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EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS — 2010 

NOTE: This release was reissued on Thursday, October 20, 2011, to correct an 

error in Table 3. The data for the educational attainment categories erroneously 

contained data for those age 18 and over instead of for those age 25 and over. The 

analyses in this release were not affected by the corrections.

The unemployment rate for veterans who served in the military at any time since September 2001—a 

group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans—was 11.5 percent in 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor 

Statistics reported today. The jobless rate for veterans of all eras combined was 8.7 percent, compared 

with 9.4 percent for nonveterans. About 25 percent of Gulf War-era II veterans reported having a 

service-connected disability in July 2010, compared with about 13 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 official statistics 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 2010 annual averages presented in this release. In July 2010, a supplement to the CPS collected 

additional information about veterans on topics such as service-connected disability. Information from 

the supplement also is 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 2010 data: 

 Young male veterans (those ages 18 to 24) who served during Gulf War era II had an 

unemployment rate of 21.9 percent in 2010, not statistically different from the jobless 

rate of young male nonveterans (19.7 percent). (See table 2.) 

 Male Gulf War-era II veterans ages 18 to 24 were more likely to participate in the labor 

force in 2010 than were their nonveteran counterparts—74.0 percent versus 67.5 percent. 

(See table 2.) 

 Among all veterans, those with a service-connected disability had an unemployment rate 

of 9.1 percent in July 2010, about the same as the rate for veterans with no disability (8.7 

percent). (See table 6.) 
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 About one-third of employed veterans with a service-connected disability worked in the 

public sector in July 2010; 1 in 5 veterans with a disability were employed by the federal 

government. (See table 7.) 

 Gulf War-era II veterans who were current or past members of the Reserve or National 

Guard had an unemployment rate of 14.0 percent in July 2010, compared with a rate of 

12.1 percent for those veterans who had not been members. (See table 8.) 

 Regardless of their period of service, unemployment rates in 2010 for veterans with higher levels 

of education were lower than for those with less education. (See table 3.) 

The Veteran Population 

In 2010, 20.2 million men and 1.8 million women in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 18 and 

over were veterans. (See table 1.) In the CPS, 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 they were 

surveyed. 

Veterans are more likely to be men and older than were 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 account for one-half (11.0 million) of the total veteran population. 

A total of 5.1 million veterans served during Gulf War era I (August 1990 to August 2001) or Gulf War 

era II (September 2001 forward). Another 5.9 million served outside the designated wartime periods. 

Because age and other demographic differences affect labor force status, the groups of veterans are 

examined separately in the next sections. 

Gulf War-era II Veterans 

In 2010, about 2.2 million of the nation's veterans had served during Gulf War era II. About 17 percent 

of these veterans were women, compared with 3 percent of veterans from World War II, the Korean 

War, and the Vietnam era. Nearly two-thirds of all Gulf War-era II veterans were under the age of 35. 

(See tables 1 and 2.) 

In 2010, a large majority (82.2 percent) of Gulf War-era II veterans participated in the labor force, and 

their unemployment rate was 11.5 percent. For those ages 18 to 24, the unemployment rate was 20.9 

percent, higher than that of Gulf War-era II veterans ages 25 to 34 (13.1 percent). In general, Gulf Warera II veterans had unemployment rates that were not statistically different from those of nonveterans of 

the same gender and age group. (See table 2.) 

Gulf War-era II veterans were twice as likely to work in the public sector as were nonveterans—30 percent and 15 percent, respectively. About 16 percent of employed veterans of the era worked for the 

federal government, compared with about 2 percent of nonveterans. (See table 5.) 

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

gender. About one-third of the men in both groups worked in management and professional occupations, 

a higher proportion than in any other major occupational group. Among women, 44 percent of Gulf 

War-era II veterans and 41 percent of nonveterans were employed in management and professional 

occupations. (See table 4.) 
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The July 2010 veterans supplement included questions to identify veterans who had served in Iraq at any 

time since March 2003 or in Afghanistan at any time since October 2001. In July 2010, approximately 

one-third of Gulf War-era II veterans reported that they had served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both. (Some 

veterans did not report their location of service.) These veterans had an unemployment rate of 14.3 

percent, not statistically different from Gulf War-era II veterans who served elsewhere (11.4 percent). 

(See table 9.) 

Gulf War-era I Veterans 

For the 2.9 million veterans who served during Gulf War era I (August 1990 to August 2001), the 

proportion that were men (85 percent in 2010) was similar to that of Gulf War-era II veterans. About 83 

percent of the era's veterans were age 35 and over, compared with 35 percent of Gulf War-era II 

veterans. (See tables 1 and 2.) 

The labor force participation rate of veterans from Gulf War era I was 86.5 percent in 2010, slightly 

higher than the rate of Gulf War-era II veterans (82.2 percent). The unemployment rate for Gulf War-era 

I veterans (7.7 percent) was lower than the rate for Gulf War-era II veterans (11.5 percent). These differences in labor force participation and unemployment reflect, at least in part, the older age profile of 

veterans who served in Gulf War era I. Unemployment rates of Gulf War-era I veterans were not 

statistically different from those of nonveterans of the same gender and age group. 

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

In 2010, about 11.0 million veterans had served during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam 

era. Nearly all of these veterans were at least 55 years old, and more than half were at least 65 years old. 

Virtually all (97 percent) of these veterans were men. In 2010, just over one-third of male veterans of 

these earlier wartime periods were in the labor force, and their unemployment rate was 8.4 percent. Male 

veterans of these wartime periods had lower labor force participation rates compared with male nonveterans in the same age categories. (See tables 1 and 2.) 

Veterans of Other Service Periods 

In 2010, about 5.9 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 has a diverse age profile. About 43 percent of these veterans were 45 to 54 years old, and another 

39 percent were 65 years and over. (See tables 1 and 2.) 

Nine in 10 veterans of other service periods were men. Among most age groups, male veterans of 

service periods between the designated wartime periods had labor force participation rates and 

unemployment rates that were not statistically different than those of male nonveterans. 

Veterans with a Service-connected Disability 

In July 2010, about 2.8 million veterans, or 13 percent of the total, reported having a service-connected 

disability. (Some veterans did not report whether they had a service-connected disability.) Veterans with 

a service-connected disability are assigned a disability rating by the U.S. Department of Veterans 

Affairs. Ratings range from 0 to 100 percent, in increments of 10 percentage points, depending on the 
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severity of the condition. Among veterans with a service-connected disability, about 4 in 10 reported a 

disability rating of less than 30 percent, while about 1 in 4 had a rating of 60 percent or higher. (See 

table 6.) 

Among veterans who served in Gulf War era II, about 1 in 4 (530,000) reported having a serviceconnected disability. Of these, 81.0 percent were in the labor force, compared with 86.2 percent of 

veterans from this period with no service-connected disability. Among Gulf War-era II veterans, the 

unemployment rate of those with a disability was 11.2 percent, not statistically different from those with 

no disability (13.6 percent). 

Nineteen percent (548,000) of veterans who served during Gulf War era I reported a service-connected 

disability. Their labor force participation rate (75.8 percent) was lower than the rate for veterans from 

the era who did not have a disability (88.7 percent). Unemployment rates for Gulf War-era I veterans 

with and without service-connected disabilities were not statistically different (8.8 and 6.8 percent, 

respectively). 

