Table 2A. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2012 annual averages

Table 2A. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2012 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and period of service Civilian
noninsti-
tutional
population		 Civilian labor force Not in
labor
force
Total Percent
of
population		 Employed Unemployed
Total Percent of
population		 Total Percent of
labor force

TOTAL VETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

 21,183 11,006 52.0 10,233 48.3 773 7.0 10,177

18 to 24 years

 301 225 74.7 179 59.5 46 20.4 76

25 to 34 years

 1,585 1,298 81.8 1,169 73.8 128 9.9 288

35 to 44 years

 2,267 2,008 88.6 1,892 83.5 116 5.8 259

45 to 54 years

 3,516 2,900 82.5 2,705 76.9 195 6.7 616

55 to 64 years

 4,565 2,728 59.8 2,553 55.9 175 6.4 1,837

65 years and over

 8,948 1,847 20.6 1,734 19.4 113 6.1 7,101

Gulf War era, total

Total, 18 years and over

 5,615 4,618 82.3 4,263 75.9 355 7.7 997

18 to 24 years

 301 225 74.7 179 59.5 46 20.4 76

25 to 34 years

 1,585 1,298 81.8 1,169 73.8 128 9.9 288

35 to 44 years

 1,916 1,699 88.7 1,603 83.7 96 5.6 217

45 to 54 years

 1,159 981 84.6 923 79.6 59 6.0 178

55 to 64 years

 517 369 71.4 348 67.3 21 5.8 148

65 years and over

 136 46 34.0 41 30.2 5 11.1 90

Gulf War era II

Total, 18 years and over

 2,566 2,071 80.7 1,866 72.7 205 9.9 496

18 to 24 years

 301 225 74.7 179 59.5 46 20.4 76

25 to 34 years

 1,234 997 80.8 891 72.2 106 10.6 237

35 to 44 years

 467 397 85.0 377 80.7 20 5.0 70

45 to 54 years

 387 334 86.4 309 79.8 26 7.7 52

55 to 64 years

 150 107 71.0 101 66.9 6 5.8 44

65 years and over

 26 10 - 9 - 1 - 16

Gulf War era I

Total, 25 years and over

 3,049 2,548 83.6 2,398 78.6 150 5.9 501

25 to 34 years

 351 301 85.6 279 79.3 22 7.4 50

35 to 44 years

 1,449 1,302 89.8 1,226 84.6 76 5.8 147

45 to 54 years

 772 647 83.8 614 79.5 33 5.1 126

55 to 64 years

 367 263 71.6 247 67.4 15 5.8 104

65 years and over

 110 36 32.8 32 29.0 4 11.6 74

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total, 55 years and over

 9,872 3,165 32.1 2,964 30.0 201 6.4 6,707

55 to 64 years

 3,220 1,777 55.2 1,662 51.6 115 6.5 1,443

65 years and over

 6,652 1,388 20.9 1,302 19.6 86 6.2 5,264

Other service periods

Total, 35 years and over

 5,696 3,222 56.6 3,006 52.8 217 6.7 2,473

35 to 44 years

 351 309 88.1 289 82.3 20 6.6 42

45 to 54 years

 2,357 1,919 81.4 1,783 75.6 136 7.1 438

55 to 64 years

 828 582 70.3 543 65.7 38 6.6 246

65 years and over

 2,160 413 19.1 391 18.1 22 5.3 1,747

TOTAL NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

 213,211 142,017 66.6 130,817 61.4 11,200 7.9 71,194

18 to 24 years

 29,591 19,107 64.6 16,236 54.9 2,871 15.0 10,484

25 to 34 years

 39,389 32,167 81.7 29,531 75.0 2,636 8.2 7,222

35 to 44 years

 37,375 30,726 82.2 28,684 76.7 2,042 6.6 6,649

45 to 54 years

 40,183 32,156 80.0 30,168 75.1 1,988 6.2 8,027

55 to 64 years

 33,755 21,984 65.1 20,686 61.3 1,298 5.9 11,771

65 years and over

 32,917 5,876 17.8 5,511 16.7 365 6.2 27,041

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans are counted in only one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent one. Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period are classified in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

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Last Modified Date: March 20, 2013