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      (This news release was reissued on June 18, 2007, to correct in-
    formation about the periods of service listed in the Technical Note.  
    The data in this release were not affected by the corrections.)

 
 
             EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS:  AUGUST 2005

   In August 2005, the unemployment rate for veterans of the U.S. Armed
Forces was 3.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  There were 3.4 million Gulf War-era
veterans (those who served anytime since August 1990) in the labor force.
The jobless rate for these veterans was 5.2 percent.  About 11 percent of
all veterans had a service-connected disability.
   
   This information on veterans was obtained from a special supplement to
the August 2005 Current Population Survey (CPS).  The CPS is the monthly
sample survey that provides much of the basic data on employment and un-
employment for the United States.  The CPS is conducted for BLS by the
U.S. Census Bureau.  While data about veterans are collected monthly in
the CPS, the supplement contains additional questions on special topics
such as service-connected disability status and year of discharge.  The
veterans supplement was co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs and the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Train-
ing Service.  Such a supplement has been conducted biennially since 1985.
For a detailed description of the survey, including definitions of terms
used in this release, see the Technical Note.
   
Demographic Characteristics of Veterans
   
   In August 2005, 23.4 million men and women in the civilian noninstitu-
tional population had served in the U.S. Armed Forces at some time in the
past.  About 3.9 million served during the Gulf War era, which began in
August 1990 and continues to the present day; more information about these
veterans' demographic and labor force characteristics appears in a separate
section below.  Another 13.5 million, or nearly three-fifths of all veterans,
served during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam era.  (See table 1.
See table 9 for a breakdown of veterans who served in multiple wartime periods.)
Six million veterans served on active duty during other service periods, such
as the periods between the Korean War and the Vietnam era, and between the
Vietnam era and the Gulf War era.
   
   The veterans' population is significantly older than the nonveterans'
population.  In August 2005, 63 percent of veterans were at least 55 years
old, compared with about 26 percent of nonveterans.  Only about 1 percent
of all veterans were age 18 to 24, compared with 14 percent of nonveterans.
(See table 2.)
   
   Whites made up a larger share of the veteran population, 87 percent,
than of the nonveteran population, 81 percent.  Blacks comprised 10 percent
of all veterans and 12 percent of all nonveterans.  One percent of veterans
were Asian, while about 5 percent of nonveterans were Asian.  About 4 per-
cent of veterans were of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, while Hispanics com-
prised 14 percent of nonveterans.  (Hispanics can be of any race.)  Women
made up 7 percent of all veterans, compared with 57 percent of nonveterans.
(See table 1.)
   
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Labor Force Characteristics of Veterans
   
   Overall, 55.6 percent of male veterans age 18 and over were in the labor
force in August 2005, compared with 81.1 percent of nonveterans of that age.
This difference in participation rates reflects the older age profile of male
veterans, who are much more likely than nonveterans to be 55 years or over.
For men age 18 to 54, the labor force participation rates of both veterans
and nonveterans were about 88 percent.  Female veterans and nonveterans--
whose age profiles were more alike than the men's--each had a participation
rate around 60 percent.  (See tables 1 and 2.)
   
   The unemployment rate of male veterans (3.7 percent) was little different
from the rate of nonveterans (4.4 percent) in August 2005.  Among men 18 to
24 years old, however, veterans had a higher jobless rate than nonveterans
(17.2 versus 10.4 percent).  The unemployment rate of female veterans (5.9
percent) was about the same as that for nonveterans (5.0 percent).
   
   The unemployment rate for black veterans was lower than that for black
nonveterans--6.5 percent compared with 9.5 percent in August 2005.  Similarly,
Hispanic veterans had a lower unemployment rate (2.9 percent) than Hispanic
nonveterans (5.4 percent).  For whites and Asians, there was little difference
in the unemployment rates between veterans and nonveterans.
   
   The occupational distribution of employed male veterans was similar to
that of their  nonveteran counterparts.  About 3 out of 10 male veterans
and nonveterans were employed in management, professional, and related
occupations, while about 2 out of 10 were employed in each of three cat-
egories:  natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations;
sales and office occupations; and production, transportation, and material
moving occupations.  Among women, about 4 out of 10 veterans as well as
nonveterans worked in management and professional occupations, while about
one-third were employed in sales and office occupations.  (See table 3.)
   
Gulf War-Era Veterans
   
   This release is the first that BLS has issued that separately identifies
Gulf War-era veterans.  In August 2005, there were 3.3 million male veterans
and about 600,000 female veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during
the Gulf War era (from August 1990 forward) and were not on active duty at
the time of the survey.  Whites accounted for 79 percent of Gulf War-era
veterans, blacks comprised 16 percent, and Asians were 1 percent.  Seven
percent were of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.  (See table 1.)
   
   A large majority (87.0 percent) of Gulf War-era veterans were in the
labor force in August 2005.  Gulf War era-veterans were more likely to be
in the labor force than were nonveterans in the same age groups.  About
4 in 5 Gulf War-era veterans were employed.  Among persons 18 to 24 years
old, there was little difference in the proportions of Gulf War-era veterans
and nonveterans who were employed.  Among older age groups, higher shares of
Gulf War-era veterans than nonveterans were employed.
   
   The unemployment rate of Gulf War-era veterans was 5.2 percent.  Young
Gulf War-era veterans (18 to 24 years old) had a higher unemployment rate
(18.7 percent) than young nonveterans (9.9 percent).  Older Gulf War-era
veterans (25 to 54 years old) had an unemployment rate very similar to their
nonveteran peers--about 4 percent.

   Of the 3.9 million Gulf War-era veterans in August 2005, 2.8 million had
served between August 1990 and August 2001, referred to in this release as
Gulf War era I.  The other 1.1 million had served since September 2001,
referred to as Gulf War era II.  Veterans who served in both sub-eras are
counted in the most recent one (Gulf War era II).  (See table 8.)
   
   Nearly 800,000 veterans reported being discharged from active duty be-
tween January 2002 and August 2005.  (Not all veterans reported the year
of their discharge.)  Women accounted for 15 percent of these recently
discharged veterans, blacks were 17 percent, and Hispanics were 11 percent.
The labor force participation rate for recently discharged veterans was
86.0 percent, and their unemployment rate was 11.9 percent.  (See table 6.)
   
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Disabled Veterans
   
   In August 2005, about 2.5 million veterans, or 11 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 Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs.  Ratings range from 0 to 100 percent, in increments
of 10 percentage points, depending on the severity of the condition.  Nearly
half of disabled veterans reported a disability rating of less than 30 percent,
while 22 percent had a rating of 60 percent or higher.  (See table 4.)
   
