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Table 7. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating, period of service, and sex, August 2022, not seasonally adjusted

Table 7. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by presence of service-connected disability, reported disability rating, period of service, and sex, August 2022, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Presence of disability, reported disability rating,
period of service, and sex
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

TOTAL
VETERANS

Total

18,336 8,843 48.2 8,590 46.8 252 2.9 9,493

With service-connected disability

4,920 2,345 47.7 2,261 45.9 85 3.6 2,575

Less than 30 percent disability rating

1,144 603 52.6 581 50.8 21 3.5 542

30 to 50 percent disability rating

874 451 51.7 433 49.6 18 4.0 422

60 percent or higher disability rating

2,475 1,094 44.2 1,053 42.6 41 3.7 1,380

Disability rating not reported

427 197 46.1 192 45.0 5 2.3 230

Without service-connected disability

12,445 6,024 48.4 5,861 47.1 163 2.7 6,421

Presence of disability not reported

971 474 48.8 469 48.3 4 0.9 498

Gulf War era, total

Total

8,157 6,294 77.2 6,145 75.3 149 2.4 1,863

With service-connected disability

2,963 2,021 68.2 1,947 65.7 74 3.6 942

Less than 30 percent disability rating

565 435 77.0 414 73.3 21 4.7 130

30 to 50 percent disability rating

528 398 75.3 385 72.9 13 3.2 131

60 percent or higher disability rating

1,628 1,007 61.8 966 59.4 40 4.0 621

Disability rating not reported

242 182 75.2 182 75.2 - - 60

Without service-connected disability

4,727 3,935 83.3 3,861 81.7 75 1.9 791

Presence of disability not reported

467 338 72.2 338 72.2 - - 130

Gulf War era II

Total

4,898 3,929 80.2 3,838 78.4 91 2.3 968

With service-connected disability

1,985 1,475 74.3 1,425 71.8 50 3.4 510

Less than 30 percent disability rating

292 277 94.8 257 87.7 21 7.4 15

30 to 50 percent disability rating

368 293 79.8 283 77.1 10 3.4 74

60 percent or higher disability rating

1,144 754 65.9 735 64.2 19 2.6 390

Disability rating not reported

180 151 83.6 151 83.6 - - 30

Without service-connected disability

2,570 2,218 86.3 2,177 84.7 41 1.9 352

Presence of disability not reported

342 236 68.9 236 68.9 - - 107

Gulf War era I

Total

3,259 2,365 72.6 2,308 70.8 57 2.4 895

With service-connected disability

978 546 55.8 522 53.4 24 4.3 432

Less than 30 percent disability rating

273 158 57.9 158 57.9 - - 115

30 to 50 percent disability rating

161 104 64.9 102 63.2 3 2.6 56

60 percent or higher disability rating

483 253 52.3 232 47.9 21 8.3 231

Disability rating not reported

61 31 - 31 - - - 30

Without service-connected disability

2,156 1,717 79.6 1,684 78.1 33 1.9 439

Presence of disability not reported

125 102 81.4 102 81.4 - - 23

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total

6,202 820 13.2 773 12.5 47 5.7 5,382

With service-connected disability

1,423 132 9.3 126 8.8 6 4.7 1,291

Less than 30 percent disability rating

406 68 16.7 67 16.6 0 - 338

30 to 50 percent disability rating

234 26 11.2 21 9.0 5 - 208

60 percent or higher disability rating

639 31 4.9 31 4.8 0 - 607

Disability rating not reported

144 6 4.5 6 4.5 - - 138

Without service-connected disability

4,481 658 14.7 618 13.8 40 6.1 3,822

Presence of disability not reported

298 30 9.9 30 9.9 - - 268

Other service periods

Total

3,977 1,729 43.5 1,672 42.0 57 3.3 2,248

With service-connected disability

534 192 35.9 187 35.1 5 2.4 342

Less than 30 percent disability rating

173 100 57.5 100 57.5 - - 73

30 to 50 percent disability rating

111 27 24.7 27 24.7 - - 84

60 percent or higher disability rating

208 56 27.1 56 27.1 - - 152

Disability rating not reported

42 9 - 4 - 5 - 33

Without service-connected disability

3,237 1,430 44.2 1,382 42.7 48 3.4 1,807

Presence of disability not reported

206 106 51.7 102 49.7 4 3.9 99

MEN
VETERANS

Total

16,306 7,583 46.5 7,370 45.2 214 2.8 8,723

With service-connected disability

4,283 1,951 45.6 1,879 43.9 72 3.7 2,331

Less than 30 percent disability rating

1,027 513 49.9 492 47.9 21 4.1 514

30 to 50 percent disability rating

792 411 51.9 396 50.0 15 3.7 381

60 percent or higher disability rating

2,089 875 41.9 840 40.2 36 4.1 1,214

Disability rating not reported

375 152 40.5 152 40.5 - - 223

Without service-connected disability

11,124 5,202 46.8 5,065 45.5 138 2.6 5,921

Presence of disability not reported

900 430 47.8 425 47.3 4 1.0 470

Gulf War era, total

Total

6,783 5,290 78.0 5,165 76.1 125 2.4 1,493

With service-connected disability

2,420 1,653 68.3 1,587 65.6 66 4.0 766

Less than 30 percent disability rating

485 361 74.5 341 70.2 21 5.7 124

30 to 50 percent disability rating

467 360 77.1 350 75.0 10 2.8 107

60 percent or higher disability rating

1,274 790 62.1 755 59.3 35 4.5 483