Among the 1.2 million veterans with a service-connected disability from World War II, the Korean War, 

and the Vietnam era, 26.2 percent were in the labor force in July 2010, compared with 36.5 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 10.1 percent, little different than veterans with 

no disability (8.6 percent). 

Veterans with a service-connected disability from other service periods had a labor force participation 

rate of 53.5 percent, compared with 60.4 percent for veterans with no disability from these periods. The 

unemployment rate of veterans with a disability from other service periods was 5.1 percent, not statistically different from the veterans with no disability—8.1 percent. 

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

sector. In July 2010, 35 percent of employed veterans with a disability worked in federal, state, or local 

government, compared with 21 percent of veterans with no disability and 14 percent of nonveterans. 

About 20 percent of employed veterans with a disability worked for the federal government, compared 

with 7 percent of veterans with no disability and 2 percent of nonveterans. (See table 7.) 

Reserve and National Guard Membership 

A smaller proportion of Gulf War-era I veterans (27 percent) were reported to be current or past 

members of the Reserve or National Guard than Gulf War era-II veterans (32 percent). Among Gulf 

War-era II veterans, those who were current or past members of the Reserve or National Guard had an 

unemployment rate of 14.0 percent in July 2010, compared with 12.1 percent for those who had never 

been members. Labor force participation rates did not differ significantly by Reserve or National Guard 

membership for Gulf War-era II veterans. For veterans of Gulf War era I, labor force participation rates 

as well as unemployment rates were similar for Reserve or National Guard members and nonmembers. 

(See table 8.) 
Technical Note 

The data in this release were collected through the 

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

survey of about 60,000 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 

2010, compiled from the results of the monthly survey. 

Some of the data, such as those related to service-connected 

disability and Reserve or National Guard status, are from 

special questions asked as part of the latest veterans 

supplement to the CPS, which was conducted in July 2010. 

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. 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 

Armed Forces during these periods, regardless of where 

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 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 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 

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 anytime 

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

did you fly missions over Afghanistan, at anytime 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 serviceconnected 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 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 callup 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." These questions were asked 

only of Gulf War-era veterans. 

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 exact difference, or 

sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample 

selected, and this 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. 

For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the 

CPS and information on estimating standard errors, see the 

explanatory note for the household survey available online 

at www.bls.gov/cps/eetech_methods.pdf. 
Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race,

and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2010 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

Total force

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor force

TOTAL

Total, 18 years and over ....................................... 228,886 151,888 66.4 137,646 60.1 14,242 9.4 76,998

Veterans ............................................................. 22,011 11,758 53.4 10,738 48.8 1,020 8.7 10,253

Gulf War era, total ............................................ 5,091 4,311 84.7 3,911 76.8 399 9.3 780

Gulf War era I ................................................. 2,922 2,528 86.5 2,334 79.9 194 7.7 394

Gulf War era II ................................................ 2,169 1,783 82.2 1,577 72.7 205 11.5 386

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era .............. 11,006 3,993 36.3 3,662 33.3 331 8.3 7,013

Other service periods ....................................... 5,914 3,455 58.4 3,165 53.5 290 8.4 2,459

Nonveterans ....................................................... 206,875 140,130 67.7 126,908 61.3 13,222 9.4 66,745

Men

Total, 18 years and over ....................................... 110,634 80,995 73.2 72,684 65.7 8,311 10.3 29,639

Veterans ............................................................. 20,225 10,650 52.7 9,717 48.0 933 8.8 9,575

Gulf War era, total ............................................ 4,272 3,703 86.7 3,358 78.6 345 9.3 569

Gulf War era I ................................................. 2,472 2,181 88.2 2,009 81.3 171 7.8 291

Gulf War era II ................................................ 1,800 1,523 84.6 1,348 74.9 174 11.4 278

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era .............. 10,638 3,880 36.5 3,555 33.4 324 8.4 6,758

Other service periods ....................................... 5,315 3,067 57.7 2,804 52.8 263 8.6 2,248

Nonveterans ....................................................... 90,409 70,345 77.8 62,967 69.6 7,378 10.5 20,064

Women

Total, 18 years and over ....................................... 118,252 70,893 60.0 64,962 54.9 5,931 8.4 47,359

Veterans ............................................................. 1,786 1,108 62.1 1,021 57.2 87 7.9 678

Gulf War era, total ............................................ 819 607 74.2 554 67.6 54 8.9 212

Gulf War era I ................................................. 450 347 77.1 325 72.1 23 6.5 103

Gulf War era II ................................................ 369 260 70.6 229 62.2 31 12.0 108

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era .............. 368 113 30.7 107 29.0 6 5.5 255

Other service periods ....................................... 599 388 64.8 361 60.2 27 7.0 211

Nonveterans ....................................................... 116,466 69,785 59.9 63,941 54.9 5,844 8.4 46,681

White

Total, 18 years and over ....................................... 185,276 123,391 66.6 112,920 60.9 10,471 8.5 61,885

Veterans ............................................................. 18,896 9,855 52.2 9,059 47.9 797 8.1 9,041

Gulf War era, total ............................................ 4,019 3,437 85.5 3,154 78.5 283 8.2 582

Gulf War era I ................................................. 2,324 2,031 87.4 1,898 81.7 133 6.6 293

Gulf War era II ................................................ 1,696 1,406 82.9 1,256 74.1 150 10.7 290

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era .............. 9,881 3,578 36.2 3,291 33.3 287 8.0 6,303

Other service periods ....................................... 4,996 2,840 56.9 2,613 52.3 227 8.0 2,155

Nonveterans ....................................................... 166,379 113,535 68.2 103,862 62.4 9,674 8.5 52,844

Black or African American

Total, 18 years and over ....................................... 27,310 17,695 64.8 14,937 54.7 2,758 15.6 9,616

Veterans ............................................................. 2,317 1,401 60.4 1,223 52.8 178 12.7 917

Gulf War era, total ............................................ 801 655 81.7 562 70.1 93 14.2 146

Gulf War era I ................................................. 454 381 84.0 328 72.3 53 13.9 73

Gulf War era II ................................................ 347 273 78.8 233 67.2 40 14.7 74

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era .............. 826 290 35.1 259 31.3 31 10.7 536

Other service periods ....................................... 690 456 66.1 403 58.3 54 11.8 234

Nonveterans ....................................................... 24,993 16,294 65.2 13,714 54.9 2,580 15.8 8,699

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race,

and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2010 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

Total force

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Total

Percent

of

labor force

Asian

Total, 18 years and over ....................................... 10,801 7,161 66.3 6,635 61.4 526 7.3 3,641

Veterans ............................................................. 261 165 63.0 157 60.2 7 4.4 97

Gulf War era, total ............................................ 87 70 80.7 66 76.3 4 5.4 17

Gulf War era I ................................................. 40 28 71.9 27 68.7 1 1 ( ) 11

Gulf War era II ................................................ 47 41 88.1 39 82.7 3 6.1 6

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era .............. 107 42 39.1 40 37.1 2 5.0 65

Other service periods ....................................... 68 53 78.0 52 75.9 1 2.7 15

Nonveterans ....................................................... 10,540 6,996 66.4 6,478 61.5 518 7.4 3,544

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 18 years and over ....................................... 31,934 22,391 70.1 19,660 61.6 2,731 12.2 9,544

Veterans ............................................................. 1,244 819 65.9 744 59.8 76 9.2 425

Gulf War era, total ............................................ 491 421 85.9 376 76.7 45 10.7 69

