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              EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS:  AUGUST 2003


   Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces were less likely to be unemployed than
nonveterans in August 2003, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  Veterans had an unemployment rate of
4.5 percent, compared with 5.9 percent for nonveterans.  Veterans who had
been recently discharged from the Armed Forces had a jobless rate of 6.9
percent.  Nine percent of all veterans had a service-connected disability.
(Beginning with this release, the focus has been expanded to cover all
veterans, not just those who served during the Vietnam era.)
   
   The survey of veterans was conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
by the U.S. Census Bureau as a special supplement to the August 2003
Current Population Survey (CPS).  The 2003 supplement was co-sponsored by
the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Labor's
Veterans Employment and Training Service.  Such a biennial supplement has
been conducted since 1985.  For a description of the survey, including
definitions of terms used in this release, see the Technical Note.
   
Characteristics of Veterans
   
   There were 23.7 million veterans (men and women) in the civilian non-
institutional population as of August 2003.  About 15 million, or nearly
two-thirds, served during either World War II, the Korean War, or the
Vietnam era.  Accordingly, 62 percent of all veterans were at least 55
years old and nearly 40 percent were 65 years old or over.  Only about
1 percent of all veterans were under the age of 25.  About 8.6 million
veterans served during other service periods, which include the periods
between World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam era, as well as the
period from the end of the Vietnam era in May 1975 to the present.  The
majority of all veterans, 87 percent, were white, 10 percent were black,
1 percent were Asian, and 5 percent were of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.  
Six percent of all veterans (1.4 million) were women.  (See tables 1 
and 2.)
   
   The unemployment rates of male veterans ages 25 to 34 (4.7 percent) and
ages 35 to 44 (3.8 percent) were lower than the rates of their nonveteran
peers (6.3 and 4.8 percent, respectively) in August 2003.  Among those 45
to 54 years old, however, veterans had a higher jobless rate than non-
veterans (5.4 versus 3.6 percent).  Female veterans ages 25 to 34 had a
relatively high unemployment rate of 8.2 percent, but the rate was much
lower for those ages 35 to 44 (3.4 percent).  Among female nonveterans in
these age groups, unemployment rates did not differ nearly as much--6.2
percent for those 25 to 34 years and 5.2 percent for those 35 to 44 years
old.  Female veterans ages 45 to 54 had a jobless rate of 5.4 percent,
little different from their nonveteran contemporaries.
                                  
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   The rate of unemployment for black veterans was much lower than for
black nonveterans--4.8 percent compared with 11.3 percent in August 2003.
For whites, the unemployment rate for veterans was only somewhat lower than
the rate for nonveterans--4.5 percent versus 5.1 percent.  Among Hispanics,
veterans and nonveterans both had unemployment rates around 7 percent.
   
   The employment distribution for male veterans and nonveterans was very
similar.  About 90 percent of male veterans were employed in four of the
five major occupational categories:  management and professional occupa-
tions; production, transportation, and material moving occupations; sales
and office occupations; and natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations.  Among women, around three-fourths of veterans as well as non-
veterans worked in two major job categories--management and professional
occupations and sales and office occupations.  (See table 3.)
   
Disabled Veterans
   
   In August 2003, about 2.2 million veterans, or 9 percent of the total,
reported having a service-connected disability.  (See table 4.)  Veterans
with a service-connected disability are assigned a disability rating by the
Department of Veterans Affairs.  Ratings range from 0 to 100 percent, in
increments of 10 percentage points, depending on the severity of the con-
dition.  Nearly half of disabled veterans reported a disability rating
of less than 30 percent, while 21 percent had a rating of 60 percent or
higher.
   
   The incidence of service-connected disabilities was not very different
between those who served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Viet-
nam era and those who served during other service periods.  However, veterans 
of the three selected wartime periods were more likely than other veterans to
have a very serious disability.  Among disabled veterans of World War II, the 
Korean War, and the Vietnam era, 24 percent had a disability rating of 60 per-
cent or more; among disabled veterans of other service periods, 14 percent re-
ported such a disability rating.
   
   Only one-third of the disabled veterans of World War II, the Korean War,
and the Vietnam era were in the labor force in August 2003.  This low rate
of labor force participation reflects the age of this group (80 percent
were 55 years or older) as well as the effect of their disabilities.  Among
veterans of these periods who did not have a service-connected disability,
46 percent were in the labor force.  The unemployment rate of disabled
veterans of the selected wartime periods was 3.5 percent.
   
   Among veterans of other service periods with a disability, 75 percent
were in the labor force, essentially the same as the proportion for non-
disabled veterans from these periods.  The unemployment rate of disabled
veterans from other service periods was 6.1 percent.
   
