3 1 ( ) 523

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 118 12 10.2 9 8.0 3 1 ( ) 106

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 6,374 1,858 29.2 1,751 27.5 107 5.8 4,515

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 1,531 595 38.9 571 37.3 25 4.1 936

Other service periods

Total ...................................................................................... 5,296 2,744 51.8 2,617 49.4 127 4.6 2,552

With service-connected disability ............................................. 507 224 44.1 210 41.5 13 6.0 284

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 228 134 59.1 129 56.6 6 4.1 93

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 115 55 48.5 48 41.7 8 1 ( ) 59

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 109 16 14.6 16 14.6 – 1 ( ) 93

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 56 18 1 ( ) 18 1 () – 1 ( ) 38

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 3,842 1,982 51.6 1,882 49.0 100 5.0 1,860

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 946 538 56.9 524 55.4 14 2.6 408

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating,

 period of service, and sex, August 2014, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Presence of disability, reported disability rating,

period of service, and sex

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

Total force

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor force

MEN

VETERANS

Total ...................................................................................... 18,870 9,300 49.3 8,784 46.5 516 5.5 9,570

With service-connected disability ............................................. 3,045 1,299 42.7 1,223 40.2 76 5.9 1,746

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 1,032 493 47.8 474 45.9 20 4.0 539

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 689 386 56.1 368 53.4 19 4.8 302

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 1,055 319 30.3 292 27.6 28 8.7 735

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 269 100 37.2 90 33.3 10 10.4 169

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 12,368 6,040 48.8 5,689 46.0 351 5.8 6,328

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 3,457 1,960 56.7 1,872 54.2 88 4.5 1,497

Gulf War era, total

Total ...................................................................................... 5,201 4,361 83.8 4,090 78.6 271 6.2 840

With service-connected disability ............................................. 1,208 899 74.4 848 70.2 51 5.7 309

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 322 266 82.5 254 78.7 12 4.7 56

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 356 300 84.4 294 82.6 7 2.2 56

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 418 262 62.7 238 56.9 24 9.3 156

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 113 71 62.8 63 55.9 8 1 ( ) 42

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 2,817 2,518 89.4 2,359 83.7 159 6.3 299

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 1,175 944 80.3 883 75.1 61 6.4 232

Gulf War era II

Total ...................................................................................... 2,464 2,009 81.5 1,843 74.8 165 8.2 455

With service-connected disability ............................................. 728 545 74.8 497 68.2 48 8.8 183

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 144 122 84.6 111 76.6 12 9.5 22

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 210 178 84.7 171 81.6 7 3.7 32

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 305 200 65.8 177 57.9 24 12.0 104

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 69 44 1 ( ) 38 1 () 6 1 ( ) 25

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 1,190 1,057 88.8 977 82.1 80 7.5 133

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 545 407 74.6 369 67.7 38 9.3 139

Gulf War era I

Total ...................................................................................... 2,737 2,352 85.9 2,247 82.1 105 4.5 385

With service-connected disability ............................................. 480 354 73.8 351 73.2 3 .9 126

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 178 144 80.9 143 80.4 1 .6 34

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 146 122 83.9 122 83.9 – – 23

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 113 62 54.6 61 54.3 – 1 ( ) 51

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 43 26 1 ( ) 25 1 () 2 1 ( ) 17

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 1,627 1,461 89.8 1,382 84.9 79 5.4 166

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 630 537 85.2 514 81.6 23 4.3 93

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total ...................................................................................... 8,971 2,555 28.5 2,411 26.9 144 5.6 6,416

With service-connected disability ............................................. 1,379 191 13.8 179 13.0 12 6.2 1,188

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 499 103 20.5 101 20.2 2 1.6 397

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 227 35 15.5 31 13.6 4 1 ( ) 192

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 543 41 7.6 38 7.0 3 1 ( ) 501

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 110 12 10.9 9 8.5 3 1 ( ) 98

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 6,117 1,798 29.4 1,690 27.6 107 6.0 4,320

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 1,475 567 38.4 542 36.8 25 4.3 908

Other service periods

Total ...................................................................................... 4,698 2,384 50.7 2,282 48.6 101 4.3 2,314

With service-connected disability ............................................. 458 209 45.7 196 42.8 13 6.4 249

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 211 125 59.1 119 56.5 6 4.4 86

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 106 51 48.0 43 40.7 8 1 ( ) 55

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 94 16 16.9 16 16.9 – 1 ( ) 78

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 46 17 1 ( ) 17 1 () – 1 ( ) 29

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 3,434 1,725 50.2 1,640 47.8 85 4.9 1,709