Gulf War era I ................................................. 250 225 90.0 207 83.0 18 7.9 25

Gulf War era II ................................................ 241 196 81.6 169 70.2 28 14.0 44

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era .............. 431 170 39.4 157 36.4 13 7.7 261

Other service periods ....................................... 322 228 70.7 211 65.3 17 7.5 95

Nonveterans ....................................................... 30,691 21,571 70.3 18,916 61.6 2,655 12.3 9,119

1 Rates are not shown where base is less than 35,000. 

 NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed

Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era, the Gulf

War era, and all other service periods. Nonveterans are men and

women who never served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Other service

periods include the periods between World War II and the Korean War,

between the Korean War and the Vietnam era, and between the

Vietnam era and the Gulf War era. More detailed information appears in

the Technical Note of this release. 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.
Table 2. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, period of service, and sex,

2010 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

Veteran status, age, 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, 18 years and over ............................. 22,011 11,758 53.4 10,738 48.8 1,020 8.7 10,253

 18 to 24 years ......................................... 298 219 73.5 174 58.2 46 20.9 79

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 1,623 1,352 83.3 1,182 72.8 170 12.6 271

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 2,435 2,185 89.7 2,026 83.2 159 7.3 251

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 3,677 3,084 83.9 2,826 76.9 258 8.4 593

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 5,298 3,272 61.8 3,003 56.7 269 8.2 2,026

 65 years and over ................................... 8,679 1,646 19.0 1,527 17.6 119 7.2 7,033

Gulf War era, total

Total, 18 years and over ............................. 5,091 4,311 84.7 3,911 76.8 399 9.3 780

 18 to 24 years ......................................... 298 219 73.5 174 58.2 46 20.9 79

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 1,623 1,352 83.3 1,182 72.8 170 12.6 271

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 1,792 1,624 90.6 1,512 84.4 112 6.9 168

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 937 821 87.6 767 81.8 55 6.7 116

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 362 268 74.0 251 69.4 17 6.2 94

 65 years and over ................................... 78 26 33.3 26 32.8 – 1 ( ) 52

Gulf War era I

Total, 25 years and over ............................. 2,922 2,528 86.5 2,334 79.9 194 7.7 394

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 504 426 84.4 377 74.8 49 11.5 79

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 1,443 1,321 91.5 1,227 85.1 94 7.1 122

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 625 547 87.5 509 81.5 38 6.9 78

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 278 210 75.7 197 70.8 13 6.4 68

 65 years and over ................................... 72 24 33.7 24 33.1 – 1 ( ) 48

Gulf War era II

Total, 18 years and over ............................. 2,169 1,783 82.2 1,577 72.7 205 11.5 386

 18 to 24 years ......................................... 298 219 73.5 174 58.2 46 20.9 79

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 1,119 926 82.8 805 72.0 121 13.1 193

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 349 303 86.9 285 81.7 18 6.0 46

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 312 275 88.0 257 82.4 17 6.3 38

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 84 58 68.6 54 64.7 3 5.7 26

 65 years and over ................................... 6 2 1 ( ) 2 1 () – 1 ( ) 4

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era 

Total, 45 years and over ............................. 11,006 3,993 36.3 3,662 33.3 331 8.3 7,013

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 223 166 74.6 151 67.8 15 9.1 56

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 4,467 2,699 60.4 2,465 55.2 234 8.7 1,769

 65 years and over ................................... 6,316 1,128 17.9 1,047 16.6 81 7.2 5,188

Other service periods

Total, 35 years and over ............................. 5,914 3,455 58.4 3,165 53.5 290 8.4 2,459

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 644 561 87.1 514 79.8 47 8.4 83

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 2,517 2,097 83.3 1,908 75.8 188 9.0 420

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 469 305 65.1 287 61.3 18 5.8 164

 65 years and over ................................... 2,285 492 21.5 455 19.9 37 7.6 1,792

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over ............................. 206,875 140,130 67.7 126,908 61.3 13,222 9.4 66,745

 18 to 24 years ......................................... 28,706 18,714 65.2 15,486 53.9 3,229 17.3 9,992

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 39,280 32,262 82.1 29,046 73.9 3,216 10.0 7,018

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 37,655 31,181 82.8 28,637 76.1 2,544 8.2 6,473

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 40,623 32,879 80.9 30,365 74.7 2,514 7.6 7,744

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 30,588 20,025 65.5 18,633 60.9 1,392 7.0 10,563

 65 years and over ................................... 30,024 5,068 16.9 4,741 15.8 327 6.5 24,955

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, period of service, and sex,

2010 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Veteran status, age, 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 years and over ............................. 20,225 10,650 52.7 9,717 48.0 933 8.8 9,575

 18 to 24 years ......................................... 249 184 74.0 144 57.8 40 21.9 65

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 1,318 1,142 86.6 997 75.6 145 12.7 176

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 2,079 1,898 91.3 1,760 84.7 138 7.3 181

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 3,201 2,712 84.7 2,478 77.4 234 8.6 489

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 5,007 3,102 61.9 2,842 56.8 259 8.4 1,905

 65 years and over ................................... 8,371 1,612 19.3 1,496 17.9 116 7.2 6,759

Gulf War era, total

Total, 18 years and over ............................. 4,272 3,703 86.7 3,358 78.6 345 9.3 569

 18 to 24 years ......................................... 249 184 74.0 144 57.8 40 21.9 65

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 1,318 1,142 86.6 997 75.6 145 12.7 176

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 1,531 1,413 92.3 1,317 86.0 96 6.8 117

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 793 703 88.7 654 82.5 49 7.0 89

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 311 237 76.2 222 71.5 15 6.2 74

 65 years and over ................................... 71 24 33.9 24 33.3 – 1 ( ) 47

Gulf War era I

Total, 25 years and over ............................. 2,472 2,181 88.2 2,009 81.3 171 7.8 291

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 404 353 87.4 310 76.8 43 12.1 51

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 1,243 1,161 93.4 1,078 86.7 83 7.1 82

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 519 458 88.1 424 81.6 34 7.4 62

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 240 187 77.9 175 73.1 12 6.3 53

 65 years and over ................................... 65 22 34.0 22 33.3 – 1 ( ) 43

Gulf War era II

Total, 18 years and over ............................. 1,800 1,523 84.6 1,348 74.9 174 11.4 278

 18 to 24 years ......................................... 249 184 74.0 144 57.8 40 21.9 65

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 914 789 86.3 686 75.1 102 13.0 125

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 287 252 87.8 239 83.1 13 5.3 35

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 273 246 89.9 231 84.3 15 6.2 28

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 71 50 70.4 47 66.2 3 5.9 21

 65 years and over ................................... 5 2 1 ( ) 2 1 () – 1 ( ) 4

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era 

Total, 45 years and over ............................. 10,638 3,880 36.5 3,555 33.4 324 8.4 6,758

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 208 156 75.1 141 67.9 15 9.6 52

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 4,312 2,612 60.6 2,383 55.3 229 8.8 1,700

 65 years and over ................................... 6,118 1,112 18.2 1,032 16.9 80 7.2 5,006

Other service periods

Total, 35 years and over ............................. 5,315 3,067 57.7 2,804 52.8 263 8.6 2,248

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 548 485 88.5 443 80.8 42 8.7 63

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 2,200 1,852 84.2 1,682 76.5 170 9.2 348

