Employment Situation of Veterans Summary Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, 2011-2012 annual averages

Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, 2011-2012 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status and period of service 2011 2012
Total Men Women Total Men Women

TOTAL VETERANS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 21,613 19,812 1,801 21,183 19,368 1,815

Civilian labor force

 11,320 10,204 1,116 11,006 9,884 1,122

Participation rate

 52.4 51.5 62.0 52.0 51.0 61.8

Employed

 10,375 9,360 1,015 10,233 9,204 1,029

Employment-population ratio

 48.0 47.2 56.3 48.3 47.5 56.7

Unemployed

 945 844 101 773 680 93

Unemployment rate

 8.3 8.3 9.1 7.0 6.9 8.3

Not in labor force

 10,293 9,608 685 10,177 9,484 693

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,387 1,982 405 2,566 2,136 431

Civilian labor force

 1,937 1,656 281 2,071 1,774 297

Participation rate

 81.2 83.5 69.5 80.7 83.1 68.9

Employed

 1,704 1,457 246 1,866 1,606 259

Employment-population ratio

 71.4 73.5 60.9 72.7 75.2 60.2

Unemployed

 234 199 35 205 168 37

Unemployment rate

 12.1 12.0 12.4 9.9 9.5 12.5

Not in labor force

 450 327 123 496 362 134

NONVETERANS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 209,278 92,019 117,259 213,211 93,425 119,785

Civilian labor force

 140,424 70,854 69,570 142,017 71,493 70,524

Participation rate

 67.1 77.0 59.3 66.6 76.5 58.9

Employed

 128,140 64,280 63,859 130,817 65,692 65,125

Employment-population ratio

 61.2 69.9 54.5 61.4 70.3 54.4

Unemployed

 12,284 6,573 5,710 11,200 5,801 5,399

Unemployment rate

 8.7 9.3 8.2 7.9 8.1 7.7

Not in labor force

 68,854 21,166 47,689 71,194 21,933 49,261

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. Gulf War-era II veterans served on active duty anywhere in the world sometime since September 2001. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Last Modified Date: March 20, 2013