   About 16 percent of employed disabled veterans worked for the federal
government.  This compares with 6 percent of nondisabled veterans and
2 percent of nonveterans.  Nearly 30 percent of disabled veterans were
employed in federal, state, and local government combined, compared with
17 percent of nondisabled veterans and 14 percent of nonveterans.  (See
table 5.)
   
Veterans Recently Discharged from Active Duty
   
   Nearly 450,000 veterans were discharged from active duty between January
2001 and August 2003.  Women made up 13 percent of these recently discharged
veterans, blacks made up 12 percent, and Hispanics made up 9 percent.  All 
of these percentages were greater than these groups' share of total veterans.
The labor force participation rate for recently discharged veterans was
89 percent, and their unemployment rate was 6.9 percent.  (See table 6.)
   
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   One in five recently discharged veterans had a service-connected disabil-
ity.  Nearly three-fifths of the newly separated veterans with a disability 
had a disability rating of 30 percent or higher, compared with about two-
fifths of veterans discharged between 1991 and 2000.  (See table 7.)

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Technical Note
   
   The estimates in this release were obtained from a supplement to the
August 2003 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, and Vietnam-era veterans are men and women
who served in the Armed Forces during these periods, regardless of where
they served.
   
   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, and the
Vietnam 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
three selected wartime periods.  Veterans who served during one of the se-
lected wartime periods and during another period are classified as World 
War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans.
   
   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:
   
   Vietnam era  --  February 1961-May 1975
   Korean War   --  June 1950-January 1955
   World War II --  September 1940-July 1947
   Other service periods  --  All other periods
   
   Vietnam-era veterans are those who served anywhere between August 5, 1964, 
and May 7, 1975, plus those who were in Southeast Asia between February 28, 
1961, and August 4, 1964.
   
   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 2003, 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..............    212,931     143,737     67.5    135,427     63.6      8,310      5.8     69,194 
          Veterans...........................     23,731      13,483     56.8     12,882     54.3        601      4.5     10,248 
            WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                       
              era............................     15,158       6,953     45.9      6,630     43.7        323      4.7      8,204 
            Other service periods............      8,573       6,530     76.2      6,252     72.9        278      4.3      2,044 
          Nonveterans........................    189,200     130,253     68.8    122,545     64.8      7,709      5.9     58,947 
                                                                                                                                 
                       Men                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
       Total, 18 years and over..............    102,223      77,001     75.3     72,686     71.1      4,315      5.6     25,222 
          Veterans...........................     22,331      12,603     56.4     12,049     54.0        554      4.4      9,728 
            WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                       
              era............................     14,690       6,804     46.3      6,491     44.2        313      4.6      7,885 
            Other service periods............      7,641       5,799     75.9      5,558     72.7        241      4.2      1,843 
          Nonveterans........................     79,892      64,398     80.6     60,638     75.9      3,761      5.8     15,494 
                                                                                                                                 
                      Women                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
       Total, 18 years and over..............    110,708      66,736     60.3     62,741     56.7      3,995      6.0     43,972 
          Veterans...........................      1,400         880     62.9        833     59.5         47      5.4        520 
            WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                       
              era............................        468         149     31.9        139     29.7         10      6.9        319 
            Other service periods............        932         731     78.5        694     74.5         37      5.0        201 
          Nonveterans........................    109,308      65,855     60.2     61,907     56.6      3,948      6.0     43,453 
                                                                                                                                 
                      White                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
       Total, 18 years and over..............    174,865     118,160     67.6    112,205     64.2      5,954      5.0     56,705 
          Veterans...........................     20,696      11,521     55.7     11,008     53.2        513      4.5      9,175 
            WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                       
              era............................     13,633       6,230     45.7      5,941     43.6        288      4.6      7,403 
            Other service periods............      7,062       5,291     74.9      5,066     71.7        224      4.2      1,772 
          Nonveterans........................    154,169     106,639     69.2    101,198     65.6      5,441      5.1     47,530 
                                                                                                                                 
            Black or African American                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                 
       Total, 18 years and over..............     24,458      16,318     66.7     14,568     59.6      1,750     10.7      8,141 
          Veterans...........................      2,278       1,480     65.0      1,409     61.8         72      4.8        798 
            WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                       
              era............................      1,114         524     47.0        489     43.9         35      6.6        590 
            Other service periods............      1,164         956     82.2        920     79.0         37      3.8        208 
          Nonveterans........................     22,180      14,838     66.9     13,159     59.3      1,679     11.3      7,343 
                                                                                                                                 
                      Asian                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
       Total, 18 years and over..............      9,016       6,088     67.5      5,729     63.5        359      5.9      2,928 
          Veterans...........................        225         131     58.5        130     57.7          2      1.3         93 
            WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                       
              era............................        134          51     38.1         51     37.9       -         -           83 
            Other service periods............         90          80     88.9         79     87.3          1      1.9         10 
          Nonveterans........................      8,792       5,957     67.8      5,600     63.7        357      6.0      2,835 
                                                                                                                                 
           Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Total, 18 years and over..............     26,270      18,392     70.0     17,052     64.9      1,340      7.3      7,879 
          Veterans...........................      1,078         700     64.9        654     60.7         45      6.5        379 
            WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam                                                                                       
              era............................        548         299     54.6        277     50.5         23      7.6        249 
            Other service periods............        530         400     75.5        378     71.2         22      5.6        130 
          Nonveterans........................     25,192      17,692     70.2     16,397     65.1      1,295      7.3      7,500 

        NOTE:  Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam
     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 since
     the end of the Vietnam era in May 1975.  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 2003, 
     not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                Civilian labor force                             
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                 Civilian                             Employed           Unemployed       Not in 
         Veteran status, period of               noninsti-             Percent                                            labor  
             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............     23,731      13,483     56.8     12,882     54.3        601      4.5     10,248 
             18 to 24 years..................        294         252     85.9        232     79.1         20      7.9         41 
             25 to 34 years..................      1,495       1,370     91.7      1,300     87.0         70      5.1        125 
             35 to 44 years..................      2,919       2,657     91.0      2,557     87.6        100      3.8        261 
             45 to 54 years..................      4,266       3,612     84.7      3,418     80.1        195      5.4        654 
             55 to 64 years..................      5,865       4,043     68.9      3,878     66.1        165      4.1      1,822 
             65 years and over...............      8,893       1,548     17.4      1,497     16.8         52      3.3      7,344 
                                                                                                                                 
       WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era (1)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 35 years and over............     15,158       6,953     45.9      6,630     43.7        323      4.7      8,204 
             35 to 44 years..................         25          20      (2)         17      (2)          3      (2)          5 
             45 to 54 years..................      2,864       2,403     83.9      2,265     79.1        138      5.8        461 
             55 to 64 years..................      4,806       3,430     71.4      3,284     68.3        146      4.3      1,377 
             65 years and over...............      7,462       1,100     14.7      1,064     14.3         36      3.3      6,361 
                                                                                                                                 
              Other service periods                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 18 years and over............      8,573       6,530     76.2      6,252     72.9        278      4.3      2,044 
             18 to 24 years..................        294         252     85.9        232     79.1         20      7.9         41 
             25 to 34 years..................      1,495       1,370     91.7      1,300     87.0         70      5.1        125 
             35 to 44 years..................      2,893       2,637     91.1      2,540     87.8         97      3.7        256 
             45 to 54 years..................      1,402       1,209     86.2      1,153     82.2         56      4.7        193 
             55 to 64 years..................      1,059         613     57.9        594     56.1         19      3.1        445 
             65 years and over...............      1,431         448     31.3        432     30.2         16      3.5        983 
                                                                                                                                 
                   NONVETERANS                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 18 years and over............    189,200     130,253     68.8    122,545     64.8      7,709      5.9     58,947 
             18 to 24 years..................     27,069      19,423     71.8     17,239     63.7      2,184     11.2      7,646 
             25 to 34 years..................     37,553      30,883     82.2     28,939     77.1      1,944      6.3      6,670 
             35 to 44 years..................     40,791      33,881     83.1     32,190     78.9      1,691      5.0      6,910 
             45 to 54 years..................     36,355      29,649     81.6     28,478     78.3      1,171      3.9      6,707 
             55 to 64 years..................     22,034      13,217     60.0     12,653     57.4        565      4.3      8,817 
             65 years and over...............     25,398       3,201     12.6      3,047     12.0        155      4.8     22,197 
                                                                                                                                 
                       MEN                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
                     VETERANS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 18 years and over............     22,331      12,603     56.4     12,049     54.0        554      4.4      9,728 
             18 to 24 years..................        227         199     87.6        179     78.8         20     10.0         28 
             25 to 34 years..................      1,296       1,205     92.9      1,148     88.6         56      4.7         91 
             35 to 44 years..................      2,553       2,346     91.9      2,257     88.4         89      3.8        206 
             45 to 54 years..................      3,923       3,342     85.2      3,161     80.6        180      5.4        581 
             55 to 64 years..................      5,732       3,988     69.6      3,828     66.8        159      4.0      1,744 
             65 years and over...............      8,600       1,524     17.7      1,475     17.1         49      3.2      7,077 
                                                                                                                                 
       WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era (1)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 35 years and over............     14,690       6,804     46.3      6,491     44.2        313      4.6      7,885 
             35 to 44 years..................         25          20      (2)         17      (2)          3      (2)          5 
             45 to 54 years..................      2,729       2,292     84.0      2,163     79.2        129      5.6        437 
             55 to 64 years..................      4,723       3,405     72.1      3,260     69.0        145      4.3      1,319 
             65 years and over...............      7,212       1,088     15.1      1,052     14.6         36      3.3      6,125 
                                                                                                                                 
              Other service periods                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 18 years and over............      7,641       5,799     75.9      5,558     72.7        241      4.2      1,843 
             18 to 24 years..................        227         199     87.6        179     78.8         20     10.0         28 
             25 to 34 years..................      1,296       1,205     92.9      1,148     88.6         56      4.7         91 
             35 to 44 years..................      2,528       2,326     92.0      2,240     88.6         86      3.7        202 
             45 to 54 years..................      1,194       1,050     87.9        999     83.7         51      4.9        144 
             55 to 64 years..................      1,009         583     57.8        568     56.3         14      2.5        426 
             65 years and over...............      1,388         436     31.4        423     30.5         13      2.9        952 
                                                                                                                                 
                   NONVETERANS                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 18 years and over............     79,892      64,398     80.6     60,638     75.9      3,761      5.8     15,494 
             18 to 24 years..................     13,450      10,032     74.6      8,935     66.4      1,097     10.9      3,418 
             25 to 34 years..................     18,065      16,563     91.7     15,512     85.9      1,051      6.3      1,502 
             35 to 44 years..................     18,894      17,437     92.3     16,607     87.9        830      4.8      1,457 
             45 to 54 years..................     15,906      14,039     88.3     13,532     85.1        507      3.6      1,867 
             55 to 64 years..................      7,657       5,187     67.7      4,968     64.9        218      4.2      2,470 
             65 years and over...............      5,920       1,139     19.2      1,083     18.3         57      5.0      4,781 
                                                                                                                                 
                      WOMEN                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
                     VETERANS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 18 years and over............      1,400         880     62.9        833     59.5         47      5.4        520 
             18 to 24 years..................         67          53      (2)         53      (2)       -         -           13 
             25 to 34 years..................        199         166     83.3        152     76.5         14      8.2         33 
             35 to 44 years..................        366         311     85.0        300     82.1         10      3.4         55 
             45 to 54 years..................        343         271     78.9        256     74.6         14      5.4         73 
             55 to 64 years..................        133          55     41.5         49     37.2          6      2           78 
             65 years and over...............        292          25      8.4         22      7.4          3      2          268 
                                                                                                                                 
       WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era (1)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 35 years and over............        468         149     31.9        139     29.7         10      6.9        319 
             35 to 44 years..................       -           -         -         -         -         -         -         -    
             45 to 54 years..................        135         111     82.4        102     75.6          9      8.2         24 
             55 to 64 years..................         83          25     29.8         24     28.5          1      (2)         58 
             65 years and over...............        250          13      5.1         13      5.1       -         -          237 
                                                                                                                                 
              Other service periods                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 18 years and over............        932         731     78.5        694     74.5         37      5.0        201 
             18 to 24 years..................         67          53      (2)         53      (2)       -         -           13 
             25 to 34 years..................        199         166     83.3        152     76.5         14      8.2         33 
             35 to 44 years..................        365         310     85.0        300     82.1         10      3.4         55 
             45 to 54 years..................        208         159     76.6        154     74.0          5      3.4         49 
             55 to 64 years..................         50          30      (2)         26      (2)          5      (2)         19 
             65 years and over...............         43          12      (2)          9      (2)          3      (2)         31 
                                                                                                                                 
                   NONVETERANS                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 18 years and over............    109,308      65,855     60.2     61,907     56.6      3,948      6.0     43,453 
             18 to 24 years..................     13,619       9,391     69.0      8,304     61.0      1,087     11.6      4,228 
             25 to 34 years..................     19,488      14,319     73.5     13,427     68.9        893      6.2      5,168 
             35 to 44 years..................     21,897      16,444     75.1     15,583     71.2        861      5.2      5,453 
             45 to 54 years..................     20,449      15,609     76.3     14,946     73.1        663      4.2      4,840 
             55 to 64 years..................     14,377       8,030     55.9      7,684     53.4        346      4.3      6,347 
             65 years and over...............     19,479       2,062     10.6      1,964     10.1         98      4.8     17,416 

       1 Because of the aging of the population, there are no longer any veterans of these eras under 35 years of age.
       2 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.
       NOTE:  Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam
     era, 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 since
     the end of the Vietnam era in May 1975.  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 2003,
     not seasonally adjusted