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 384 253 65.8 237 61.7 16 6.2 131

 65 years and over ................................... 2,183 476 21.8 441 20.2 35 7.4 1,706

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over ............................. 90,409 70,345 77.8 62,967 69.6 7,378 10.5 20,064

 18 to 24 years ......................................... 14,339 9,682 67.5 7,776 54.2 1,906 19.7 4,658

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 19,148 17,210 89.9 15,362 80.2 1,849 10.7 1,938

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 17,728 16,220 91.5 14,825 83.6 1,395 8.6 1,508

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 18,515 16,147 87.2 14,764 79.7 1,383 8.6 2,369

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 12,285 9,002 73.3 8,298 67.5 704 7.8 3,283

 65 years and over ................................... 8,394 2,085 24.8 1,943 23.1 143 6.8 6,309

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, period of service, and sex,

2010 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Veteran status, age, 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, 18 years and over ............................. 1,786 1,108 62.1 1,021 57.2 87 7.9 678

 18 to 24 years ......................................... 49 35 71.3 30 60.3 5 15.3 14

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 306 210 68.9 186 60.8 25 11.8 95

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 356 286 80.3 266 74.6 20 7.2 70

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 476 372 78.2 348 73.0 25 6.6 104

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 291 170 58.5 161 55.3 9 5.5 121

 65 years and over ................................... 308 34 11.0 31 10.1 3 1 ( ) 274

Gulf War era, total

Total, 18 years and over ............................. 819 607 74.2 554 67.6 54 8.9 212

 18 to 24 years ......................................... 49 35 71.3 30 60.3 5 15.3 14

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 306 210 68.9 186 60.8 25 11.8 95

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 261 211 80.7 195 74.7 16 7.4 50

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 144 118 81.7 112 77.7 6 5.0 26

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 51 31 60.6 29 56.6 2 1 ( ) 20

 65 years and over ................................... 8 2 1 ( ) 2 1 () – 1 ( ) 6

Gulf War era I

Total, 25 years and over ............................. 450 347 77.1 325 72.1 23 6.5 103

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 100 73 72.5 67 66.3 6 8.5 28

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 200 160 80.1 149 74.6 11 6.8 40

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 106 89 84.4 85 80.8 4 4.3 16

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 38 23 61.2 21 56.7 2 1 ( ) 15

 65 years and over ................................... 7 2 1 ( ) 2 30.6 – 1 ( ) 5

Gulf War era II

Total, 18 years and over ............................. 369 260 70.6 229 62.2 31 12.0 108

 18 to 24 years ......................................... 49 35 71.3 30 60.3 5 15.3 14

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 205 138 67.1 119 58.0 19 13.6 67

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 61 51 82.7 46 75.0 5 9.3 11

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 39 29 74.4 27 69.2 2 1 ( ) 10

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 13 8 1 ( ) 7 1 () – 1 ( ) 5

 65 years and over ................................... 1 – 1 () – 1 () – – 1

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era 

Total, 45 years and over ............................. 368 113 30.7 107 29.0 6 5.5 255

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 15 10 1 ( ) 10 1 () – 1 ( ) 5

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 156 87 56.1 82 52.6 5 6.2 68

 65 years and over ................................... 198 16 8.0 15 7.6 1 1 ( ) 182

Other service periods

Total, 35 years and over ............................. 599 388 64.8 361 60.2 27 7.0 211

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 95 75 79.2 70 74.1 5 6.4 20

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 317 245 77.1 226 71.2 19 7.6 73

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 85 52 61.8 50 59.5 2 3.8 32

 65 years and over ................................... 102 16 15.4 14 13.7 2 1 ( ) 86

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over ............................. 116,466 69,785 59.9 63,941 54.9 5,844 8.4 46,681

 18 to 24 years ......................................... 14,367 9,033 62.9 7,710 53.7 1,323 14.6 5,334

 25 to 34 years ......................................... 20,132 15,052 74.8 13,685 68.0 1,368 9.1 5,080

 35 to 44 years ......................................... 19,927 14,961 75.1 13,812 69.3 1,149 7.7 4,966

 45 to 54 years ......................................... 22,108 16,732 75.7 15,601 70.6 1,131 6.8 5,376

 55 to 64 years ......................................... 18,303 11,024 60.2 10,335 56.5 689 6.2 7,280

 65 years and over ................................... 21,629 2,983 13.8 2,798 12.9 185 6.2 18,646

1 Rates are not shown where base is less than 35,000. 

 NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S.

Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era,

the Gulf War era, and all other service periods. Nonveterans are

men and women who never served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Other

service periods include the periods between World War II and the

Korean War, between the Korean War and the Vietnam era, and

between the Vietnam era and the Gulf War era. More detailed

information appears in the Technical Note of this release. Dash

represents or rounds to zero.
Table 3. Employment status of persons 25 years and over by veteran status, and educational attainment, 2010 annual

averages

(Numbers in thousands)

Period of service and educational attainment

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

Total, 25 years and over ....................................... 21,713 11,539 53.1 10,565 48.7 974 8.4 10,174

Less than a high school diploma1 ..................... 1,530 318 20.8 282 18.4 36 11.3 1,213

High school graduates, no college1 .................. 7,078 3,496 49.4 3,127 44.2 369 10.5 3,582

Some college or associate degree1 .................. 7,214 4,306 59.7 3,913 54.2 393 9.1 2,908

Bachelor’s degree and higher1 ......................... 5,890 3,419 58.0 3,242 55.0 177 5.2 2,471

Gulf War era, Total

Total, 25 years and over ....................................... 4,792 4,091 85.4 3,738 78.0 353 8.6 701

Less than a high school diploma1 ..................... 48 34 70.3 28 59.4 5 2 ( ) 14

High school graduates, no college1 .................. 1,286 1,089 84.7 964 75.0 125 11.5 197

Some college or associate degree1 .................. 2,063 1,736 84.2 1,563 75.8 173 10.0 326

Bachelor’s degree and higher1 ......................... 1,396 1,232 88.3 1,182 84.7 50 4.1 164

Gulf War era I

Total, 25 years and over ....................................... 2,922 2,528 86.5 2,334 79.9 194 7.7 394

Less than a high school diploma1 ..................... 32 21 2 ( ) 18 2 () 3 2 ( ) 10

High school graduates, no college1 .................. 796 679 85.3 606 76.1 73 10.8 117

Some college or associate degree1 .................. 1,216 1,052 86.5 967 79.5 85 8.1 164

Bachelor’s degree and higher1 ......................... 878 775 88.3 743 84.7 32 4.1 103

Gulf War era II

Total, 25 years and over ....................................... 1,870 1,564 83.6 1,404 75.1 160 10.2 307

Less than a high school diploma1 ..................... 16 12 2 ( ) 11 2 () 2 2 () 4

High school graduates, no college1 .................. 489 410 83.8 358 73.1 52 12.7 79

Some college or associate degree1 .................. 846 684 80.8 596 70.4 88 12.8 163

Bachelor’s degree and higher1 ......................... 518 457 88.2 439 84.7 18 3.9 61

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era 

Total, 25 years and over ....................................... 11,006 3,993 36.3 3,662 33.3 331 8.3 7,013

Less than a high school diploma1 ..................... 1,064 159 15.0 143 13.4 16 10.2 905

High school graduates, no college1 .................. 3,639 1,197 32.9 1,081 29.7 117 9.7 2,442

