Table 8. Employment status of Gulf War era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, August 2012, not seasonally adjusted
 
(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                         Civilian labor force                                 
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
                                                        Civilian                               Employed             Unemployed        Not in  
                Period of service and                   noninsti-                                                                      labor  
           Reserve or National Guard status             tutional               Percent                                                 force  
                                                       population    Total       of                  Percent               Percent            
                                                                             population    Total       of        Total       of               
                                                                                                   population               labor             
                                                                                                                            force             
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
                       VETERANS                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                              
                 Gulf War era, total                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                              
  Total...............................................     5,654      4,634     82.0        4,258     75.3          376      8.1        1,020 
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard...     1,615      1,370     84.8        1,269     78.6          101      7.3          245 
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ..........     3,026      2,481     82.0        2,257     74.6          224      9.0          545 
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported.....     1,013        783     77.3          732     72.2           51      6.5          230 
                                                                                                                                              
                   Gulf War era II                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                              
  Total...............................................     2,571      2,081     81.0        1,854     72.1          227     10.9          490 
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard...       763        655     85.8          608     79.6           47      7.2          109 
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ..........     1,377      1,083     78.7          935     67.9          148     13.7          293 
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported.....       431        343     79.6          311     72.3           32      9.2           88 
                                                                                                                                              
                    Gulf War era I                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                              
  Total...............................................     3,083      2,553     82.8        2,403     78.0          149      5.8          530 
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard...       851        715     84.0          661     77.7           54      7.5          136 
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ..........     1,649      1,398     84.8        1,322     80.1           76      5.4          251 
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported.....       583        440     75.5          420     72.1           20      4.4          143 
 
   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. The
Gulf War era began in August 1990 and continues to the present day. It is divided into two periods of service: Gulf War era II (September
2001-present) and Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001). Veterans are counted in only one period of service, their most recent period.