     (Percent distribution)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Veterans                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                            Occupation                                                                             Nonveterans   
                                                                               WW II, Korean         Other                        
                                                                   Total         War, and           service                       
                                                                                Vietnam era         periods                       
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                               TOTAL                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  
            Total, 18 years and over (thousands)..............     12,882           6,630             6,252           122,545     
            Percent...........................................      100.0           100.0             100.0             100.0     
                                                                                                                                  
        Management, professional, and related occupations.....       35.1            36.7              33.5              34.7     
          Management, business, and financial operations                                                                          
            occupations.......................................       18.4            20.6              16.0              14.2     
          Professional and related occupations................       16.8            16.0              17.5              20.5     
        Service occupations...................................       11.2             9.5              13.0              16.3     
        Sales and office occupations..........................       18.5            17.5              19.5              26.2     
          Sales and related occupations.......................       10.6            10.7              10.4              11.4     
          Office and administrative support occupations.......        7.9             6.8               9.1              14.8     
        Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                          
          occupations.........................................       16.1            16.4              15.7              10.3     
          Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations..........         .5              .5                .4                .9     
          Construction and extraction occupations.............        8.0             8.4               7.6               6.1     
          Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations...        7.6             7.5               7.7               3.3     
        Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                           
          occupations.........................................       19.1            19.9              18.2              12.5     
          Production occupations..............................        8.8             9.3               8.4               7.0     
          Transportation and material moving occupations......       10.3            10.6               9.8               5.5     
                                                                                                                                  
                                Men                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                  
            Total, 18 years and over (thousands)..............     12,049           6,491             5,558            60,638     
            Percent...........................................      100.0           100.0             100.0             100.0     
                                                                                                                                  
        Management, professional, and related occupations.....       34.6            36.6              32.2              31.9     
          Management, business, and financial operations                                                                          
            occupations.......................................       18.6            20.7              16.1              15.4     
          Professional and related occupations................       16.0            15.8              16.2              16.6     
        Service occupations...................................       10.8             9.3              12.6              12.8     
        Sales and office occupations..........................       17.4            17.1              17.8              17.1     
          Sales and related occupations.......................       10.7            10.8              10.5              10.9     
          Office and administrative support occupations.......        6.7             6.3               7.3               6.2     
        Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                          
          occupations.........................................       17.1            16.7              17.5              19.8     
          Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations..........         .5              .5                .5               1.4     
          Construction and extraction occupations.............        8.4             8.5               8.3              12.0     
          Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations...        8.1             7.7               8.7               6.4     
        Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                           
          occupations.........................................       20.1            20.2              20.0              18.3     
          Production occupations..............................        9.3             9.4               9.2               9.2     
          Transportation and material moving occupations......       10.8            10.8              10.8               9.2     
                                                                                                                                  
                               Women                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  
            Total, 18 years and over (thousands)..............        833             139               694            61,907     
            Percent...........................................      100.0           100.0             100.0             100.0     
                                                                                                                                  
        Management, professional, and related occupations.....       43.2            42.3              43.3              37.4     
          Management, business, and financial operations                                                                          
            occupations.......................................       15.3            16.3              15.1              13.1     
          Professional and related occupations................       27.8            26.1              28.2              24.3     
        Service occupations...................................       16.3            14.7              16.7              19.6     
        Sales and office occupations..........................       34.2            36.6              33.7              35.1     
          Sales and related occupations.......................        9.3             4.3              10.3              11.8     
          Office and administrative support occupations.......       24.9            32.3              23.4              23.2     
        Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                          
          occupations.........................................        2.0             1.5               2.1               1.1     
          Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations..........       -               -                 -                   .4     
          Construction and extraction occupations.............        1.8             0.5               2.0                .4     
          Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations...         .2              .9              -                   .3     
        Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                           
          occupations.........................................        4.4             4.9               4.3               6.8     
          Production occupations..............................        2.2             1.9               2.2               4.9     
          Transportation and material moving occupations......        2.2             3.0               2.1               1.9     

       NOTE:  Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam 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 since
     the end of the Vietnam era in May 1975.  More detailed information appears in the Technical Note of this release. 
     Occupations reflect the introduction of 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 2003, not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                Civilian labor force                             
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                 Civilian                             Employed           Unemployed       Not in 
                                                 noninsti-             Percent                                            labor  
            Period of service, presence          tutional                 of                                              force  
              of disability, reported           population    Total    popula-             Percent             Percent           
             disability rating, and sex                                  tion     Total       of      Total       of             
                                                                                           popula-              labor            
                                                                                             tion               force            
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                      TOTAL                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
                     VETERANS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
         With service-connected disability...     2,168         988      45.5       941      43.4        47       4.8     1,181  
              Less than 30 percent disability                                                                                    
                rating.......................       976         533      54.6       509      52.1        25       4.6       442  
              30 to 50 percent disability                                                                                        
                rating.......................       508         269      52.9       260      51.1         9       3.4       239  
              60 percent or higher disability                                                                                    
                rating.......................       459          97      21.1        90      19.6         7       7.1       362  
              Disability rating not                                                                                              
                reported.....................       226          89      39.4        82      36.5         7       7.4       137  
         Without service-connected                                                                                               
           disability........................    18,175      10,374      57.1     9,901      54.5       473       4.6     7,802  
         Presence of disability not                                                                                              
           reported..........................     3,387       2,122      62.6     2,041      60.2        81       3.8     1,265  
                                                                                                                                 
        WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
         With service-connected disability...     1,521         500      32.9       482      31.7        18       3.5     1,021  
              Less than 30 percent disability                                                                                    
                rating.......................       630         242      38.5       233      36.9        10       4.0       388  
              30 to 50 percent disability                                                                                        
                rating.......................       351         144      41.0       144      41.0       -         -         207  
              60 percent or higher disability                                                                                    
                rating.......................       367          62      17.0        58      15.9         4       (1)       304  
              Disability rating not                                                                                              
                reported.....................       172          51      29.6        47      27.5         4       (1)       121  
         Without service-connected                                                                                               
           disability........................    11,633       5,398      46.4     5,129      44.1       269       5.0     6,236  
         Presence of disability not                                                                                              
           reported..........................     2,004       1,056      52.7     1,019      50.9        37       3.5       948  
                                                                                                                                 
              Other service periods                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
         With service-connected disability...       648         488      75.3       458      70.7        30       6.1       160  
              Less than 30 percent disability                                                                                    
                rating.......................       346         291      84.1       276      79.8        15       5.1        55  
              30 to 50 percent disability                                                                                        
                rating.......................       157         125      79.4       116      73.7         9       7.2        32  
              60 percent or higher disability                                                                                    
                rating.......................        92          34      37.2        31      34.3         3       (1)        58  
              Disability rating not                                                                                              
                reported.....................        53          38       (1)        35       (1)         3       (1)        15  
         Without service-connected                                                                                               
           disability........................     6,542       4,976      76.1     4,772      72.9       204       4.1     1,566  
         Presence of disability not                                                                                              
           reported..........................     1,383       1,066      77.1     1,022      73.9        44       4.2       317  
                                                                                                                                 
                       Men                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
                     VETERANS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
         With service-connected disability...     2,009         899      44.7       862      42.9        37       4.1     1,110  
              Less than 30 percent disability                                                                                    
                rating.......................       915         491      53.6       471      51.5        20       4.0       424  
              30 to 50 percent disability                                                                                        
                rating.......................       458         236      51.4       230      50.1         6       2.6       222  
              60 percent or higher disability                                                                                    
                rating.......................       414          87      21.0        82      19.9         5       5.4       327  
              Disability rating not                                                                                              
                reported.....................       222          86      38.6        79      35.6         7       7.7       137  
         Without service-connected                                                                                               
           disability........................    17,154       9,739      56.8     9,290      54.2       449       4.6     7,416  
         Presence of disability not                                                                                              
           reported..........................     3,168       1,965      62.0     1,897      59.9        68       3.5     1,203  
                                                                                                                                 
        WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
         With service-connected disability...     1,479         490      33.2       473      32.0        17       3.5       988  
              Less than 30 percent disability                                                                                    
                rating.......................       623         242      38.9       233      37.4         9       3.9       380  
              30 to 50 percent disability                                                                                        
                rating.......................       336         137      40.6       137      40.6       -         -         200  
              60 percent or higher disability                                                                                    
                rating.......................       347          60      17.4        56      16.2         4       (1)       287  
              Disability rating not                                                                                              
                reported.....................       172          51      29.6        47      27.5         4       (1)       121  
         Without service-connected                                                                                               
           disability........................    11,249       5,272      46.9     5,012      44.6       260       4.9     5,977  
         Presence of disability not                                                                                              
           reported..........................     1,962       1,042      53.1     1,006      51.3        36       3.5       920  
                                                                                                                                 
              Other service periods                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
         With service-connected disability...       530         409      77.0       389      73.3        20       4.8       122  
              Less than 30 percent disability                                                                                    
                rating.......................       293         249      85.0       238      81.5        10       4.1        44  
              30 to 50 percent disability                                                                                        
                rating.......................       122          99      81.4        93      76.4         6       6.1        23  
              60 percent or higher disability                                                                                    
                rating.......................        66          26       (1)        26       (1)         1       (1)        40  
              Disability rating not                                                                                              
                reported.....................        50          35       (1)        32       (1)         3       (1)        15  
         Without service-connected                                                                                               
           disability........................     5,905       4,467      75.6     4,278      72.4       189       4.2     1,438  
         Presence of disability not                                                                                              
           reported..........................     1,206         923      76.5       891      73.9        32       3.5       283  
                                                                                                                                 