Some college or associate degree1 .................. 3,243 1,344 41.4 1,222 37.7 121 9.0 1,899

Bachelor’s degree and higher1 ......................... 3,059 1,293 42.3 1,216 39.8 76 5.9 1,767

Other service periods

Total, 25 years and over ....................................... 5,914 3,455 58.4 3,165 53.5 290 8.4 2,459

Less than a high school diploma1 ..................... 418 125 29.8 110 26.3 15 11.7 294

High school graduates, no college1 .................. 2,153 1,209 56.2 1,083 50.3 127 10.5 943

Some college or associate degree1 .................. 1,909 1,227 64.3 1,128 59.1 98 8.0 682

Bachelor’s degree and higher1 ......................... 1,435 894 62.3 844 58.8 50 5.6 540

NONVETERANS

Total, 25 years and over ....................................... 178,169 121,416 68.1 111,422 62.5 9,994 8.2 56,754

Less than a high school diploma1 ..................... 23,994 11,458 47.8 9,746 40.6 1,712 14.9 12,536

High school graduates, no college1 .................. 54,926 34,733 63.2 31,156 56.7 3,576 10.3 20,194

Some college or associate degree1 .................. 45,245 32,718 72.3 29,999 66.3 2,719 8.3 12,526

Bachelor’s degree and higher1 ......................... 54,005 42,507 78.7 40,521 75.0 1,986 4.7 11,498

1 This release was reissued on Thursday, October 20, 2011, to correct an error in Table 3. The data for the educational attainment categories

erroneously contained data for those age 18 and over instead of for those age 25 and over. The analyses in this release were not affected by the

corrections. 2 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000. 

 NOTE: More detailed information appears in the Technical Note of this release. Dash represents or rounds to zero.
Table 4. Employed persons 18 years and over by occupation, sex, veteran status, and period of service,

2010 annual averages

(Percent distribution)

Occupation Veterans

Gulf War era WW II,

Korean

War, and

Vietnam

era

Other

service

periods

Nonveterans Total Gulf War

era I

Gulf War

era II

TOTAL

 Total, 18 years and over (thousands) ...................................................... 10,738 3,911 2,334 1,577 3,662 3,165 126,908

 Percent .................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

 Management, professional, and related occupations .................................. 37.3 37.2 38.6 35.0 39.1 35.2 37.5

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ................. 17.8 16.0 17.4 14.0 20.9 16.4 15.0

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 19.5 21.2 21.3 21.0 18.2 18.9 22.6

 Service occupations .................................................................................... 13.8 15.9 13.4 19.7 11.5 13.7 17.7

 Sales and office occupations ....................................................................... 17.5 17.4 17.7 16.8 17.4 17.8 24.5

 Sales and related occupations .................................................................. 8.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 11.0 8.5 11.1

 Office and administrative support occupations .......................................... 8.8 10.7 10.4 11.1 6.3 9.3 13.4

 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ................. 14.4 14.3 14.0 14.8 14.1 14.9 9.0

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................ .4 .1 .2 .1 .6 .4 .7

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 6.5 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.9 6.6 5.1

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................... 7.5 8.1 7.7 8.6 6.6 7.9 3.2

 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ..................... 17.0 15.2 16.2 13.7 17.9 18.3 11.2

 Production occupations ............................................................................. 7.1 7.3 7.8 6.6 6.7 7.4 5.7

 Transportation and material moving occupations ...................................... 9.9 7.9 8.4 7.1 11.2 10.9 5.5

MEN

 Total, 18 years and over (thousands) ...................................................... 9,717 3,358 2,009 1,348 3,555 2,804 62,967

 Percent .................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

 Management, professional, and related occupations .................................. 36.3 35.5 36.8 33.6 39.0 33.9 34.1

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ................. 17.9 15.8 17.2 13.8 21.1 16.4 16.2

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 18.4 19.7 19.6 19.7 17.8 17.6 17.9

 Service occupations .................................................................................... 13.7 16.0 13.5 19.8 11.5 13.8 14.3

 Sales and office occupations ....................................................................... 16.1 15.0 15.4 14.4 17.0 16.3 17.0

 Sales and related occupations .................................................................. 8.8 6.7 7.3 5.8 11.0 8.5 10.6

 Office and administrative support occupations .......................................... 7.3 8.3 8.1 8.7 5.9 7.8 6.3

 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ................. 15.7 16.5 16.0 17.1 14.4 16.5 17.3

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................ .4 .2 .2 .1 .6 .4 1.1

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.5 9.9

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................... 8.2 9.3 8.8 9.9 6.7 8.7 6.3

 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ..................... 18.1 17.0 18.3 15.1 18.2 19.5 17.3

 Production occupations ............................................................................. 7.5 8.1 8.7 7.2 6.8 7.8 8.0

 Transportation and material moving occupations ...................................... 10.6 8.9 9.6 8.0 11.4 11.7 9.3

WOMEN

 Total, 18 years and over (thousands) ...................................................... 1,021 554 325 229 107 361 63,941

 Percent .................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

 Management, professional, and related occupations .................................. 46.6 47.4 50.2 43.5 45.7 45.5 40.9

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ................. 16.7 17.3 18.8 15.1 14.7 16.6 13.8

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................ 29.8 30.2 31.4 28.4 30.9 28.9 27.1

 Service occupations .................................................................................... 14.5 15.3 12.8 18.8 13.6 13.6 21.0

 Sales and office occupations ....................................................................... 30.9 31.7 32.3 30.9 31.4 29.6 31.9

 Sales and related occupations .................................................................. 7.9 6.8 7.6 5.6 10.7 8.8 11.5

 Office and administrative support occupations .......................................... 23.1 25.0 24.8 25.3 20.8 20.8 20.4

 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ................. 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.6 2.0 2.2 .9

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................ .2 – – .1 .4 .4 .3

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... .4 .5 .4 .5 – .3 .3

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................... 1.2 .8 .7 1.0 1.6 1.5 .3

 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ..................... 6.3 4.3 3.6 5.3 7.3 9.1 5.2

 Production occupations ............................................................................. 3.2 2.7 2.3 3.3 2.2 4.1 3.4

 Transportation and material moving occupations ...................................... 3.1 1.5 1.3 1.9 5.1 5.0 1.8

 NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed

Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era, the Gulf

War era, and all other service periods. Nonveterans are men and women

who never served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Other service periods

include the periods between World War II and the Korean War, between

the Korean War and the Vietnam era, and between the Vietnam era and

the Gulf War era. More detailed information appears in the Technical Note

of this release. Dash represents or rounds to zero.
Table 5. Employed persons 18 years and over by industry, class of worker, sex, veteran status, and period of service,

2010 annual averages

(Percent distribution)

 Industry and class of worker Veterans

Gulf War era WW II,

Korean

War, and

Vietnam

era

Other

service

periods

Nonveterans Total Gulf War

era I

Gulf War

era II

TOTAL

Total, 18 years and over (in thousands) ....................................................... 10,738 3,911 2,334 1,577 3,662 3,165 126,908

Percent ......................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Agriculture and related industries ............................................................... 1.9 .5 .6 .4 3.3 1.9 1.5

Wage and salary workers ....................................................................... .7 .3 .4 .2 1.0 .9 1.0

Self-employed workers ........................................................................... 1.1 .2 .2 .2 2.2 1.0 .5

Nonagricultural industries ........................................................................... 98.1 99.5 99.4 99.6 96.7 98.1 98.5

