Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War-era II veterans 18 years and over by location of service, August 2012, not seasonally adjusted
Table 9. Employment status of Gulf War-era II veterans 18 years and over by location of service, August 2012, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Civilian Employed Unemployed Not in
Period of service and location noninsti- labor
tutional Percent force
population Total of Percent Percent
population Total of Total of
population labor
force
Gulf War era II
Total .......................................... 2,571 2,081 81.0 1,854 72.1 227 10.9 490
Served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both (1) ......... 899 736 81.9 655 72.9 80 10.9 163
Served elsewhere ................................. 1,299 1,055 81.2 935 72.0 120 11.3 244
Location of service not reported ................. 373 291 77.9 264 70.7 27 9.2 83
1 Refers to veterans who served in Iraq at anytime since March 2003 and veterans who served in Afghanistan at anytime since October
2001. Also includes veterans who served in both countries.
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 anywhere in the world at any time since September 2001.