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 806 450 55.8 447 55.4 3 .7 357

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating,

 period of service, and sex, August 2014, not seasonally adjusted—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Presence of disability, reported disability rating,

period of service, and sex

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

Total force

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor force

WOMEN

VETERANS

Total ...................................................................................... 2,254 1,368 60.7 1,286 57.1 82 6.0 886

With service-connected disability ............................................. 390 249 63.8 233 59.8 16 6.3 141

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 93 70 74.7 64 68.9 5 1 ( ) 24

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 97 76 78.7 71 73.9 5 6.1 21

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 145 71 49.1 66 45.3 5 1 ( ) 74

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 54 32 1 ( ) 32 1 () – 1 ( ) 23

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 1,325 807 61.0 752 56.8 55 6.8 517

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 540 312 57.7 301 55.7 11 3.5 228

Gulf War era, total

Total ...................................................................................... 1,306 911 69.8 856 65.5 56 6.1 395

With service-connected disability ............................................. 303 228 75.0 212 69.9 16 6.9 76

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 659 489 74.2 449 68.1 40 8.2 170

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 343 195 56.6 195 56.6 – – 149

Gulf War era II

Total ...................................................................................... 690 475 68.8 439 63.6 36 7.6 215

With service-connected disability ............................................. 199 152 76.1 136 68.3 16 10.3 48

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 303 221 72.9 201 66.3 20 9.2 82

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 188 102 54.4 102 54.4 – 1 ( ) 85

Gulf War era I

Total ...................................................................................... 616 437 70.9 417 67.6 20 4.6 180

With service-connected disability ............................................. 104 76 72.9 76 72.9 – – 28

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 356 268 75.3 248 69.7 20 7.5 88

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 156 92 59.3 92 59.3 – – 63

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total ...................................................................................... 350 96 27.4 96 27.4 – – 254

With service-connected disability ............................................. 37 7 1 () 7 1 () – 1 ( ) 30

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 256 60 23.6 60 23.6 – 1 ( ) 196

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 56 28 1 ( ) 28 1 () – 1 ( ) 28

Other service periods

Total ...................................................................................... 598 361 60.3 335 56.0 26 7.1 237

With service-connected disability ............................................. 49 15 1 ( ) 15 1 () – 1 ( ) 35

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 409 258 63.0 243 59.3 15 5.8 151

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 140 89 63.3 78 55.6 11 12.2 51

1 Rates not shown where the base is less than 75,000. Small estimated

levels are based on a small number of survey responses and, thus, are

subject to relatively large standard errors.

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S.

Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Veterans

could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf

War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August

2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January

1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service

periods (all other time periods). Veterans are counted in only one period of

service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans who served in more than

one wartime period are classified in the most recent one. Veterans who served

in both a wartime period and any other service period are classified in the

wartime period. A service-connected disability is a health condition or

impairment caused or made worse by military service. The associated

disability rating, which can range from 0 to 100 percent, is determined from a

rating schedule published in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, "Title 38."

More information appears in the Technical Note of this release. Dash

represents or rounds to zero.
Table 8. Employed persons 18 years and over by veteran status, presence of service-connected disability, period of service,

and class of worker, August 2014, not seasonally adjusted

Veteran status, presence of disability, and

period of service

Total

employed

(thousands)

Percent distribution by class of worker

Total

Agriculture

and related

industries

Nonagricultural industries

Total

Wage and salary workers 1 Selfemployed, 

unicorporated, 

and unpaid

family

workers

Private

sector

Government

Total Federal

State

and

local

Veterans, total 2 .......................................................... 10,070 100.0 1.7 98.3 72.2 19.3 8.5 10.8 6.8

With service-connected disability ........................... 1,456 100.0 2.1 97.9 63.1 30.8 21.2 9.7 4.0

Without service-connected disability ...................... 6,441 100.0 1.9 98.1 73.5 17.5 5.8 11.6 7.2

Gulf War era, total 2 ................................................ 4,946 100.0 .7 99.3 70.7 24.4 11.7 12.7 4.2

With service-connected disability ....................... 1,060 100.0 1.0 99.0 62.0 33.7 23.3 10.4 3.3

Without service-connected disability .................. 2,808 100.0 .5 99.5 73.1 22.2 7.9 14.3 4.1

Gulf War era II 2 .................................................. 2,282 100.0 .6 99.4 70.5 25.0 13.5 11.5 3.9

With service-connected disability ................... 633 100.0 1.1 98.9 60.9 34.1 22.5 11.6 3.9

Without service-connected disability .............. 1,178 100.0 .3 99.7 73.7 21.5 8.6 12.8 4.5

