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
Oct.
2016		 Oct.
2017		 Oct.
2016		 Oct.
2017		 Oct.
2016		 Oct.
2017

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 20,808 20,493 18,789 18,457 2,019 2,036

Civilian labor force

 10,678 10,184 9,362 8,958 1,316 1,227

Participation rate

 51.3 49.7 49.8 48.5 65.2 60.2

Employed

 10,218 9,906 8,976 8,705 1,242 1,201

Employment-population ratio

 49.1 48.3 47.8 47.2 61.5 59.0

Unemployed

 460 278 387 253 74 26

Unemployment rate

 4.3 2.7 4.1 2.8 5.6 2.1

Not in labor force

 10,130 10,309 9,427 9,499 703 809

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 3,932 4,161 3,258 3,421 674 740

Civilian labor force

 3,258 3,316 2,730 2,816 528 500

Participation rate

 82.9 79.7 83.8 82.3 78.3 67.5

Employed

 3,105 3,196 2,601 2,713 504 483

Employment-population ratio

 79.0 76.8 79.8 79.3 74.7 65.3

Unemployed

 153 120 130 104 24 16

Unemployment rate

 4.7 3.6 4.7 3.7 4.5 3.3

Not in labor force

 674 845 527 605 147 241

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 3,381 3,365 2,847 2,863 534 502

Civilian labor force

 2,701 2,618 2,290 2,253 411 365

Participation rate

 79.9 77.8 80.4 78.7 77.1 72.7

Employed

 2,603 2,570 2,217 2,214 386 356

Employment-population ratio

 77.0 76.4 77.9 77.3 72.3 70.9

Unemployed

 98 49 73 40 25 9

Unemployment rate

 3.6 1.9 3.2 1.8 6.1 2.5

Not in labor force

 680 746 557 610 122 137

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

Civilian noninstitutional population

 8,373 7,964 8,073 7,676 300 288

Civilian labor force

 2,089 1,779 2,005 1,708 85 71

Participation rate

 25.0 22.3 24.8 22.3 28.2 24.6

Employed

 1,998 1,730 1,921 1,659 77 71

Employment-population ratio

 23.9 21.7 23.8 21.6 25.7 24.6

Unemployed

 91 50 84 50 8 0

Unemployment rate

 4.4 2.8 4.2 2.9 8.9 -

Not in labor force

 6,284 6,185 6,068 5,968 215 217

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

 5,122 5,003 4,611 4,497 511 506

Civilian labor force

 2,629 2,471 2,337 2,179 292 291

Participation rate

 51.3 49.4 50.7 48.5 57.2 57.5

Employed

 2,512 2,411 2,237 2,120 275 291

Employment-population ratio

 49.0 48.2 48.5 47.2 53.8 57.5

Unemployed

 117 60 100 59 17 0

Unemployment rate

 4.5 2.4 4.3 2.7 5.9 0.1

Not in labor force

 2,493 2,532 2,274 2,318 219 215

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 224,455 225,807 99,594 100,389 124,862 125,418

Civilian labor force

 147,077 148,074 74,701 75,253 72,376 72,821

Participation rate

 65.5 65.6 75.0 75.0 58.0 58.1

Employed

 140,458 142,414 71,247 72,312 69,211 70,101

Employment-population ratio

 62.6 63.1 71.5 72.0 55.4 55.9

Unemployed

 6,619 5,660 3,454 2,941 3,165 2,719

Unemployment rate

 4.5 3.8 4.6 3.9 4.4 3.7

Not in labor force

 77,379 77,734 24,893 25,136 52,486 52,598

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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

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