Table 8. Employment status of Gulf War era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, July 2010, not seasonally adjusted

Table 8. Employment status of Gulf War era veterans by Reserve or National Guard status, July 2010, 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...............................................     5,058      4,298     85.0        3,902     77.2          396      9.2          760 
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard...     1,471      1,250     85.0        1,126     76.6          123      9.9          221 
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ..........     2,675      2,283     85.3        2,067     77.3          216      9.5          392 
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported.....       912        766     83.9          709     77.8           56      7.3          147 
                                                                                                                                              
                    Gulf War era I                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                              
  Total...............................................     2,897      2,473     85.4        2,293     79.2          180      7.3          423 
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard...       772        653     84.5          613     79.4           40      6.1          119 
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ..........     1,619      1,399     86.4        1,290     79.7          109      7.8          220 
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported.....       507        422     83.3          391     77.1           32      7.5           84 
                                                                                                                                              
                   Gulf War era II                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                              
  Total...............................................     2,161      1,824     84.4        1,609     74.5          215     11.8          336 
Current or past member of Reserve or National Guard...       699        597     85.4          513     73.4           84     14.0          102 
Never a member of Reserve or National Guard ..........     1,056        884     83.7          777     73.6          107     12.1          172 
Reserve or National Guard membership not reported.....       406        343     84.7          319     78.6           25      7.2           62 

   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. The Gulf War era began in August 1990 and continues to the present day. More detailed information
appears in the Technical Note of this release.