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

Table 2B. Employment status of men 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

VETERANS, MEN

Total, 18 years and over

 19,368 9,884 51.0 9,204 47.5 680 6.9 9,484

18 to 24 years

 250 193 77.3 154 61.9 39 20.0 57

25 to 34 years

 1,321 1,116 84.5 1,009 76.4 107 9.6 204

35 to 44 years

 1,896 1,715 90.5 1,616 85.2 99 5.8 181

45 to 54 years

 3,016 2,534 84.0 2,373 78.7 161 6.3 481

55 to 64 years

 4,224 2,519 59.6 2,357 55.8 163 6.5 1,704

65 years and over

 8,662 1,806 20.9 1,695 19.6 111 6.2 6,856

Gulf War era, total

Total, 18 years and over

 4,703 3,958 84.2 3,669 78.0 289 7.3 745

18 to 24 years

 250 193 77.3 154 61.9 39 20.0 57

25 to 34 years

 1,321 1,116 84.5 1,009 76.4 107 9.6 204

35 to 44 years

 1,595 1,446 90.7 1,366 85.7 80 5.5 149

45 to 54 years

 978 843 86.3 802 82.0 42 5.0 134

55 to 64 years

 436 318 72.9 300 68.9 18 5.5 118

65 years and over

 124 41 33.5 37 30.3 4 9.5 82

Gulf War era II

Total, 18 years and over

 2,136 1,774 83.1 1,606 75.2 168 9.5 362

18 to 24 years

 250 193 77.3 154 61.9 39 20.0 57

25 to 34 years

 1,034 868 83.9 778 75.2 90 10.4 166

35 to 44 years

 381 334 87.6 317 83.2 17 5.0 47

45 to 54 years

 323 283 87.6 267 82.7 16 5.6 40

55 to 64 years

 124 88 71.0 83 66.6 6 6.2 36

65 years and over

 24 9 - 8 - 1 - 16

Gulf War era I

Total, 25 years and over

 2,567 2,184 85.1 2,063 80.4 121 5.6 383

25 to 34 years

 286 248 86.7 231 80.7 17 7.0 38

35 to 44 years

 1,214 1,112 91.6 1,049 86.4 63 5.7 102

45 to 54 years

 655 561 85.6 535 81.6 26 4.6 94

55 to 64 years

 312 230 73.7 218 69.8 12 5.2 82

65 years and over

 99 33 32.9 30 29.9 3 - 67

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total, 55 years and over

 9,554 3,063 32.1 2,866 30.0 197 6.4 6,491

55 to 64 years

 3,076 1,695 55.1 1,584 51.5 111 6.6 1,380

65 years and over

 6,478 1,367 21.1 1,282 19.8 86 6.3 5,111

Other service periods

Total, 35 years and over

 5,112 2,863 56.0 2,669 52.2 194 6.8 2,248

35 to 44 years

 301 269 89.4 250 82.9 20 7.3 32

45 to 54 years

 2,038 1,691 83.0 1,572 77.1 119 7.0 347

55 to 64 years

 712 506 71.0 472 66.3 34 6.7 206

65 years and over

 2,060 397 19.3 376 18.2 22 5.5 1,663

NONVETERANS, MEN

Total, 18 years and over

 93,425 71,493 76.5 65,692 70.3 5,801 8.1 21,933

18 to 24 years

 14,746 9,907 67.2 8,287 56.2 1,620 16.4 4,839

25 to 34 years

 18,884 16,966 89.8 15,598 82.6 1,369 8.1 1,918

35 to 44 years

 17,519 15,892 90.7 14,867 84.9 1,025 6.4 1,627

45 to 54 years

 18,325 15,830 86.4 14,847 81.0 982 6.2 2,495

55 to 64 years

 14,195 10,363 73.0 9,711 68.4 652 6.3 3,832

65 years and over

 9,756 2,534 26.0 2,382 24.4 152 6.0 7,222

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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