   The incidence of service-connected disabilities was slightly higher for
those who served during the Gulf War era than for those who served during
earlier designated wartime periods.  However, veterans of the earlier war-
time periods were more likely than Gulf War-era veterans to have a 60 per-
cent or higher disability rating.  Among Gulf War-era veterans, 17 percent
reported a disability rating of 60 percent or more, compared with 25 percent
of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans.
   
   Of Gulf War-era veterans with a disability, 82.9 percent were in the
labor force, compared with 89.0 percent of nondisabled veterans from this
period.  The unemployment rate of disabled veterans from the Gulf War era
was 5.4 percent, essentially the same as the rate for nondisabled veterans
(5.2 percent).
   
   Of the nearly 800,000 veterans discharged between January 2002 and
August 2005, about 1 in 5, or 167,000, reported a service-connected
disability.  Of these, 58 percent had a disability rating of 30 percent
or higher, compared with 44 percent of veterans discharged between 1991
and 2001.  (See table 7.)
   
   About one-third of the disabled veterans of World War II, the Korean
War, and the Vietnam era were in the labor force in August 2005.  This
relatively low rate of labor force participation reflects the age of this
group (88 percent of these veterans were 55 years or older) as well as the
effects of their disabilities.  Among veterans of these periods who did not
have a service-connected disability, 44.4 percent were in the labor force.
The unemployment rate of disabled veterans of these earlier wartime periods
was 3.2 percent; for nondisabled veterans, it was 3.9 percent.  (See table 4.)
   
   Disabled veterans who were on active duty during other service periods
(times between the designated wartime eras) had a 55.4 percent labor force
participation rate, compared with 64.4 percent for nondisabled veterans
from these periods.  The unemployment rate of disabled veterans from other
service periods was 4.4 percent, compared with 3.6 percent for the nondis-
abled.
   
   About one-third of disabled veterans were employed in federal, state,
and local governments, compared with 17 percent of nondisabled veterans and
14 percent of nonveterans.  About 18 percent of employed disabled veterans
worked for the federal government.  This compared with 6 percent of non-
disabled veterans and 2 percent of nonveterans.  (See table 5.)
   
   
   
   
   
Technical Note
   
   The estimates in this release were obtained from a supplement to the
August 2005 Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly survey of about
60,000 households which provides the national data on total employment 
and unemployment.  The CPS is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
   
   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 18 years of age and
older regarding their prior service in the U.S. Armed Forces and whether
they had a service-connected disability.
   
   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone number:  1-800-877-8339.
   
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 de-
pending 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, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the
sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct infor-
mation, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.  Stand-
ard practice in the CPS is for one member of the household to answer ques-
tions for all the household members.  In the case of the supplementary
questions about veterans, however, several attempts were made to collect the 
information directly from the veterans.  This was done because some of the 
information would be best provided by the veterans themselves.
   
   For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and infor-
mation on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and Esti-
mates of Error" section of the BLS monthly periodical, Employment and Earn-
ings.
   
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 Reserves and National Guard are counted
as veterans if they had ever been called to active duty.
   
   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 Viet-
nam era, and 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 according
to the wartime period.
   
   Veteran status is provided from responses to the question, "Did you
ever serve on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces?"
   
   Period of service is provided from answers to the question asked of
veterans, "When did you serve?"  The following service periods are
identified:
   
   Gulf War era --  August 1990 - present
   Vietnam era  --  August 1964 - April 1975
   Korean War   --  July 1950 - January 1955
   World War II --  December 1941 - December 1946
   Other service periods  --  All other periods
   
   BLS tabulations are modified occasionally to reflect changes in law, 
regulation, and program needs of the survey sponsors.  In this news re-
lease, the World War II era is defined as December 1941 - December 1946, 
when in prior years' news releases of the Employment Situation of Veterans, 
World War II had been defined as September 1940 - July 1947.  Also, the 
start of the Korean War era was changed from June 1950 to July 1950.

   Another change occurred in the tabulation of data from the Vietnam era.  
In the news release for the August 2003 veterans' data (USDL 04-1378 is-
sued July 27, 2004), all veterans who served in Southeast Asia between 
February 28, 1961 and August 4, 1964 were included in the "World War II, 
Korean War, and Vietnam era" category.  In this release of August 2005 data, 
veterans who served in Southeast Asia during the early 1960s but did not al-
so serve in the World War II or Korean War eras were reclassified into the 
"Other service periods" group.  Had the same periods of service been used in 
this release as in the July 27, 2004 news release, the total population fig-
ure for "World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam era" category shown in Table 1 
would be 13.7 million rather than 13.5 million.  This revised definition of 
the Vietnam era in the August 2005 data now reflects the same period of ser-
vice definition for the Vietnam period as defined in the monthly and annual 
average data available from the Current Population Survey.
   
   The Gulf War era has been divided into two sub-eras:  Gulf War era I,
which includes all those who served between August 1990 and August 2001;
and Gulf War era II, which includes all those who served from September
2001 to the present.  Veterans who served in both sub-eras are classified
in the more recent one (era II).

   Presence of service-connected disability is provided by answers to the
question, "Has the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Department of
Defense determined that you have a service-connected disability; that is, a
health condition or impairment caused or made worse by 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 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 practi-
cably be determined the average impairment in earning capacity resulting 
from such diseases and injuries and their residual conditions in civil oc-
cupations."  Part 4 contains a listing of hundreds of possible disorders 
and assigns ratings of 0 through 100 percent in steps of 10 percent for 
each, with instructions for rating multiple disorders.
   
   Year of discharge is determined by answers to the question, "In what
year were you last separated from active duty in the Armed Forces?"

                                                                   



     Table 1.  Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race,
     and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, August 2005, not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                Civilian labor force                             
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
        Veteran status, period of service,       Civilian                             Employed           Unemployed       Not in 
        sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino        noninsti-              Percent                                           labor  
                    ethnicity                    tutional                 of                                              force  
                                                population    Total     popula-            Percent             Percent           
                                                                         tion     Total       of      Total       of             
                                                                                           popula-              labor            
                                                                                            tion                force            
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                      TOTAL                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
     Total, 18 years and over................    217,826     147,348     67.6    140,520     64.5      6,828      4.6     70,478 
        Veterans.............................     23,402      13,105     56.0     12,594     53.8        511      3.9     10,297 
          Gulf War era.......................      3,861       3,358     87.0      3,184     82.5        173      5.2        503 
          WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                         
            era..............................     13,527       5,849     43.2      5,647     41.8        201      3.4      7,678 
          Other service periods..............      6,015       3,899     64.8      3,762     62.5        137      3.5      2,116 
        Nonveterans..........................    194,424     134,243     69.0    127,926     65.8      6,317      4.7     60,181 
                                                                                                                                 
