Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity, 2007 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Civilian
Veteran status, period of service, noninsti- Employed Unemployed Not in
sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino tutional Percent labor
ethnicity population Total of force
population Percent Percent
Total of Total of
population labor force
TOTAL
Total, 18 years and over................ 222,645 150,354 67.5 143,761 64.6 6,593 4.4 72,292
Veterans............................... 22,633 12,502 55.2 12,029 53.2 473 3.8 10,130
Gulf War era, total................... 4,330 3,818 88.2 3,651 84.3 167 4.4 511
Gulf War era I....................... 2,877 2,561 89.0 2,471 85.9 90 3.5 316
Gulf War era II...................... 1,453 1,257 86.5 1,180 81.2 77 6.1 196
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 12,262 4,941 40.3 4,772 38.9 168 3.4 7,321
Other service periods................. 6,042 3,743 62.0 3,606 59.7 137 3.7 2,298
Nonveterans............................ 200,013 137,851 68.9 131,731 65.9 6,120 4.4 62,161
Men
Total, 18 years and over................ 107,515 80,783 75.1 77,164 71.8 3,619 4.5 26,732
Veterans............................... 20,952 11,418 54.5 10,997 52.5 421 3.7 9,533
Gulf War era, total................... 3,630 3,280 90.4 3,143 86.6 137 4.2 350
Gulf War era I....................... 2,415 2,199 91.0 2,123 87.9 76 3.5 217
Gulf War era II...................... 1,214 1,081 89.0 1,020 84.0 61 5.6 133
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 11,843 4,797 40.5 4,633 39.1 165 3.4 7,046
Other service periods................. 5,479 3,341 61.0 3,222 58.8 120 3.6 2,138
Nonveterans............................ 86,563 69,364 80.1 66,166 76.4 3,198 4.6 17,199
Women
Total, 18 years and over................ 115,130 69,571 60.4 66,597 57.8 2,974 4.3 45,559
Veterans............................... 1,681 1,084 64.5 1,032 61.4 52 4.8 597
Gulf War era, total................... 700 539 77.0 508 72.6 30 5.6 161
Gulf War era I....................... 461 362 78.6 348 75.5 14 3.9 99
Gulf War era II...................... 239 176 73.9 160 67.2 16 9.1 62
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 419 143 34.2 140 33.4 4 2.6 275
Other service periods................. 562 402 71.5 384 68.3 18 4.4 160
Nonveterans............................ 113,449 68,487 60.4 65,565 57.8 2,922 4.3 44,962
White
Total, 18 years and over................ 181,228 122,609 67.7 117,827 65.0 4,782 3.9 58,618
Veterans............................... 19,428 10,465 53.9 10,104 52.0 361 3.5 8,963
Gulf War era, total................... 3,317 2,947 88.9 2,835 85.5 112 3.8 370
Gulf War era I....................... 2,212 1,989 89.9 1,932 87.3 56 2.8 224
Gulf War era II...................... 1,105 958 86.8 903 81.8 55 5.8 146
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 11,023 4,449 40.4 4,301 39.0 148 3.3 6,574
Other service periods................. 5,089 3,069 60.3 2,967 58.3 102 3.3 2,020
Nonveterans............................ 161,800 112,144 69.3 107,724 66.6 4,421 3.9 49,655
Black or African American
Total, 18 years and over................ 26,026 17,230 66.2 15,882 61.0 1,349 7.8 8,796
Veterans............................... 2,427 1,545 63.6 1,454 59.9 90 5.8 882
Gulf War era, total................... 768 656 85.5 614 80.0 42 6.5 111
Gulf War era I....................... 510 439 86.0 411 80.6 27 6.2 71
Gulf War era II...................... 257 217 84.5 202 78.6 15 6.9 40
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 915 352 38.5 336 36.7 16 4.5 563
Other service periods................. 744 536 72.1 504 67.7 32 6.0 208
Nonveterans............................ 23,600 15,686 66.5 14,427 61.1 1,258 8.0 7,914
Asian
Total, 18 years and over................ 10,262 6,983 68.0 6,762 65.9 220 3.2 3,279
Veterans............................... 259 161 62.2 155 59.9 6 3.7 98
Gulf War era, total................... 94 84 89.1 79 84.0 5 5.7 10
Gulf War era I....................... 59 51 87.6 50 86.1 1 1.7 7
Gulf War era II...................... 36 33 91.5 29 80.4 4 (1) 3
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 102 35 34.6 35 34.0 1 1.8 67
Other service periods................. 63 42 66.9 41 66.0 1 1.3 21
Nonveterans............................ 10,002 6,821 68.2 6,607 66.1 214 3.1 3,181
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total, 18 years and over................ 29,756 21,185 71.2 20,047 67.4 1,138 5.4 8,571
Veterans............................... 1,151 778 67.6 749 65.0 29 3.8 373
Gulf War era, total................... 376 334 88.8 319 84.9 15 4.4 42
Gulf War era I....................... 228 206 90.5 198 86.7 9 4.1 22
Gulf War era II...................... 148 127 86.3 121 82.0 6 4.9 20
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 467 223 47.8 217 46.5 6 2.9 244
Other service periods................. 309 221 71.5 213 68.9 8 3.6 88
Nonveterans............................ 28,605 20,407 71.3 19,299 67.5 1,108 5.4 8,198
1 Ratios are not shown where the denominator is less than 35,000. Small estimated levels are based on a small number of survey
responses and, thus, are subject to relatively large standard errors.
NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam era, the Gulf
War era, and all other service periods. Nonveterans are men and women who never served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Other service periods
include the periods between World War II and the Korean War, between the Korean War and the Vietnam era, and between the Vietnam era and
the Gulf War era. More detailed information appears in the Technical Note of this release. Estimates for the above race groups (white,
black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is
identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
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