Wage and salary workers ....................................................................... 91.0 96.4 95.6 97.5 85.8 90.4 92.1

Private industries ................................................................................ 69.1 69.2 70.5 67.2 68.1 70.2 77.3

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction ................................. .7 1.0 .9 1.2 .7 .5 .5

Construction ................................................................................... 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.0

Manufacturing ................................................................................. 12.9 12.1 13.1 10.5 12.8 14.2 9.7

Wholesale trade .............................................................................. 3.0 2.1 2.6 1.4 3.8 3.2 2.6

Retail trade ..................................................................................... 8.0 6.8 6.7 6.8 9.2 7.9 10.9

Transportation and utilities ............................................................. 7.3 6.9 7.1 6.6 6.5 8.5 3.6

Information ...................................................................................... 2.2 2.8 3.3 2.1 1.6 2.1 2.0

Financial activities .......................................................................... 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.3 6.3

Professional and business services ............................................... 10.0 12.1 11.7 12.9 9.0 8.5 9.2

Education and health services ........................................................ 8.3 9.0 9.7 7.9 7.5 8.3 15.2

Leisure and hospitality .................................................................... 3.6 4.1 3.1 5.5 3.2 3.5 8.2

Other services ................................................................................ 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 3.5 4.2

Government ........................................................................................ 21.9 27.2 25.1 30.4 17.6 20.2 14.8

Federal ........................................................................................... 8.7 12.9 10.5 16.3 5.6 7.2 2.2

State ............................................................................................... 4.9 5.5 5.6 5.3 4.4 4.9 4.6

Local ............................................................................................... 8.2 8.8 8.9 8.7 7.6 8.1 8.0

Self-employed workers ........................................................................... 7.1 3.1 3.8 2.1 10.9 7.7 6.3

Unpaid family workers ............................................................................ – .1 .1 – – – .1

MEN

Total, 18 years and over (in thousands) ....................................................... 9,717 3,358 2,009 1,348 3,555 2,804 62,967

Percent ......................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Agriculture and related industries ............................................................... 2.0 .5 .6 .4 3.3 2.1 2.3

Wage and salary workers ....................................................................... .8 .3 .4 .2 1.0 1.0 1.5

Self-employed workers ........................................................................... 1.2 .2 .2 .2 2.3 1.1 .8

Nonagricultural industries ........................................................................... 98.0 99.5 99.4 99.6 96.7 97.9 97.7

Wage and salary workers ....................................................................... 90.5 96.2 95.5 97.3 85.7 89.7 90.2

Private industries ................................................................................ 69.4 69.7 70.9 67.9 68.4 70.4 79.0

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction ................................. .8 1.2 1.0 1.4 .7 .5 .8

Construction ................................................................................... 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.1 5.7 6.3 8.9

Manufacturing ................................................................................. 13.6 13.2 14.5 11.3 13.1 14.9 13.5

Wholesale trade .............................................................................. 3.1 2.3 2.7 1.7 3.8 3.3 3.6

Retail trade ..................................................................................... 8.0 6.8 6.7 6.9 9.2 7.9 10.6

Transportation and utilities ............................................................. 7.7 7.6 7.9 7.3 6.6 9.1 5.5

Information ...................................................................................... 2.2 3.0 3.6 2.1 1.6 2.1 2.3

Financial activities .......................................................................... 4.2 3.9 3.7 4.2 4.6 4.0 5.3

Professional and business services ............................................... 10.1 12.3 11.4 13.6 9.2 8.7 10.3

Education and health services ........................................................ 6.8 6.7 7.4 5.6 6.8 6.8 6.5

Leisure and hospitality .................................................................... 3.5 3.8 3.0 5.0 3.2 3.5 7.8

Other services ................................................................................ 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.8 3.4 3.8

Government ........................................................................................ 21.1 26.5 24.6 29.4 17.3 19.2 11.3

Federal ........................................................................................... 8.3 12.4 10.4 15.4 5.5 6.9 2.1

State ............................................................................................... 4.7 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.4 4.7 3.4

Local ............................................................................................... 8.0 8.9 9.0 8.8 7.5 7.7 5.7

Self-employed workers ........................................................................... 7.5 3.2 3.8 2.3 10.9 8.2 7.5

Unpaid family workers ............................................................................ – .1 .1 ––––

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,

2010 annual averages—Continued

(Percent distribution)

 Industry and class of worker Veterans

Gulf War era WW II,

Korean

War, and

Vietnam

era

Other

service

periods

Nonveterans Total Gulf War

era I

Gulf War

era II

WOMEN

Total, 18 years and over (in thousands) ....................................................... 1,021 554 325 229 107 361 63,941

Percent ......................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Agriculture and related industries ............................................................... .6 .4 .6 .1 1.8 .7 .8

Wage and salary workers ....................................................................... .4 .3 .5 – 1.0 .3 .5

Self-employed workers ........................................................................... .2 .1 .2 – .7 .3 .3

Nonagricultural industries ........................................................................... 99.4 99.6 99.4 99.9 98.2 99.3 99.2

Wage and salary workers ....................................................................... 95.7 97.2 95.9 98.9 88.1 95.8 93.9

Private industries ................................................................................ 66.1 65.8 67.9 62.9 60.1 68.3 75.7

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction ................................. .2 .1 .2 – – .5 .1

Construction ................................................................................... .3 .6 .8 .3 .1 – 1.0

Manufacturing ................................................................................. 6.2 5.4 4.9 6.2 2.6 8.4 5.9

Wholesale trade .............................................................................. 1.6 1.0 1.6 .1 2.1 2.3 1.6

Retail trade ..................................................................................... 7.5 6.4 6.6 6.1 10.0 8.6 11.2

Transportation and utilities ............................................................. 3.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 4.8 3.9 1.7

Information ...................................................................................... 1.7 1.7 1.5 2.1 .8 1.8 1.7

Financial activities .......................................................................... 6.2 5.8 6.9 4.3 5.0 7.1 7.2

Professional and business services ............................................... 8.8 11.3 13.2 8.7 1.5 7.2 8.2

Education and health services ........................................................ 22.5 22.8 23.8 21.4 28.1 20.4 23.8

Leisure and hospitality .................................................................... 4.8 5.7 3.6 8.6 2.8 4.0 8.7

Other services ................................................................................ 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.1 4.3 4.5

Government ........................................................................................ 29.6 31.4 28.0 36.0 28.1 27.5 18.2

Federal ........................................................................................... 13.1 15.7 11.4 21.7 9.3 10.1 2.3

State ............................................................................................... 6.8 7.4 8.4 6.0 5.1 6.3 5.7

Local ............................................................................................... 9.8 8.3 8.2 8.3 13.6 11.1 10.2

Self-employed workers ........................................................................... 3.6 2.4 3.4 1.0 10.0 3.4 5.2

Unpaid family workers ............................................................................ – – – – – .1 .1

 NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed

Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era, the Gulf

War era, and all other service periods. Nonveterans are men and women

who never served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Other service periods

include the periods between World War II and the Korean War, between

the Korean War and the Vietnam era, and between the Vietnam era and

the Gulf War era. More detailed information appears in the Technical Note

of this release. Effective with January 2009 data, industries reflect the

introduction of the 2007 Census industry classification system is derived

from the 2007 North American Classification System. The self employed

refer to the unincorporated self employed. The incorporated self

employed are considered wage and salary workers. Dash represents or

rounds to zero.
Table 6. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating,

 period of service, and sex, July 2010, 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 ...................................................................................... 21,997 11,857 53.9 10,863 49.4 994 8.4 10,140