                       Men                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
     Total, 18 years and over................    104,903      79,550     75.8     76,138     72.6      3,411      4.3     25,353 
        Veterans.............................     21,756      12,088     55.6     11,637     53.5        451      3.7      9,668 
          Gulf War era.......................      3,253       2,935     90.2      2,791     85.8        144      4.9        318 
          WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                         
            era..............................     13,067       5,679     43.5      5,491     42.0        189      3.3      7,387 
          Other service periods..............      5,436       3,473     63.9      3,355     61.7        118      3.4      1,963 
        Nonveterans..........................     83,147      67,462     81.1     64,502     77.6      2,960      4.4     15,685 
                                                                                                                                 
                      Women                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
     Total, 18 years and over................    112,923      67,798     60.0     64,381     57.0      3,417      5.0     45,125 
        Veterans.............................      1,646       1,017     61.8        957     58.2         60      5.9        629 
          Gulf War era.......................        608         422     69.5        393     64.7         29      6.9        185 
          WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                         
            era..............................        460         169     36.8        157     34.1         13      7.4        291 
          Other service periods..............        578         426     73.6        407     70.4         18      4.3        153 
        Nonveterans..........................    111,277      66,781     60.0     63,424     57.0      3,357      5.0     44,496 
                                                                                                                                 
                      White                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
     Total, 18 years and over................    178,031     120,504     67.7    115,712     65.0      4,792      4.0     57,527 
        Veterans.............................     20,390      11,129     54.6     10,738     52.7        391      3.5      9,261 
          Gulf War era.......................      3,047       2,680     88.0      2,551     83.7        129      4.8        367 
          WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                         
            era..............................     12,288       5,278     43.0      5,109     41.6        169      3.2      7,010 
          Other service periods..............      5,054       3,171     62.7      3,078     60.9         93      2.9      1,883 
        Nonveterans..........................    157,641     109,375     69.4    104,974     66.6      4,401      4.0     48,267 
                                                                                                                                 
            Black or African American                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                 
     Total, 18 years and over................     25,312      16,993     67.1     15,427     60.9      1,567      9.2      8,318 
        Veterans.............................      2,255       1,509     66.9      1,411     62.6         98      6.5        746 
          Gulf War era.......................        614         506     82.4        466     75.9         40      7.9        108 
          WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                         
            era..............................        891         424     47.5        402     45.1         22      5.1        468 
          Other service periods..............        750         580     77.2        544     72.4         36      6.2        171 
        Nonveterans..........................     23,056      15,484     67.2     14,016     60.8      1,469      9.5      7,572 
                                                                                                                                 
                      Asian                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
     Total, 18 years and over................      9,536       6,440     67.5      6,214     65.2        226      3.5      3,096 
        Veterans.............................        221         116     52.5        112     50.9          3      2.9        105 
          Gulf War era.......................         51          38     (1)          35     (1)           2      (1)         13 
          WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                         
            era..............................        122          40     32.6         39     31.9          1      (1)         82 
          Other service periods..............         48          38     (1)          38     (1)          -        -          10 
        Nonveterans..........................      9,315       6,324     67.9      6,101     65.5        223      3.5      2,992 
                                                                                                                                 
           Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
     Total, 18 years and over................     27,751      19,520     70.3     18,478     66.6      1,042      5.3      8,231 
        Veterans.............................      1,017         632     62.2        614     60.4         18      2.9        385 
          Gulf War era.......................        284         241     85.0        240     84.7          1       .3         43 
          WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                         
            era..............................        438         209     47.8        196     44.8         13      6.2        229 
          Other service periods..............        296         182     61.5        178     60.1          4      2.4        114 
        Nonveterans..........................     26,734      18,888     70.6     17,864     66.8      1,024      5.4      7,846 

       1 Ratios are not shown where the denominator 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.  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 race groups.  In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or
     Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.  Dash represents or rounds to
     zero.





     Table 2.  Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and age, August 2005, 
     not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                           Civilian labor force                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                            Civilian                             Employed           Unemployed       Not in 
           Veteran status, period           noninsti-              Percent                                           labor  
            of service, and age             tutional                 of                                              force  
                                           population    Total     popula-            Percent             Percent           
                                                                    tion      Total     of      Total       of             
                                                                                      popula-              labor            
                                                                                       tion                force            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                    TOTAL                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                            
                  VETERANS                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 18 years and over...........     23,402      13,105     56.0     12,594     53.8        511      3.9     10,297 
         18 to 24 years.................        316         245     77.5        199     63.0         46     18.7         71 
         25 to 34 years.................      1,557       1,397     89.7      1,345     86.3         53      3.8        160 
         35 to 44 years.................      2,931       2,650     90.4      2,554     87.2         96      3.6        280 
         45 to 54 years.................      3,865       3,335     86.3      3,214     83.2        120      3.6        531 
         55 to 64 years.................      5,771       3,935     68.2      3,796     65.8        140      3.6      1,835 
         65 years and over..............      8,962       1,542     17.2      1,486     16.6         56      3.7      7,420 
                                                                                                                            
                Gulf War era                                                                                                
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 18 years and over...........      3,861       3,358     87.0      3,184     82.5        173      5.2        503 
         18 to 24 years.................        316         245     77.5        199     63.0         46     18.7         71 
         25 to 34 years.................      1,496       1,336     89.3      1,284     85.8         52      3.9        160 
         35 to 44 years.................      1,259       1,137     90.3      1,081     85.9         56      4.9        122 
         45 to 54 years.................        601         527     87.6        510     84.8         17      3.3         74 
         55 to 64 years.................        151         107     71.1        105     69.8          2      1.9         44 
         65 years and over..............         37           5     (1)           5     (1)          -        -          32 
                                                                                                                            
             WW II, Korean War,                                                                                      
              and Vietnam era (2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 45 years and over...........     13,527       5,849     43.2      5,647     41.8        201      3.4      7,678 
         45 to 54 years.................      1,676       1,402     83.7      1,364     81.4         38      2.7        274 
         55 to 64 years.................      4,872       3,416     70.1      3,289     67.5        127      3.7      1,456 
         65 years and over..............      6,979       1,031     14.8        994     14.2         36      3.5      5,948 
                                                                                                                            
            Other service periods                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 25 years and over...........      6,015       3,899     64.8      3,762     62.5        137      3.5      2,116 
         25 to 34 years.................         61          61     (1)          60     (1)          -       (1)         -  
         35 to 44 years.................      1,672       1,514     90.5      1,473     88.1         40      2.7        158 
         45 to 54 years.................      1,588       1,406     88.5      1,340     84.4         66      4.7        182 
         55 to 64 years.................        748         412     55.1        401     53.7         11      2.6        336 
         65 years and over..............      1,946         506     26.0        487     25.0         20      3.9      1,439 
                                                                                                                            