Gulf War era I 2 ................................................... 2,663 100.0 .7 99.3 71.0 23.9 10.1 13.7 4.4

With service-connected disability ................... 427 100.0 .9 99.1 63.6 33.1 24.4 8.6 2.5

Without service-connected disability .............. 1,630 100.0 .6 99.4 72.8 22.8 7.3 15.4 3.8

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era 2 .................. 2,507 100.0 4.3 95.7 72.5 11.6 4.2 7.4 11.6

With service-connected disability ....................... 186 100.0 6.8 93.2 67.9 15.3 9.2 6.2 10.0

Without service-connected disability .................. 1,751 100.0 5.1 94.9 71.1 12.2 3.7 8.5 11.6

Other service periods 2 ........................................... 2,617 100.0 1.2 98.8 74.5 17.2 6.6 10.6 7.1

With service-connected disability ....................... 210 100.0 3.6 96.4 64.6 30.0 21.0 9.0 1.8

Without service-connected disability .................. 1,882 100.0 1.0 99.0 76.2 15.3 4.8 10.6 7.5

Nonveterans ............................................................... 134,922 100.0 1.6 98.4 79.5 13.0 1.9 11.1 5.8

1 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated. 2 Includes veterans who did not report presence of disability.

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S.

Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey.

Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans

could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf

War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August

2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July

1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and

other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans are counted in only

one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans who served

in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent one.

Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period

are classified in the wartime period. A service-connected disability is a health

condition or impairment caused or made worse by military service. The

associated disability rating, which can range from 0 to 100 percent, is

determined from a rating schedule published in the U.S. Code of Federal

Regulations, "Title 38." More information appears in the Technical Note of this

release. Dash represents or rounds to zero.
Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, August 2014, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Period of service and

Reserve or National Guard status

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

Total force

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor force

VETERANS

Gulf War era, total

Total ...................................................................................... 6,507 5,272 81.0 4,946 76.0 327 6.2 1,235

Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard ............ 1,845 1,552 84.1 1,470 79.7 82 5.3 293

Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ...................... 3,151 2,577 81.8 2,392 75.9 185 7.2 574

Reserve or National Guard membership not reported .............. 1,511 1,143 75.7 1,084 71.7 59 5.2 368

Gulf War era II

Total ...................................................................................... 3,154 2,484 78.8 2,282 72.4 201 8.1 670

Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard ............ 980 848 86.5 795 81.1 53 6.2 132

Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ...................... 1,454 1,131 77.8 1,019 70.1 112 9.9 323

Reserve or National Guard membership not reported .............. 720 505 70.1 468 65.1 36 7.2 215

Gulf War era I

Total ...................................................................................... 3,353 2,789 83.2 2,663 79.4 125 4.5 565

Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard ............ 864 704 81.4 674 78.0 30 4.2 160

Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ...................... 1,698 1,446 85.2 1,373 80.9 73 5.1 252

Reserve or National Guard membership not reported .............. 791 639 80.7 616 77.8 23 3.6 153

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. The Gulf War era

began in August 1990 and continues to the present day. It is divided into two periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present) and Gulf War era I

(August 1990-August 2001). Veterans are counted in only one period of service, their most recent period. Data do not include Reserve and National Guard

members who have never been called to Active Duty.
Table 10. Employment status of Gulf War-era II veterans 18 years and over by location of service, August 2014, not seasonally

adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Period of service and location

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

Total force

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor force

Total, Gulf War-era II veterans ................................................. 3,154 2,484 78.8 2,282 72.4 201 8.1 670

Served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both1 ................................... 1,138 890 78.2 815 71.6 75 8.4 248

Served in Iraq2 .................................................................. 955 759 79.5 706 73.9 54 7.1 195

Served in Afghanistan3 ..................................................... 444 338 76.3 303 68.2 36 10.5 105

Served in both locations4 .................................................. 260 208 79.8 193 74.2 14 6.9 53

Served elsewhere ................................................................. 1,403 1,166 83.1 1,075 76.6 91 7.8 238

Location of service not reported ........................................... 612 428 69.9 392 64.1 36 8.3 184

1 Refers to veterans who served in Iraq at anytime since March 2003 and veterans who served in Afghanistan at anytime since October 2001. Also includes

veterans who served in both countries. 2 Includes all veterans who served in Iraq at any time since March 2003, whether or not they also served in Afghanistan. 3 Includes all veterans who served in Afghanistan at any time since October 2001, whether or not they also served in Iraq. 4 Veterans who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan during the designated dates are also included in the totals of each location above.

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Gulf War-era II

veterans served anywhere in the world at any time since September 2001.