With service-connected disability ............................................. 2,798 1,427 51.0 1,297 46.4 130 9.1 1,371

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 1,077 667 61.9 609 56.5 59 8.8 410

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 732 435 59.4 394 53.8 41 9.5 297

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 729 204 27.9 185 25.4 19 9.1 526

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 260 122 46.7 110 42.3 12 9.5 139

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 15,783 8,399 53.2 7,669 48.6 730 8.7 7,384

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 3,415 2,031 59.5 1,896 55.5 135 6.6 1,385

Gulf War era, total

Total ...................................................................................... 5,058 4,298 85.0 3,902 77.2 396 9.2 760

With service-connected disability ............................................. 1,078 844 78.3 760 70.5 84 10.0 234

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 424 372 87.7 335 79.1 37 9.8 52

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 340 268 78.7 242 71.0 26 9.8 72

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 233 131 56.3 117 50.4 14 10.6 102

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 81 73 90.6 66 81.2 8 1 () 8

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 3,070 2,692 87.7 2,438 79.4 254 9.4 377

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 910 761 83.6 704 77.3 57 7.5 149

Gulf War era I

Total ...................................................................................... 2,897 2,473 85.4 2,293 79.2 180 7.3 423

With service-connected disability ............................................. 548 415 75.8 379 69.1 36 8.8 133

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 267 241 90.1 222 83.2 18 7.6 26

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 134 89 66.4 86 64.2 3 3.4 45

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 119 59 49.3 45 38.1 13 1 ( ) 60

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 27 26 1 ( ) 25 1 () 2 1 () 1

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 1,855 1,645 88.7 1,533 82.6 112 6.8 210

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 494 413 83.6 382 77.2 32 7.7 81

Gulf War era II

Total ...................................................................................... 2,161 1,824 84.4 1,609 74.5 215 11.8 336

With service-connected disability ............................................. 530 429 81.0 381 72.0 48 11.2 101

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 157 131 83.7 113 72.0 18 13.9 26

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 206 179 86.8 155 75.5 23 13.0 27

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 114 72 63.7 72 63.2 1 1 ( ) 41

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 54 47 1 ( ) 41 1 () 6 1 () 7

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 1,215 1,047 86.2 905 74.5 142 13.6 167

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 416 348 83.6 322 77.4 26 7.4 68

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total ...................................................................................... 10,971 3,985 36.3 3,654 33.3 331 8.3 6,986

With service-connected disability ............................................. 1,235 324 26.2 291 23.6 33 10.1 912

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 447 163 36.5 146 32.6 17 10.6 284

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 271 87 32.1 81 29.7 7 7.5 184

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 385 46 12.1 42 10.8 5 1 ( ) 338

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 132 27 20.4 23 17.4 4 1 ( ) 105

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 8,237 3,003 36.5 2,746 33.3 257 8.6 5,234

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 1,499 659 43.9 618 41.2 41 6.2 840

Other service periods

Total ...................................................................................... 5,968 3,574 59.9 3,306 55.4 268 7.5 2,394

With service-connected disability ............................................. 485 260 53.5 246 50.8 13 5.1 226

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 206 132 64.2 128 61.9 5 3.5 74

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 120 80 66.4 71 59.3 9 10.8 40

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 112 26 23.3 26 23.3 – 1 ( ) 86

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 47 21 1 ( ) 21 1 () – 1 ( ) 26

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 4,477 2,704 60.4 2,485 55.5 218 8.1 1,773

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 1,006 611 60.7 574 57.1 37 6.0 395

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating,

 period of service, and sex, July 2010, 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 ...................................................................................... 20,210 10,739 53.1 9,809 48.5 930 8.7 9,471

With service-connected disability ............................................. 2,524 1,288 51.0 1,177 46.6 111 8.6 1,237

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 981 597 60.9 546 55.7 51 8.5 384

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 636 400 62.9 362 57.0 37 9.3 236

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 659 176 26.7 162 24.6 14 7.9 483

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 249 115 46.2 106 42.4 9 8.2 134

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 14,541 7,608 52.3 6,921 47.6 687 9.0 6,933

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 3,145 1,844 58.6 1,712 54.4 132 7.1 1,301

Gulf War era, total

Total ...................................................................................... 4,199 3,654 87.0 3,315 79.0 339 9.3 545

With service-connected disability ............................................. 882 729 82.7 662 75.1 67 9.2 153

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 348 314 90.3 286 82.1 29 9.1 34

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 270 238 87.9 214 79.2 24 9.9 33

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 189 110 58.5 101 53.6 9 8.4 79

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 75 67 89.8 61 82.3 6 1 () 8

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 2,515 2,262 89.9 2,044 81.3 218 9.6 253

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 802 663 82.7 609 75.9 54 8.2 139

Gulf War era I

Total ...................................................................................... 2,441 2,125 87.1 1,969 80.7 156 7.3 316

With service-connected disability ............................................. 448 353 78.9 325 72.7 28 7.9 94

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 224 206 91.7 188 84.1 17 8.3 19

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 102 77 75.7 77 75.3 – – 25

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 96 46 48.0 37 38.9 9 1 ( ) 50

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 25 24 1 ( ) 22 1 () 2 1 () 1

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 1,562 1,416 90.6 1,320 84.5 96 6.8 146

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 430 355 82.5 324 75.2 32 8.9 75

Gulf War era II

Total ...................................................................................... 1,758 1,529 87.0 1,346 76.6 183 12.0 229

With service-connected disability ............................................. 434 376 86.5 337 77.6 39 10.4 58

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 124 109 87.6 97 78.4 11 10.5 15

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 168 160 95.3 137 81.5 23 14.5 8

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 93 64 69.3 64 68.7 1 1 ( ) 28

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 49 43 1 ( ) 39 1 () 4 1 () 7

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 952 846 88.8 724 76.0 122 14.4 107

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 372 308 82.8 285 76.8 22 7.3 64

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total ...................................................................................... 10,596 3,879 36.6 3,551 33.5 328 8.5 6,717

With service-connected disability ............................................. 1,216 321 26.4 289 23.7 33 10.1 895

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 446 163 36.5 145 32.6 17 10.7 283

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 262 85 32.5 79 30.0 7 7.7 177

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 379 46 12.2 42 11.0 5 1 ( ) 333

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 129 27 20.9 23 17.9 4 1 ( ) 102

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 7,928 2,915 36.8 2,660 33.6 255 8.7 5,013

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 1,452 643 44.3 602 41.5 41 6.4 809

Other service periods

Total ...................................................................................... 5,415 3,206 59.2 2,943 54.4 262 8.2 2,209

With service-connected disability ............................................. 426 237 55.7 226 52.9 12 4.9 189

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 186 120 64.4 115 61.9 5 3.9 66

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 103 77 74.7 70 67.9 7 9.0 26

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 91 19 21.1 19 21.1 – 1 ( ) 72

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 46 21 1 ( ) 21 1 () – 1 ( ) 25

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 4,097 2,431 59.3 2,217 54.1 214 8.8 1,667

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 891 538 60.3 501 56.2 37 6.8 354

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating,

 period of service, and sex, July 2010, 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 ...................................................................................... 1,787 1,118 62.6 1,053 58.9 65 5.8 669

