U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 1. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity, 2010 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, 18 years and over................ 228,886 151,888 66.4 137,646 60.1 14,242 9.4 76,998
Veterans............................... 22,011 11,758 53.4 10,738 48.8 1,020 8.7 10,253
Gulf War era, total................... 5,091 4,311 84.7 3,911 76.8 399 9.3 780
Gulf War era I....................... 2,922 2,528 86.5 2,334 79.9 194 7.7 394
Gulf War era II...................... 2,169 1,783 82.2 1,577 72.7 205 11.5 386
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 11,006 3,993 36.3 3,662 33.3 331 8.3 7,013
Other service periods................. 5,914 3,455 58.4 3,165 53.5 290 8.4 2,459
Nonveterans............................ 206,875 140,130 67.7 126,908 61.3 13,222 9.4 66,745
Men
Total, 18 years and over................ 110,634 80,995 73.2 72,684 65.7 8,311 10.3 29,639
Veterans............................... 20,225 10,650 52.7 9,717 48.0 933 8.8 9,575
Gulf War era, total................... 4,272 3,703 86.7 3,358 78.6 345 9.3 569
Gulf War era I....................... 2,472 2,181 88.2 2,009 81.3 171 7.8 291
Gulf War era II...................... 1,800 1,523 84.6 1,348 74.9 174 11.4 278
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 10,638 3,880 36.5 3,555 33.4 324 8.4 6,758
Other service periods................. 5,315 3,067 57.7 2,804 52.8 263 8.6 2,248
Nonveterans............................ 90,409 70,345 77.8 62,967 69.6 7,378 10.5 20,064
Women
Total, 18 years and over................ 118,252 70,893 60.0 64,962 54.9 5,931 8.4 47,359
Veterans............................... 1,786 1,108 62.1 1,021 57.2 87 7.9 678
Gulf War era, total................... 819 607 74.2 554 67.6 54 8.9 212
Gulf War era I....................... 450 347 77.1 325 72.1 23 6.5 103
Gulf War era II...................... 369 260 70.6 229 62.2 31 12.0 108
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 368 113 30.7 107 29.0 6 5.5 255
Other service periods................. 599 388 64.8 361 60.2 27 7.0 211
Nonveterans............................ 116,466 69,785 59.9 63,941 54.9 5,844 8.4 46,681
White
Total, 18 years and over................ 185,276 123,391 66.6 112,920 60.9 10,471 8.5 61,885
Veterans............................... 18,896 9,855 52.2 9,059 47.9 797 8.1 9,041
Gulf War era, total................... 4,019 3,437 85.5 3,154 78.5 283 8.2 582
Gulf War era I....................... 2,324 2,031 87.4 1,898 81.7 133 6.6 293
Gulf War era II...................... 1,696 1,406 82.9 1,256 74.1 150 10.7 290
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 9,881 3,578 36.2 3,291 33.3 287 8.0 6,303
Other service periods................. 4,996 2,840 56.9 2,613 52.3 227 8.0 2,155
Nonveterans............................ 166,379 113,535 68.2 103,862 62.4 9,674 8.5 52,844
Black or African American
Total, 18 years and over................ 27,310 17,695 64.8 14,937 54.7 2,758 15.6 9,616
Veterans............................... 2,317 1,401 60.4 1,223 52.8 178 12.7 917
Gulf War era, total................... 801 655 81.7 562 70.1 93 14.2 146
Gulf War era I....................... 454 381 84.0 328 72.3 53 13.9 73
Gulf War era II...................... 347 273 78.8 233 67.2 40 14.7 74
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 826 290 35.1 259 31.3 31 10.7 536
Other service periods................. 690 456 66.1 403 58.3 54 11.8 234
Nonveterans............................ 24,993 16,294 65.2 13,714 54.9 2,580 15.8 8,699
Asian
Total, 18 years and over................ 10,801 7,161 66.3 6,635 61.4 526 7.3 3,641
Veterans............................... 261 165 63.0 157 60.2 7 4.4 97
Gulf War era, total................... 87 70 80.7 66 76.3 4 5.4 17
Gulf War era I....................... 40 28 71.9 27 68.7 1 (1) 11
Gulf War era II...................... 47 41 88.1 39 82.7 3 6.1 6
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 107 42 39.1 40 37.1 2 5.0 65
Other service periods................. 68 53 78.0 52 75.9 1 2.7 15
Nonveterans............................ 10,540 6,996 66.4 6,478 61.5 518 7.4 3,544
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total, 18 years and over................ 31,934 22,391 70.1 19,660 61.6 2,731 12.2 9,544
Veterans............................... 1,244 819 65.9 744 59.8 76 9.2 425
Gulf War era, total................... 491 421 85.9 376 76.7 45 10.7 69
Gulf War era I....................... 250 225 90.0 207 83.0 18 7.9 25
Gulf War era II...................... 241 196 81.6 169 70.2 28 14.0 44
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era.... 431 170 39.4 157 36.4 13 7.7 261
Other service periods................. 322 228 70.7 211 65.3 17 7.5 95
Nonveterans............................ 30,691 21,571 70.3 18,916 61.6 2,655 12.3 9,119
1 Rates are not shown where base is less than 35,000.
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.