Employment Facts and Statistics
Office of Economic Opportunity
Veterans Benefits Administration
BLS Figures (non-seasonally adjusted)
October-15
Unemployment
Cohort (% of total)
National
>27 Weeks
All Veterans (100%)
Male
Female
Post-9/11 Veterans (31%)
Male
Female
18-24 Veterans (5%)
Male
Female*
25-34 Veterans (20%)
Male
Female
35-44 Veterans (19%)
Male
Female
45-54 Veterans (17%)
Male
Female
55+ Veterans (39%)
Male
Female
Rate
5.0%
Change
-0.1%
3.9%
3.7%
5.4%
4.6%
4.1%
7.2%
10.4%
9.0%
17.5%
5.7%
5.5%
7.1%
4.0%
3.4%
7.1%
2.7%
2.6%
2.9%
3.8%
3.8%
4.0%
-0.4%
-0.4%
-0.5%
-0.4%
-0.9%
2.2%
-3.7%
-8.8%
-0.4%
-0.4%
0.2%
0.9%
1.0%
0.1%
-0.1%
-0.4%
1.1%
-1.1%
-0.7%
-6.7%
Level
7.9M
2.1M
422,000
355,000
67,000
142,000
104,000
38,000
20,000
15,000
6,000
84,000
67,000
17,000
80,000
57,000
23,000
74,000
64,000
10,000
164,000
152,000
12,000
Change
-47,000
-41,000
-6,000
-5,000
-18,000
13,000
-8,000
-13,000
-5,000
-5,000
0
17,000
16,000
1,000
-6,000
-9,000
3,000
-45,000
-29,000
-15,000
* Does not meet BLS publication criteria
- 15,000 (6%) of all 18-54 Veterans (258,000) are enrolled in school either part time or full time
Unemployed by State Data
Highest Levels (41% of total)
California
Florida
Maryland
Texas
Virginia
Level
58,000
41,000
31,000
23,000
20,000
Highest Rates
Maryland
Kansas
California/Vermont
West Virginia
Washington, DC
Rate
9.4%
7.7%
7.0%
6.9%
*6.8%
+/78,000
45,000
44,000
42,000
31,000
Sector
Wholesale Trade
Transportation/Warehousing
Financial
Government
Manufacturing
+/Even
Even
Even
Even
Even
* Does not meet BLS publication criteria
Employment Sectors
Sector
Professional/Business
Healthcare
Retail
Leisure & Hospitality
Construction
Non-Vets
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
10.1%
10.9%
9.2%
5.2%
5.1%
5.2%
3.9%
3.5%
4.3%
3.5%
3.4%
3.6%
3.2%
3.1%
3.3%
Year-Over-Year Comparison
35%
30%
25%
Oct-11
20%
Oct-12
15%
Oct-13
10%
Oct-14
5%
Oct-15
0%
All Veterans Post-9/11
18-24
12%
25-34
35-44
45-54
55+
Veterans vs Non-Veterans
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
Vets / Non-Vets
40%
Vets / Non-Vets
18-24 yrs old
20%
30%
15%
20%
10%
10%
5%
55+
0%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
35-44
25-34
0%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
45-54
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%