                      Women                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
                     VETERANS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
         With service-connected disability...       159          89      55.7        79      49.4        10      11.4        71  
         Without service-connected                                                                                               
           disability........................     1,021         635      62.2       611      59.8        24       3.8       386  
         Presence of disability not                                                                                              
           reported..........................       220         157      71.5       144      65.5        13       8.3        63  
                                                                                                                                 
        WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
         With service-connected disability...        42          10       (1)         9       (1)       -         -          32  
         Without service-connected                                                                                               
           disability........................       384         126      32.8       117      30.4         9       7.3       258  
         Presence of disability not                                                                                              
           reported..........................        42          13       (1)        13       (1)         1       (1)        28  
                                                                                                                                 
              Other service periods                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
         With service-connected disability...       117          79      67.3        69      59.0        10      12.4        38  
         Without service-connected                                                                                               
           disability........................       637         509      79.9       494      77.6        15       2.9       128  
         Presence of disability not                                                                                              
           reported..........................       178         143      80.7       131      73.7        12       8.6        34  

       1 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.
       NOTE:  Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam
     era, 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 since
     the end of the Vietnam era in May 1975.  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 2003, 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).............................   12,882      100.0      2.1     97.9      71.7     17.3     6.4     10.9       9.0  
           With service-connected                                                                                                        
             disability......................      941      100.0      1.5     98.5      62.7     29.8    15.9     13.9       6.0  
           Without service-connected                                                                                                      
             disability......................    9,901      100.0      2.3     97.7      71.9     16.6     5.7     10.9       9.2  
                                                                                                                                           
       WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era(1).    6,630      100.0      2.8     97.2      68.9     17.1     6.6     10.6      11.3  
             With service-connected                                                                                                        
               disability....................      482      100.0      1.7     98.3      58.6     31.7    16.6     15.1       8.0  
             Without service-connected                                                                                                       
               disability....................    5,129      100.0      3.2     96.8      69.1     16.4     5.8     10.6      11.3  
                                                                                                                                           
       Other service periods(1)..............    6,252      100.0      1.4     98.6      74.6     17.5     6.2     11.3       6.5  
             With service-connected                                                                                                        
               disability....................      458      100.0      1.3     98.7      67.0     27.8    15.1     12.7       3.8  
             Without service-connected                                                                                                     
               disability....................    4,772      100.0      1.4     98.6      75.0     16.7     5.5     11.3       6.9  
                                                                                                                                           
     Nonveterans.............................  122,545      100.0      1.8     98.2      77.5     13.7     2.0     11.7       6.9  

       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, 
     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 since 
     the end of the Vietnam era in May 1975.  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 2003, 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...............    10,881        3,755        34.5       3,577        32.9        178          4.7       7,126   
       1971 to 1980................     3,380        2,577        76.3       2,435        72.0        142          5.5         803   
       1981 to 1990................     2,244        1,925        85.8       1,861        82.9         65          3.4         318   
       1991 to 2000................     2,239        2,031        90.7       1,935        86.5         96          4.7         207   
       2001 to 2003................       445          394        88.5         367        82.4         27          6.9          51   
       Year not available..........     4,543        2,800        61.6       2,707        59.6         93          3.3       1,742   
                                                                                                                                     
                  Men                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                     
       Prior to 1971...............    10,569        3,703        35.0       3,528        33.4        175          4.7       6,866   
       1971 to 1980................     3,208        2,443        76.2       2,310        72.0        133          5.5         765   
       1981 to 1990................     1,954        1,699        87.0       1,645        84.2         54          3.2         255   
       1991 to 2000................     1,975        1,809        91.6       1,724        87.3         86          4.7         165   
       2001 to 2003................       387          347        89.5         320        82.6         27          7.7          41   
       Year not available..........     4,238        2,602        61.4       2,522        59.5         80          3.1       1,636   
                                                                                                                                     
                 Women                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                     
       Prior to 1971...............       312           52        16.6          49        15.7          3          (1)         260   
       1971 to 1980................       172          134        78.1         125        72.8          9          6.9          38   
       1981 to 1990................       290          226        78.1         215        74.2         11          5.0          64   
       1991 to 2000................       264          222        84.0         211        80.1         10          4.7          42   
       2001 to 2003................        58           47         (1)          47         (1)         -           -            10   
       Year not available..........       305          199        65.3         186        61.0         13          6.6         106   
                                                                                                                                     