                 NONVETERANS                                                                                                
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 18 years and over...........    194,424     134,243     69.0    127,926     65.8      6,317      4.7     60,181 
         18 to 24 years.................     27,796      19,966     71.8     17,992     64.7      1,974      9.9      7,830 
         25 to 34 years.................     37,537      30,894     82.3     29,348     78.2      1,546      5.0      6,643 
         35 to 44 years.................     40,058      33,283     83.1     32,064     80.0      1,219      3.7      6,775 
         45 to 54 years.................     38,323      31,254     81.6     30,280     79.0        973      3.1      7,069 
         55 to 64 years.................     24,522      15,131     61.7     14,649     59.7        482      3.2      9,391 
         65 years and over..............     26,188       3,715     14.2      3,593     13.7        122      3.3     22,473 
                                                                                                                            
                     MEN                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
                  VETERANS                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 18 years and over...........     21,756      12,088     55.6     11,637     53.5        451      3.7      9,668 
         18 to 24 years.................        248         200     80.5        165     66.7         34     17.2         48 
         25 to 34 years.................      1,293       1,220     94.4      1,180     91.3         40      3.3         73 
         35 to 44 years.................      2,495       2,288     91.7      2,198     88.1         90      3.9        207 
         45 to 54 years.................      3,432       2,988     87.1      2,893     84.3         96      3.2        443 
         55 to 64 years.................      5,629       3,866     68.7      3,731     66.3        136      3.5      1,763 
         65 years and over..............      8,659       1,525     17.6      1,470     17.0         55      3.6      7,135 
                                                                                                                            
                Gulf War era                                                                                                
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 18 years and over...........      3,253       2,935     90.2      2,791     85.8        144      4.9        318 
         18 to 24 years.................        248         200     80.5        165     66.7         34     17.2         48 
         25 to 34 years.................      1,244       1,172     94.2      1,132     90.9         40      3.4         73 
         35 to 44 years.................      1,071         986     92.1        933     87.1         54      5.4         84 
         45 to 54 years.................        513         467     90.9        453     88.3         14      3.0         47 
         55 to 64 years.................        145         105     72.8        103     71.4          2      1.9         39 
         65 years and over..............         32           5     (1)           5     (1)          -        -          27 
                                                                                                                            
             WW II, Korean War,                                                                                      
              and Vietnam era (2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 45 years and over...........     13,067       5,679     43.5      5,491     42.0        189      3.3      7,387 
         45 to 54 years.................      1,561       1,299     83.3      1,269     81.3         31      2.3        261 
         55 to 64 years.................      4,775       3,361     70.4      3,238     67.8        123      3.7      1,413 
         65 years and over..............      6,731       1,019     15.1        984     14.6         35      3.5      5,713 
                                                                                                                            
            Other service periods                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 25 years and over...........      5,436       3,473     63.9      3,355     61.7        118      3.4      1,963 
         25 to 34 years.................         49          49     (1)          49     (1)          -        -          -  
         35 to 44 years.................      1,424       1,302     91.4      1,265     88.8         36      2.8        123 
         45 to 54 years.................      1,358       1,222     90.0      1,171     86.2         52      4.2        135 
         55 to 64 years.................        709         400     56.3        389     54.8         11      2.7        310 
         65 years and over..............      1,896         501     26.4        481     25.4         20      4.0      1,395 
                                                                                                                            
                 NONVETERANS                                                                                                
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 18 years and over...........     83,147      67,462     81.1     64,502     77.6      2,960      4.4     15,685 
         18 to 24 years.................     13,840      10,488     75.8      9,395     67.9      1,093     10.4      3,352 
         25 to 34 years.................     18,172      16,778     92.3     16,086     88.5        693      4.1      1,393 
         35 to 44 years.................     18,678      17,208     92.1     16,659     89.2        548      3.2      1,470 
         45 to 54 years.................     17,208      15,245     88.6     14,807     86.0        438      2.9      1,963 
         55 to 64 years.................      8,937       6,274     70.2      6,109     68.4        165      2.6      2,664 
         65 years and over..............      6,313       1,469     23.3      1,446     22.9         23      1.6      4,844 
                                                                                                                            
                    WOMEN                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                            
                  VETERANS                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 18 years and over...........      1,646       1,017     61.8        957     58.2         60      5.9        629 
         18 to 24 years.................         68          46     (1)          34     (1)          12      (1)         23 
         25 to 34 years.................        264         177     66.9        164     62.3         12      6.9         87 
         35 to 44 years.................        436         362     83.1        356     81.7          6      1.7         73 
         45 to 54 years.................        434         346     79.8        322     74.2         25      7.1         87 
         55 to 64 years.................        142          69     48.7         65     45.8          4      (1)         73 
         65 years and over..............        302          17      5.8         16      5.4          1      (1)        285 
                                                                                                                            
                Gulf War era                                                                                                
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 18 years and over...........        608         422     69.5        393     64.7         29      6.9        185 
         18 to 24 years.................         68          46     (1)          34     (1)          12      (1)         23 
         25 to 34 years.................        252         165     65.3        153     60.6         12      7.2         87 
         35 to 44 years.................        188         150     79.8        148     78.7          2      1.5         38 
         45 to 54 years.................         88          60     68.4         57     64.4          4      (1)         28 
         55 to 64 years.................          6           2     (1)           2     (1)          -        -           4 
         65 years and over..............          5          -       -           -       -           -        -           5 
                                                                                                                            
             WW II, Korean War,                                                                                     
             and Vietnam era (2)                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 45 years and over...........        460         169     36.8        157     34.1         13      7.4        291 
         45 to 54 years.................        115         102     89.1         95     82.9          7      6.9         13 
         55 to 64 years.................         97          55     56.3         51     52.0          4      (1)         43 
         65 years and over..............        247          12      4.8         11      4.3          1      (1)        235 
                                                                                                                            
            Other service periods                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 25 years and over...........        578         426     73.6        407     70.4         18      4.3        153 
         25 to 34 years.................         12          12     (1)          12     (1)          -       (1)         -  
         35 to 44 years.................        248         212     85.7        208     84.0          4      1.9         36 
         45 to 54 years.................        231         184     79.6        170     73.5         14      7.6         47 
         55 to 64 years.................         38          12     (1)          12     (1)          -        -          26 
         65 years and over..............         50           6     (1)           6     (1)          -        -          44 
                                                                                                                            