Disability rating not reported

194 141 72.9 141 72.9 - - 53

Without service-connected disability

3,935 3,329 84.6 3,270 83.1 59 1.8 606

Presence of disability not reported

429 308 71.9 308 71.9 - - 121

Gulf War era II

Total

4,033 3,276 81.2 3,201 79.4 75 2.3 757

With service-connected disability

1,571 1,179 75.0 1,129 71.9 49 4.2 392

Less than 30 percent disability rating

235 222 94.5 202 85.7 21 9.3 13

30 to 50 percent disability rating

324 267 82.6 257 79.5 10 3.7 56

60 percent or higher disability rating

870 572 65.7 553 63.5 19 3.3 298

Disability rating not reported

142 117 82.4 117 82.4 - - 25

Without service-connected disability

2,157 1,889 87.6 1,864 86.4 26 1.4 267

Presence of disability not reported

305 208 68.0 208 68.0 - - 97

Gulf War era I

Total

2,750 2,014 73.2 1,964 71.4 50 2.5 736

With service-connected disability

848 474 55.9 458 54.0 16 3.4 374

Less than 30 percent disability rating

249 139 55.6 139 55.6 - - 111

30 to 50 percent disability rating

144 93 64.6 93 64.6 - - 51

60 percent or higher disability rating

404 219 54.2 202 50.1 16 7.5 185

Disability rating not reported

51 24 - 24 - - - 28

Without service-connected disability

1,778 1,439 80.9 1,406 79.1 33 2.3 339

Presence of disability not reported

124 101 81.3 101 81.3 - - 23

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total

5,955 760 12.8 714 12.0 47 6.1 5,195

With service-connected disability

1,380 122 8.8 115 8.4 6 5.1 1,259

Less than 30 percent disability rating

393 61 15.5 60 15.4 0 - 332

30 to 50 percent disability rating

224 24 10.6 18 8.2 5 - 200

60 percent or higher disability rating

619 31 4.9 30 4.9 0 - 589

Disability rating not reported

144 6 4.5 6 4.5 - - 138

Without service-connected disability

4,293 615 14.3 575 13.4 40 6.6 3,678

Presence of disability not reported

282 23 8.3 23 8.3 - - 258

Other service periods

Total

3,568 1,533 43.0 1,491 41.8 42 2.8 2,035

With service-connected disability

483 177 36.6 177 36.6 - - 306

Less than 30 percent disability rating

149 91 61.0 91 61.0 - - 58

30 to 50 percent disability rating

101 27 27.2 27 27.2 - - 73

60 percent or higher disability rating

196 54 27.7 54 27.7 - - 142

Disability rating not reported

37 4 - 4 - - - 33

Without service-connected disability

2,896 1,259 43.5 1,221 42.1 38 3.0 1,637

Presence of disability not reported

189 98 51.8 94 49.6 4 4.3 91

WOMEN
VETERANS

Total

2,030 1,259 62.0 1,221 60.1 38 3.0 771

With service-connected disability

637 394 61.8 381 59.8 12 3.2 243

Less than 30 percent disability rating

117 90 76.3 90 76.3 - - 28

30 to 50 percent disability rating

82 40 49.0 37 45.7 3 - 42

60 percent or higher disability rating

386 219 56.8 214 55.4 5 2.4 167

Disability rating not reported

52 45 - 40 - 5 - 7

Without service-connected disability

1,321 822 62.2 796 60.2 26 3.2 500

Presence of disability not reported

72 44 - 44 - - - 28

Gulf War era, total

Total

1,374 1,004 73.1 980 71.4 24 2.4 370

With service-connected disability

543 368 67.7 360 66.3 8 2.1 175

Without service-connected disability

792 607 76.6 591 74.6 16 2.6 185

Presence of disability not reported

38 29 - 29 - - - 9

Gulf War era II

Total

865 653 75.6 637 73.7 16 2.5 211

With service-connected disability

414 296 71.7 296 71.5 1 0.2 117

Without service-connected disability

414 329 79.5 313 75.6 16 4.8 85

Presence of disability not reported

37 28 - 28 - - - 9

Gulf War era I

Total

509 351 68.9 343 67.4 7 2.1 159

With service-connected disability

130 72 55.2 64 49.5 7 - 58

Without service-connected disability

378 278 73.5 278 73.5 - - 100

Presence of disability not reported

1 1 - 1 - - - -

WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total

247 60 24.2 60 24.2 - - 187

With service-connected disability

43 10 - 10 - - - 32

Without service-connected disability

188 43 23.0 43 23.0 - - 144

Presence of disability not reported

17 6 - 6 - - - 10

Other service periods

Total

409 195 47.7 181 44.2 15 7.5 214

With service-connected disability

51 15 - 11 - 5 - 36

Without service-connected disability

342 172 50.2 162 47.3 10 5.9 170

Presence of disability not reported

16 8 - 8 - - - 8

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. 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. A service-connected disability is a health condition or impairment caused or made worse by military service. The associated disability rating, which can range from 0 to 100 percent, is determined from a rating schedule published in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, "Title 38." More information appears in the Technical Note of this release. Beginning with data for August 2015, estimates from the veterans supplement reflect a change in the weighting methodology. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

Last Modified Date: March 21, 2023