                 White                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                     
       Prior to 1971...............    10,065        3,486        34.6       3,321        33.0        165          4.7       6,580   
       1971 to 1980................     2,970        2,306        77.6       2,177        73.3        129          5.6         664   
       1981 to 1990................     1,796        1,551        86.3       1,502        83.6         49          3.1         245   
       1991 to 2000................     1,828        1,653        90.5       1,572        86.0         81          4.9         174   
       2001 to 2003................       366          319        87.2         293        80.0         26          8.2          47   
       Year not available..........     3,670        2,205        60.1       2,142        58.4         63          2.9       1,465   
                                                                                                                                     
       Black or African American                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
       Prior to 1971...............       559          175        31.3         163        29.1         12          7.1         384   
       1971 to 1980................       293          191        65.2         178        60.6         14          7.1         102   
       1981 to 1990................       348          293        84.4         278        80.0         15          5.2          54   
       1991 to 2000................       319          291        91.4         287        90.2          4          1.3          27   
       2001 to 2003................        55           52         (1)          51         (1)          1          (1)           3   
       Year not available..........       705          477        67.8         452        64.1         25          5.3         227   
                                                                                                                                     
      Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                     
       Prior to 1971...............       332          106        31.8          91        27.4         15         14.0         227   
       1971 to 1980................       161          139        86.0         131        81.0          8          5.7          23   
       1981 to 1990................       124          108        87.3         105        84.5          3          3.2          16   
       1991 to 2000................       150          137        91.0         133        88.1          4          3.2          14   
       2001 to 2003................        40           29         (1)          20         (1)          9          (1)          11   
       Year not available..........       270          181        66.9         175        64.7          6          3.2          89   

       1 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.
       NOTE:  Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era,
     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 since the end of
     the Vietnam era in May 1975.  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 2003, not seasonally adjusted

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                            Civilian labor force                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Civilian                                                                      
            Year of discharge, presence        noninsti-                          Employed           Unemployed       Not in 
            of disability, and reported        tutional            Percent                                            labor  
                 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.....   1,186       306      25.8       286      24.1        19       6.3       881  
            Less than 30 percent disability                                                                                  
              rating.........................     499       145      29.2       137      27.5         9       5.9       353  
            30 to 50 percent disability                                                                                      
              rating.........................     257        80      31.0        77      29.9         3       3.7       177  
            60 percent or higher disability                                                                                  
              rating.........................     271        41      15.0        36      13.5         4       (1)       230  
            Disability rating not reported...     160        40      24.8        36      22.5         4       (1)       120  
       Without service-connected                                                                                             
         disability..........................  11,779     5,036      42.8     4,794      40.7       242       4.8     6,743  
                                                                                                                             
                   1976 to 1990                                                                                              
                                                                                                                             
       With service-connected disability.....     418       234      55.9       227      54.4         6       2.7       184  
            Less than 30 percent disability                                                                                  
              rating.........................     223       161      72.1       155      69.7         5       3.3        62  
            30 to 50 percent disability                                                                                      
              rating.........................      97        52      53.8        52      53.8       -         -          45  
            60 percent or higher disability                                                                                  
              rating.........................      89        14      15.9        14      15.9       -         -          75  
            Disability rating not reported...      10         7       (1)         6       (1)         1       (1)         3  
       Without service-connected                                                                                             
         disability..........................   3,059     2,648      86.5     2,533      82.8       115       4.3       412  
                                                                                                                             
                   1991 to 2000                                                                                              
                                                                                                                             
       With service-connected disability.....     407       340      83.6       325      79.9        15       4.4        67  
            Less than 30 percent disability                                                                                  
              rating.........................     212       195      92.0       185      86.9        11       5.5        17  
            30 to 50 percent disability                                                                                      
              rating.........................     106        98      92.0        95      89.9         2       2.2         9  
            60 percent or higher disability                                                                                  
              rating.........................      62        25       (1)        23       (1)         2       (1)        36  
            Disability rating not reported...      27        22       (1)        22       (1)       -         -           5  
       Without service-connected                                                                                             
         disability..........................   1,816     1,676      92.3     1,598      88.0        78       4.7       140  
                                                                                                                             
                   2001 to 2003                                                                                              
                                                                                                                             
       With service-connected disability.....      92        77      84.0        71      77.0         6       8.3        15  
            Less than 30 percent disability                                                                                  
              rating.........................      31        27       (1)        27       (1)       -         -           4  
            30 to 50 percent disability                                                                                      
              rating.........................      41        36       (1)        33       (1)         4       (1)         5  
            60 percent or higher disability                                                                                  
              rating.........................      13         8       (1)         7       (1)         1       (1)         6  
            Disability rating not reported...       6         5       (1)         3       (1)         2       (1)         1  
       Without service-connected                                                                                             
         disability..........................     352       316      89.6       295      83.8        21       6.6        36  

       1 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.
       NOTE:  Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the
     Vietnam era, 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 since the end of the Vietnam era in May 1975.  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.