                 NONVETERANS                                                                                                
                                                                                                                            
     Total, 18 years and over...........    111,277      66,781     60.0     63,424     57.0      3,357      5.0     44,496 
         18 to 24 years.................     13,956       9,478     67.9      8,597     61.6        881      9.3      4,478 
         25 to 34 years.................     19,366      14,116     72.9     13,262     68.5        854      6.0      5,250 
         35 to 44 years.................     21,380      16,075     75.2     15,404     72.1        670      4.2      5,305 
         45 to 54 years.................     21,115      16,009     75.8     15,474     73.3        535      3.3      5,106 
         55 to 64 years.................     15,585       8,857     56.8      8,540     54.8        317      3.6      6,728 
         65 years and over..............     19,875       2,246     11.3      2,147     10.8         99      4.4     17,629 

       1 Ratios are not shown where the denominator 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.
       2 Because of the aging of the population, there are no longer any veterans of these eras under 45 years of age.
       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.  Employed persons 18 years and over by occupation, veteran status, period of service, and sex, August 2005,
     not seasonally adjusted

     (Percent distribution)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                    Veterans                                
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                            Occupation                                                      WW II,      Other    Nonveterans
                                                                   Total       Gulf War     Korean     service              
                                                                                 era      War, and     periods              
                                                                                         Vietnam era                        
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                               TOTAL                                                                                        
                                                                                                                            
          Total, 18 years and over (thousands)................     12,594        3,184       5,647       3,762     127,926  
          Percent.............................................      100.0        100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0  
                                                                                                                            
      Management, professional, and related occupations.......       34.3         31.4        36.5        33.6        34.9  
        Management, business, and financial operations                                                                      
          occupations.........................................       17.7         13.7        20.0        17.5        14.4  
        Professional and related occupations..................       16.6         17.7        16.4        16.0        20.5  
      Service occupations.....................................       12.2         15.2        10.9        11.5        16.6  
      Sales and office occupations............................       19.2         19.3        19.9        18.1        25.7  
        Sales and related occupations.........................       10.6          9.1        12.7         8.9        11.3  
        Office and administrative support occupations.........        8.6         10.2         7.2         9.3        14.4  
      Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                      
          occupations.........................................       17.1         17.2        15.6        19.1        10.7  
        Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations............         .5           .6          .6          .2          .8  
        Construction and extraction occupations...............        8.7          8.4         8.0        10.2         6.5  
        Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.....        7.9          8.2         7.1         8.8         3.4  
      Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                       
          occupations.........................................       17.2         16.9        17.1        17.6        12.1  
        Production occupations................................        7.4          7.6         7.0         8.0         6.4  
        Transportation and material moving occupations........        9.7          9.3        10.1         9.6         5.7  
                                                                                                                            
                                Men                                                                                         
                                                                                                                            
          Total, 18 years and over (thousands)................     11,637        2,791       5,491       3,355      64,502  
          Percent.............................................      100.0        100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0  
                                                                                                                            
      Management, professional, and related occupations.......       33.8         30.2        36.4        32.6        31.9  
        Management, business, and financial operations                                                                      
          occupations.........................................       17.8         13.2        20.3        17.7        15.3  
        Professional and related occupations..................       16.0         17.0        16.2        14.9        16.6  
      Service occupations.....................................       12.0         15.3        10.9        11.0        13.1  
      Sales and office occupations............................       18.1         17.0        19.4        17.1        16.9  
        Sales and related occupations.........................       10.8          9.0        12.8         9.0        10.5  
        Office and administrative support occupations.........        7.3          8.0         6.6         8.0         6.4  
      Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                      
          occupations.........................................       18.0         18.9        15.9        20.7        20.2  
        Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations............         .5           .7          .6          .2         1.2  
        Construction and extraction occupations...............        9.2          9.0         8.1        11.2        12.5  
        Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.....        8.3          9.2         7.2         9.3         6.5  
      Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                       
          occupations.........................................       18.0         18.6        17.4        18.7        18.0  
        Production occupations................................        7.7          8.2         7.0         8.3         8.4  
        Transportation and material moving occupations........       10.3         10.4        10.3        10.3         9.6  
                                                                                                                            
                               Women                                                                                        
                                                                                                                            
          Total, 18 years and over (thousands)................        957          393         157         407      63,424  
          Percent.............................................      100.0        100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0  
                                                                                                                            
      Management, professional, and related occupations.......       40.2         40.3        36.7        41.5        37.9  
        Management, business, and financial operations                                                                      
          occupations.........................................       15.9         17.2        12.1        16.1        13.4  
        Professional and related occupations..................       24.3         23.1        24.6        25.4        24.5  
      Service occupations.....................................       14.9         14.6        12.4        16.2        20.2  
      Sales and office occupations............................       32.6         35.5        39.5        27.0        34.6  
        Sales and related occupations.........................        8.7          9.7         9.2         7.6        12.0  
        Office and administrative support occupations.........       23.8         25.9        30.3        19.4        22.6  
      Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                      
        occupations...........................................        5.4          4.8         4.9         6.3         1.1  
        Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations............         -            -           -           -           .4  
        Construction and extraction occupations...............        2.6          3.6         2.3         1.8          .4  
        Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.....        2.8          1.1          -          4.4          .3  
      Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                       
        occupations...........................................        6.9          4.7         6.6         9.0         6.1  
        Production occupations................................        4.5          3.0         6.3         5.2         4.3  
        Transportation and material moving occupations........        2.4          1.7          .2         3.8         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.  Occupations reflect the 2002 Census occupational classification system derived
     from the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification system.  Dash represents or rounds to zero.





     Table 4.  Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by period of service, presence of service-connected disability, 
     reported disability rating, and sex, August 2005, not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                          Civilian labor force                             
                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                           
                                                           Civilian                             Employed           Unemployed       Not in 
         Period of service, presence of disability,        noninsti-             Percent                                            labor  
             reported disability rating, and sex           tutional                of                                               force  
                                                          population    Total    popula-             Percent             Percent           
                                                                                  tion      Total      of       Total      of             
                                                                                                     popula-              labor            
                                                                                                      tion                force            
                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                           
                           TOTAL                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                           
                          VETERANS                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                           
     With service-connected disability.................     2,531       1,244      49.1     1,188      46.9        55       4.4     1,288  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......     1,189         686      57.7       655      55.1        31       4.5       503  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........       557         281      50.5       269      48.3        12       4.4       276  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......       561         173      30.9       172      30.6         1        .9       388  
          Disability rating not reported...............       225         103      45.9        92      41.1        11      10.4       122  
     Without service-connected disability..............    17,450       9,785      56.1     9,384      53.8       401       4.1     7,665  
     Presence of disability not reported...............     3,421       2,076      60.7     2,021      59.1        55       2.6     1,345  
                                                                                                                                           