With service-connected disability ............................................. 274 140 51.0 121 44.1 19 13.6 134

Less than 30 percent disability rating ................................... 97 70 72.7 62 64.4 8 1 ( ) 26

30 to 50 percent disability rating ........................................... 96 35 36.8 31 32.3 4 1 ( ) 61

60 percent or higher disability rating ..................................... 70 28 1 ( ) 23 1 () 5 1 ( ) 42

Disability rating not reported ................................................. 11 7 1 () 4 1 () 2 1 () 5

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 1,242 791 63.7 749 60.3 43 5.4 451

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 270 187 69.2 184 68.0 3 1.7 83

Gulf War era, total

Total ...................................................................................... 859 644 74.9 587 68.3 57 8.8 215

With service-connected disability ............................................. 196 115 58.7 98 49.9 17 15.1 81

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 555 431 77.6 395 71.1 36 8.4 124

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 108 98 90.5 95 87.6 3 3.2 10

Gulf War era I

Total ...................................................................................... 456 349 76.4 325 71.1 24 6.9 108

With service-connected disability ............................................. 100 61 61.5 53 53.1 8 1 ( ) 39

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 292 229 78.3 213 72.9 16 6.9 63

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 64 58 1 ( ) 58 1 () – 1 () 6

Gulf War era II

Total ...................................................................................... 402 295 73.3 262 65.2 32 11.0 108

With service-connected disability ............................................. 96 54 55.9 45 46.5 9 1 ( ) 42

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 262 202 76.9 181 69.1 20 10.1 61

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 44 40 1 ( ) 37 1 () 3 1 () 5

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total ...................................................................................... 375 106 28.3 104 27.6 2 2.2 269

With service-connected disability ............................................. 19 2 1 () 2 1 ( ) – – 17

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 308 88 28.4 85 27.7 2 2.6 221

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 47 16 1 ( ) 16 1 ( ) – – 31

Other service periods

Total ...................................................................................... 553 368 66.6 363 65.5 6 1.6 185

With service-connected disability ............................................. 59 22 1 ( ) 21 1 () 2 1 ( ) 37

Without service-connected disability ........................................ 380 273 71.9 269 70.8 4 1.5 107

Presence of disability not reported ........................................... 115 73 63.7 73 63.7 – – 42

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 in the U.S. Armed Forces

during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era, the Gulf War era, and

all other service periods. Nonveterans are men and women who never served

in the U.S. Armed Forces. Other service periods include the periods between

World War II and the Korean War, between the Korean War and the Vietnam

era, and between the Vietnam era and the Gulf War era. 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 detailed information appears in the

Technical Note of this release. Dash represents or rounds to zero. 
Table 7. Employed persons 18 years and over by veteran status, presence of service-connected disability, period of service,

and class of worker, July 2010, 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 Selfemployed

and

unpaid

family

workers

Private

sector

Government

Total Federal

State

and

local

Veterans, total 1 .......................................................... 10,863 100.0 2.1 97.9 68.2 22.3 8.6 13.7 7.4

With service-connected disability ........................... 1,297 100.0 1.1 98.9 58.9 34.9 19.6 15.3 5.0

Without service-connected disability ...................... 7,669 100.0 2.4 97.6 69.1 20.7 7.1 13.6 7.8

Gulf War era, total 1 ................................................ 3,902 100.0 .7 99.3 67.4 27.9 12.0 15.8 4.1

With service-connected disability ....................... 760 100.0 .4 99.6 57.9 37.3 22.3 15.0 4.3

Without service-connected disability .................. 2,438 100.0 .9 99.1 70.0 24.6 9.3 15.3 4.5

Gulf War era I 1 ................................................... 2,293 100.0 .8 99.2 66.8 27.5 11.3 16.3 4.9

With service-connected disability ................... 379 100.0 .4 99.6 53.1 40.7 29.1 11.6 5.8

Without service-connected disability .............. 1,533 100.0 1.0 99.0 68.9 24.7 7.4 17.4 5.3

Gulf War era II 1 .................................................. 1,609 100.0 .5 99.5 68.2 28.3 13.1 15.2 3.0

With service-connected disability ................... 381 100.0 .4 99.6 62.7 34.0 15.6 18.4 2.8

Without service-connected disability .............. 905 100.0 .7 99.3 71.8 24.4 12.7 11.8 3.1

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era 1 .................. 3,654 100.0 3.2 96.8 67.9 18.5 6.5 11.9 10.5

With service-connected disability ....................... 291 100.0 3.4 96.6 62.7 26.8 16.3 10.4 7.1

Without service-connected disability .................. 2,746 100.0 3.4 96.6 67.5 18.2 5.6 12.6 10.9

Other service periods 1 ........................................... 3,306 100.0 2.6 97.4 69.5 20.0 7.0 13.0 7.8

With service-connected disability ....................... 246 100.0 .6 99.4 57.4 37.1 15.1 22.0 4.9

Without service-connected disability .................. 2,485 100.0 2.8 97.2 69.9 19.7 6.7 13.0 7.6

Nonveterans ............................................................... 127,573 100.0 1.7 98.3 77.9 14.0 2.2 11.8 6.4

1 Includes veterans who did not report presence of disability.

 NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed

Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era, the Gulf War

era, and all other service periods. Nonveterans are men and women who

never served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Other service periods include the

periods between World War II and the Korean War, between the Korean War

and the Vietnam era, and between the Vietnam era and the Gulf War era. 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 detailed information

appears in the Technical Note of this release.
Table 8. Employment status of Gulf War era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, July 2010, 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 ...................................................................................... 5,058 4,298 85.0 3,902 77.2 396 9.2 760

Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard ............ 1,471 1,250 85.0 1,126 76.6 123 9.9 221

Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ...................... 2,675 2,283 85.3 2,067 77.3 216 9.5 392

Reserve or National Guard membership not reported .............. 912 766 83.9 709 77.8 56 7.3 147

Gulf War era I

Total ...................................................................................... 2,897 2,473 85.4 2,293 79.2 180 7.3 423

Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard ............ 772 653 84.5 613 79.4 40 6.1 119

Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ...................... 1,619 1,399 86.4 1,290 79.7 109 7.8 220

Reserve or National Guard membership not reported .............. 507 422 83.3 391 77.1 32 7.5 84

Gulf War era II

Total ...................................................................................... 2,161 1,824 84.4 1,609 74.5 215 11.8 336

Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard ............ 699 597 85.4 513 73.4 84 14.0 102

Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ...................... 1,056 884 83.7 777 73.6 107 12.1 172

Reserve or National Guard membership not reported .............. 406 343 84.7 319 78.6 25 7.2 62

 NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era, the Gulf War era, and all

other service periods. The Gulf War era began in August 1990 and continues to the present day. More detailed information appears in the Technical Note of this

release.
Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War-era II veterans 18 years and over by location of service, July 2010, 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

Gulf War era II

Total ...................................................................................... 2,161 1,824 84.4 1,609 74.5 215 11.8 336

Served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both1 ....................................... 734 595 81.1 510 69.5 85 14.3 139

Served elsewhere ..................................................................... 1,062 927 87.2 821 77.3 106 11.4 136

Location of service not reported ............................................... 364 302 82.9 278 76.2 25 8.2 62

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.

 NOTE: Gulf War-era II veterans served anywhere in the world at anytime since September 2001.