Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted

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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Total Men Women
Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2013

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 21,347 21,534 19,538 19,320 1,809 2,214

Civilian labor force

 10,914 11,032 9,784 9,638 1,131 1,394

Participation rate

 51.1 51.2 50.1 49.9 62.5 63.0

Employed

 10,100 10,188 9,076 8,918 1,024 1,271

Employment-population ratio

 47.3 47.3 46.5 46.2 56.6 57.4

Unemployed

 815 844 708 721 107 123

Unemployment rate

 7.5 7.6 7.2 7.5 9.4 8.8

Not in labor force

 10,433 10,502 9,754 9,682 678 820

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,436 2,659 2,033 2,113 403 546

Civilian labor force

 1,955 2,153 1,665 1,768 290 385

Participation rate

 80.2 81.0 81.9 83.7 72.0 70.4

Employed

 1,777 1,900 1,537 1,582 240 319

Employment-population ratio

 72.9 71.5 75.6 74.9 59.6 58.4

Unemployed

 178 252 128 186 50 66

Unemployment rate

 9.1 11.7 7.7 10.5 17.3 17.1

Not in labor force

 481 506 369 345 113 161

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 3,048 3,195 2,540 2,609 509 586

Civilian labor force

 2,550 2,664 2,158 2,222 391 443

Participation rate

 83.6 83.4 85.0 85.1 76.9 75.5

Employed

 2,386 2,513 2,031 2,096 355 417

Employment-population ratio

 78.3 78.6 80.0 80.3 69.8 71.2

Unemployed

 164 152 128 126 36 26

Unemployment rate

 6.4 5.7 5.9 5.7 9.2 5.8

Not in labor force

 498 531 381 388 117 143

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

Civilian noninstitutional population

 10,079 10,039 9,759 9,662 319 377

Civilian labor force

 3,156 3,076 3,053 2,956 103 120

Participation rate

 31.3 30.6 31.3 30.6 32.3 31.9

Employed

 2,928 2,834 2,828 2,722 100 111

Employment-population ratio

 29.0 28.2 29.0 28.2 31.2 29.6

Unemployed

 229 242 225 233 4 9

Unemployment rate

 7.2 7.9 7.4 7.9 3.4 7.4

Not in labor force

 6,922 6,963 6,706 6,706 216 257

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

 5,784 5,641 5,206 4,936 578 705

Civilian labor force

 3,253 3,139 2,907 2,693 346 446

Participation rate

 56.2 55.7 55.9 54.6 59.8 63.3

Employed

 3,009 2,942 2,680 2,518 329 424

Employment-population ratio

 52.0 52.1 51.5 51.0 56.9 60.1

Unemployed

 244 198 227 175 17 23

Unemployment rate

 7.5 6.3 7.8 6.5 4.8 5.1

Not in labor force

 2,531 2,502 2,298 2,243 233 259

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 212,092 214,154 92,726 94,148 119,365 120,006

Civilian labor force

 140,958 141,994 70,742 71,776 70,217 70,218

Participation rate

 66.5 66.3 76.3 76.2 58.8 58.5

Employed

 128,685 130,156 64,173 65,340 64,512 64,817

Employment-population ratio

 60.7 60.8 69.2 69.4 54.0 54.0

Unemployed

 12,274 11,837 6,569 6,436 5,705 5,401

Unemployment rate

 8.7 8.3 9.3 9.0 8.1 7.7

Not in labor force

 71,133 72,160 21,985 22,372 49,149 49,788

NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Beginning with data for January 2013, estimates for veterans incorporate population controls derived from the updated Department of Veterans Affairs' population model.

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Last Modified Date: February 01, 2013