                        Gulf War era                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                           
     With service-connected disability.................       642         532      82.9       503      78.4        29       5.4       110  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......       318         281      88.5       271      85.3        10       3.6        37  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........       163         131      80.5       123      75.7         8       6.0        32  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......       112          83      73.5        81      72.1         1       1.8        30  
          Disability rating not reported...............        49          38      (1)         28      (1)          9       (1)        12  
     Without service-connected disability..............     2,496       2,222      89.0     2,106      84.4       116       5.2       274  
     Presence of disability not reported...............       722         603      83.5       575      79.6        28       4.7       119  
                                                                                                                                           
             WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                           
     With service-connected disability.................     1,405         443      31.5       429      30.5        14       3.2       962  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......       617         253      41.0       241      39.1        11       4.5       364  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........       290          84      29.0        83      28.5         2       2.0       206  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......       357          58      16.2        58      16.2        -         -        299  
          Disability rating not reported...............       140          48      34.1        47      33.2         1       (1)        92  
     Without service-connected disability..............    10,317       4,577      44.4     4,399      42.6       178       3.9     5,740  
     Presence of disability not reported...............     1,805         829      45.9       820      45.4         9       1.0       976  
                                                                                                                                           
                   Other service periods                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                           
     With service-connected disability.................       485         268      55.4       256      52.9        12       4.4       216  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......       254         152      59.9       143      56.3         9       6.0       102  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........       103          66      63.6        63      60.8         3       (1)        38  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......        92          33      35.8        33      35.8        -         -         59  
          Disability rating not reported...............        35          18      (1)         18      (1)         -         -         18  
     Without service-connected disability..............     4,637       2,986      64.4     2,879      62.1       107       3.6     1,650  
     Presence of disability not reported...............       893         644      72.1       626      70.1        18       2.8       249  
                                                                                                                                           
                            Men                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                           
                          VETERANS                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                           
     With service-connected disability.................     2,330       1,127      48.4     1,080      46.3        47       4.2     1,203  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......     1,096         625      57.0       599      54.7        25       4.1       471  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........       494         248      50.2       235      47.7        12       5.0       246  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......       521         157      30.0       157      30.0        -         -        365  
          Disability rating not reported...............       219          98      44.8        89      40.5         9       9.6       121  
     Without service-connected disability..............    16,328       9,091      55.7     8,736      53.5       356       3.9     7,236  
     Presence of disability not reported...............     3,098       1,869      60.3     1,821      58.8        48       2.6     1,229  
                                                                                                                                           
                        Gulf War era                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                           
     With service-connected disability.................       541         471      87.1       448      82.7        24       5.0        70  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......       269         249      92.5       242      90.2         6       2.5        20  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........       134         115      85.5       107      79.7         8       6.8        19  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......        93          74      78.9        74      78.9        -         -         20  
          Disability rating not reported...............        45          34      (1)         25      (1)          9       (1)        11  
     Without service-connected disability..............     2,112       1,948      92.2     1,853      87.7        95       4.9       164  
     Presence of disability not reported...............       600         516      85.9       490      81.7        25       4.9        85  
                                                                                                                                           
             WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                           
     With service-connected disability.................     1,361         425      31.2       413      30.3        12       2.8       936  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......       594         239      40.3       229      38.6        10       4.2       355  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........       277          81      29.3        80      28.7         2       2.0       196  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......       351          58      16.5        58      16.5        -         -        293  
          Disability rating not reported...............       139          47      33.5        47      33.5        -         -         92  
     Without service-connected disability..............     9,985       4,463      44.7     4,291      43.0       171       3.8     5,522  
     Presence of disability not reported...............     1,721         792      46.0       787      45.7         5        .7       929  
                                                                                                                                           
                   Other service periods                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                           
     With service-connected disability.................       428         231      54.0       219      51.2        12       5.2       197  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......       234         137      58.6       128      54.7         9       6.6        97  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........        82          52      62.8        49      59.3         3       (1)        31  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......        77          25      32.5        25      32.5        -         -         52  
          Disability rating not reported...............        35          17      (1)         17      (1)         -         -         18  
     Without service-connected disability..............     4,232       2,681      63.4     2,592      61.2        89       3.3     1,551  
     Presence of disability not reported...............       777         561      72.3       544      70.1        17       3.1       215  
                                                                                                                                           
                           Women                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                           
                          VETERANS                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                           
     With service-connected disability.................       201         116      57.9       109      54.0         8       6.8        85  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......        92          61      66.2        56      60.6         5       (1)        31  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........        63          34      (1)         34      (1)         -         -         29  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......        40          17      (1)         15      (1)          1       (1)        23  
          Disability rating not reported...............         6           5      (1)          4      (1)          1       (1)         1  
     Without service-connected disability..............     1,122         694      61.8       648      57.8        46       6.6       428  
     Presence of disability not reported...............       323         207      64.1       200      62.1         7       3.2       116  
                                                                                                                                           
                        Gulf War era                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                           
     With service-connected disability.................       101          61      60.3        56      55.1         5       (1)        40  
     Without service-connected disability..............       385         274      71.2       253      65.8        21       7.6       111  
     Presence of disability not reported...............       122          87      71.7        84      69.2         3       3.4        35  
                                                                                                                                           
             WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                           
     With service-connected disability.................        44          18      (1)         15      (1)          3       (1)        25  
     Without service-connected disability..............       332         114      34.4       107      32.3         7       6.0       218  
     Presence of disability not reported...............        84          37      43.8        34      40.1         3       (1)        47  
                                                                                                                                           
                   Other service periods                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                           
     With service-connected disability.................        57          37      (1)         37      (1)         -         -         19  
     Without service-connected disability..............       405         305      75.4       288      71.0        18       5.9       100  
     Presence of disability not reported...............       117          83      70.9        82      70.4         1        .6        34  

       1 Ratios are not shown where the denominator is less than 75,000.  Small estimated levels are based on a small number of survey re-
     sponses 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 5.  Employed persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, presence of service-connected disability, 
     and class of worker, August 2005, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                           Percent distribution by class of worker                    
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                            Nonagricultural industries                
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
     Veteran status, period of service,      Total               Agricul-                    Wage and salary workers                  
         and presence of disability         employed             ture and                                                      Self-  
                                          (thousands)    Total   related                                                      employed
                                                                 indus-                                  Government             and   
                                                                 tries       Total                                             unpaid 
                                                                                      Private                                  family 
                                                                                       sector                        State    workers 
                                                                                                 Total    Federal     and             
                                                                                                                     local            
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
     Veterans (1).......................    12,594       100.0       2.5      97.5      70.8      18.5       7.2      11.3       8.3  
         With service-connected                                                                                                       
           disability...................     1,188       100.0       1.6      98.4      62.0      31.1      17.6      13.5       5.2  
         Without service-connected                                                                                                    
           disability...................     9,384       100.0       2.6      97.4      71.7      16.8       5.8      11.0       8.9  
                                                                                                                                      
     Gulf War era (1)...................     3,184       100.0        .8      99.2      74.1      21.9       9.8      12.1       3.2  
         With service-connected                                                                                                       
           disability...................       503       100.0        .7      99.3      62.0      35.4      23.2      12.3       1.8  
         Without service-connected                                                                                                    
           disability...................     2,106       100.0        .6      99.4      76.8      19.2       7.6      11.6       3.4  
                                                                                                                                      
     WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                                  
        era (1).........................     5,647       100.0       3.6      96.4      68.0      17.5       6.4      11.0      11.0  
         With service-connected                                                                                                       
           disability...................       429       100.0       3.2      96.8      59.7      27.7      12.3      15.4       9.4  
         Without service-connected                                                                                                    
           disability...................     4,399       100.0       3.6      96.4      68.4      16.6       5.4      11.2      11.4  
                                                                                                                                      
     Other service periods (1)..........     3,762       100.0       2.2      97.8      72.2      17.1       6.0      11.1       8.6  
         With service-connected                                                                                                       
           disability...................       256       100.0        .8      99.2      66.0      28.4      15.6      12.8       4.8  
         Without service-connected                                                                                                    
           disability...................     2,879       100.0       2.5      97.5      73.2      15.2       5.0      10.2       9.1  
                                                                                                                                      
     Nonveterans........................   127,926       100.0       1.6      98.4      78.1      13.7       2.1      11.6       6.6  

       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 6.  Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by year of discharge from the Armed Forces, sex, race, 
     and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, August 2005, not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                            Civilian labor force                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                       Civilian                                                                                      
     Year of discharge, sex, race,     noninsti-                                  Employed               Unemployed          Not in  
         and Hispanic or Latino        tutional                 Percent                                                      labor   
               ethnicity              population     Total         of                                                        force   
                                                               population               Percent                 Percent              
                                                                             Total         of        Total         of                
                                                                                       population             labor force            
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                 TOTAL                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                     
     Prior to 1971.................     9,917        3,042        30.7       2,902        29.3        140          4.6       6,875   
     1971 to 1980..................     3,497        2,664        76.2       2,573        73.6         91          3.4         834   
     1981 to 1990..................     2,192        1,894        86.4       1,834        83.7         60          3.2         298   
     1991 to 2001..................     2,488        2,200        88.4       2,126        85.4         75          3.4         288   
     2002 to 2005..................       792          681        86.0         600        75.8         81         11.9         110   
     Year not available............     4,516        2,624        58.1       2,560        56.7         64          2.5       1,892   
                                                                                                                                     
                  Men                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                     
     Prior to 1971.................     9,638        3,007        31.2       2,869        29.8        137          4.6       6,632   
     1971 to 1980..................     3,299        2,511        76.1       2,427        73.6         84          3.4         788   
     1981 to 1990..................     1,938        1,673        86.4       1,626        83.9         47          2.8         264   
     1991 to 2001..................     2,100        1,916        91.2       1,849        88.1         67          3.5         184   
     2002 to 2005..................       674          606        89.9         546        81.0         60          9.9          68   
     Year not available............     4,108        2,375        57.8       2,320        56.5         55          2.3       1,732   
                                                                                                                                     
                 Women                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                     
     Prior to 1971.................       279           36        12.8          33        11.8          3          (1)         243   
     1971 to 1980..................       198          153        77.0         146        73.5          7          4.5          46   
     1981 to 1990..................       254          220        86.7         208        81.7         13          5.7          34   
     1991 to 2001..................       388          284        73.2         277        71.2          8          2.7         104   
     2002 to 2005..................       118           76        64.1          54        45.9         22         28.5          42   
     Year not available............       408          249        60.9         240        58.8          9          3.6         160   
                                                                                                                                     
                 White                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                     
     Prior to 1971.................     9,252        2,829        30.6       2,705        29.2        123          4.4       6,423   
     1971 to 1980..................     3,047        2,320        76.1       2,255        74.0         64          2.8         728   
     1981 to 1990..................     1,792        1,538        85.8       1,502        83.8         37          2.4         254   
     1991 to 2001..................     2,005        1,783        88.9       1,716        85.6         68          3.8         222   
     2002 to 2005..................       631          552        87.5         501        79.4         51          9.3          79   
     Year not available............     3,662        2,107        57.5       2,060        56.2         47          2.2       1,555   
                                                                                                                                     
       Black or African American                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
     Prior to 1971.................       448          143        32.0         131        29.3         12          8.5         305   
     1971 to 1980..................       343          272        79.3         253        73.8         19          7.0          71   
     1981 to 1990..................       334          298        89.1         276        82.6         22          7.3          37   
     1991 to 2001..................       343          295        85.8         289        84.2          5          1.8          49   
     2002 to 2005..................       132          105        80.0          76        57.6         30         28.0          26   
     Year not available............       655          396        60.5         386        58.9         10          2.6         259   
                                                                                                                                     
      Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                     
     Prior to 1971.................       285           63        22.2          54        18.7         10          (1)         222   
     1971 to 1980..................       150          118        78.6         114        76.4          3          2.8          32   
     1981 to 1990..................       107           85        79.4          83        77.4          2          2.6          22   
     1991 to 2001..................       129          109        84.5         108        83.8          1           .8          20   
     2002 to 2005..................        85           63        74.3          63        74.3          -           -           22   
     Year not available............       261          194        74.4         192        73.6          2          1.1          67   

       1 Ratios are not shown where the denominator 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  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 and black or African American) do not sum to totals because data are not presented
     for all race groups.  In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and,
     therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.  Asians are not shown separately, as most estimates are too small to
     meet publication standards.  Dash represents or rounds to zero.





     Table 7.  Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by year of discharge from the Armed Forces, presence of
     service-connected disability, and reported disability rating, August 2005, not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                      Civilian labor force                             
                                                                                                                                       
                                                         Civilian                                                                      
                                                         noninsti-                          Employed           Unemployed       Not in 
         Year of discharge, presence of disability,      tutional            Percent                                            labor  
               and reported disability rating            popula-               of                                               force  
                                                          tion       Total   popula-              Percent             Percent           
                                                                              tion      Total       of        Total      of             
                                                                                                  popula-              labor            
                                                                                                   tion                force            
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                       Prior to 1976                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                       
     With service-connected disability.................   1,235       317      25.6       304      24.6        13       4.0       918  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......     587       183      31.2       175      29.8         8       4.4       404  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........     231        51      22.3        48      20.9         3       (1)       179  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......     297        46      15.4        46      15.4        -        (1)       251  
          Disability rating not reported...............     120        36      30.1        35      29.0         1       (1)        84  
     Without service-connected disability..............  10,859     4,335      39.9     4,154      38.3       181       4.2     6,523  
                                                                                                                                       
                        1976 to 1990                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                       
     With service-connected disability.................     471       275      58.4       261      55.5        14       5.0       196  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......     231       174      75.4       162      70.0        12       7.1        57  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........     125        71      56.8        70      55.9         1       (1)        54  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......      96        18      18.5        18      18.5        -         -         78  
          Disability rating not reported...............      18        12      (1)         12      (1)         -         -          7  
     Without service-connected disability..............   3,002     2,654      88.4     2,571      85.6        83       3.1       348  
                                                                                                                                       
                        1991 to 2001                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                       
     With service-connected disability.................     579       475      82.0       467      80.7         8       1.6       104  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......     289       266      92.2       263      91.0         3       1.3        23  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........     135       103      76.5        99      73.3         4       4.2        32  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......     119        80      67.5        80      67.5        -         -         39  
          Disability rating not reported...............      36        25      (1)         25      (1)         -         -         11  
     Without service-connected disability..............   1,905     1,724      90.5     1,658      87.0        67       3.9       181  
                                                                                                                                       
                        2002 to 2005                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                       
     With service-connected disability.................     167       143      85.7       122      73.0        21      14.8        24  
          Less than 30 percent disability rating.......      58        50      (1)         43      (1)          7       (1)         8  
          30 to 50 percent disability rating...........      58        52      (1)         48      (1)          3       (1)         6  
          60 percent or higher disability rating.......      39        29      (1)         28      (1)          1       (1)        10  
          Disability rating not reported...............      12        12      (1)          2      (1)          9       (1)         1  
     Without service-connected disability..............     612       525      85.8       474      77.4        51       9.8        87  

       1 Ratios are not shown where the denominator 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.  Categories do not add to totals shown on other tables because data are not shown
     for veterans whose presence of disability was not reported, and because information on the year of discharge was not available for
     approximately 4.5 million veterans.  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 8.  Employment status of Gulf War era veterans by detailed period of service, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino
     ethnicity, August 2005
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                            Civilian labor force                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Civilian                                                                      
                                               noninsti-                          Employed           Unemployed       Not in 
          Period of service, sex, race,        tutional            Percent                                            labor  
         and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity      popula-               of                                               force  
                                                tion      Total    popula-            Percent             Percent           
                                                                    tion     Total      of       Total      of              
                                                                                      popula-             labor            
                                                                                       tion               force            
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                      TOTAL                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                             
     Gulf War era, total.....................    3,861     3,358     87.0      3,184     82.5        173      5.2        503 
       Gulf War era I........................    2,770     2,447     88.4      2,360     85.2         87      3.6        322 
       Gulf War era II.......................    1,091       910     83.4        824     75.5         86      9.5        181 
                                                                                                                             
                       Men                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                             
     Gulf War era, total.....................    3,253     2,935     90.2      2,791     85.8        144      4.9        318 
       Gulf War era I........................    2,324     2,110     90.8      2,035     87.6         75      3.6        214 
       Gulf War era II.......................      930       825     88.8        756     81.4         69      8.3        104 
                                                                                                                             
                      Women                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                             
     Gulf War era, total.....................      608       422     69.5        393     64.7         29      6.9        185 
       Gulf War era I........................      446       337     75.6        326     73.0         12      3.4        109 
       Gulf War era II.......................      162        85     52.6         68     41.7         18     20.6         77 
                                                                                                                             
                      White                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                             
     Gulf War era, total.....................    3,047     2,680     88.0      2,551     83.7        129      4.8        367 
       Gulf War era I........................    2,180     1,951     89.5      1,877     86.1         74      3.8        229 
       Gulf War era II.......................      868       730     84.1        674     77.7         55      7.6        138 
                                                                                                                             
            Black or African American                                                                                        
                                                                                                                             
     Gulf War era, total.....................      614       506     82.4        466     75.9         40      7.9        108 
       Gulf War era I........................      443       370     83.5        358     80.8         12      3.2         73 
       Gulf War era II.......................      170       136     79.6        108     63.1         28     20.7         35 
                                                                                                                             
                      Asian                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                             
     Gulf War era, total.....................       51        38     (1)          35     (1)           2      (1)         13 
       Gulf War era I........................       33        26     (1)          26     (1)          -       (1)          7 
       Gulf War era II.......................       18        12     (1)           9     (1)           2      (1)          6 
                                                                                                                             
           Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
     Gulf War era, total.....................      284       241     85.0        240     84.7          1       .3         43 
       Gulf War era I........................      203       184     90.8        184     90.3          1       .5         19 
       Gulf War era II.......................       80        57     70.5         57     70.5         -        -          24 

       1 Ratios are not shown where the denominator 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 of the Gulf War era are those who served from August 1990 to the present.  The era has been divided
     into two sub-eras: Gulf War era I from August 1990 to August 2001; Gulf War era II from September 2001 to the present. 
     Veterans who served in both sub-eras are classified in the more recent one (sub-era II).  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 race groups.  In addition, persons whose
     ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as
     by race.





     Table 9.  Employment status of veterans with multiple wartime periods of service by selected combinations of periods,
     August 2005
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                            Civilian labor force                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Civilian                                                                      
                                               noninsti-                           Employed           Unemployed       Not in 
                Periods of service             tutional            Percent                                             labor  
                                               popula-               of                                                force  
                                                tion       Total   popula-             Percent             Percent           
                                                                    tion       Total     of         Total     of             
                                                                                       popula-              labor            
                                                                                        tion                force            
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
     Total with multiple wartime periods of                                                                                  
        service..............................      812       264     32.6        258     31.8          6      2.3        547 
       Gulf War era and Vietnam era..........      259       200     77.2        194     75.1          5      2.8         59 
       Vietnam era and Korean war............      206        46     22.1         46     22.1         -        -         161 
       Korean war and World War II...........      286        17      5.9         16      5.7         -        -         269 

        NOTE:  Wartime veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War,
     the Vietnam era, or the Gulf War era.  Categories do not add to totals because not all combinations are shown.  More
     detailed information appears in the Technical Note of this release.  Dash represents or rounds to zero.