Employment Facts and Statistics

Office of Economic Opportunity

Veterans Benefits Administration
BLS Figures (non-seasonally adjusted)

November-13
Unemployment
Cohort (% of total)
National
>27 Weeks
All Veterans (100%)
Male
Female
Post-9/11 Veterans (33%)
Male
Female
18-24 Veterans* (3%)
Male
Female**
25-34 Veterans (25%)
Male
Female
35-44 Veterans (15%)
Male
Female
45-54 Veterans (25%)
Male
Female
55+ Veterans (32%)
Male
Female

Rate
7.0%

Change
-0.3%

6.7%
6.5%
8.0%
9.9%
9.9%
10.0%
17.4%
24.8%
12.0%
11.3%
15.2%
5.4%
5.8%
3.3%
6.4%
5.8%
9.7%
5.3%
5.3%
5.2%

-0.2%
-0.2%
0.0%
-0.1%
0.3%
-1.6%
6.9%
7.8%
1.9%
2.3%
0.4%
-1.4%
-1.6%
-0.6%
0.0%
0.1%
-0.6%
-0.7%
-0.8%
1.0%

Level
10.9M
4.1M
724,000
613,000
112,000
241,000
195,000
46,000
24,000
24,000
179,000
137,000
42,000
112,000
101,000
11,000
178,000
135,000
43,000
231,000
215,000
15,000

Change
400,000
-26,000
-21,000
-4,000
-5,000
5,000
-10,000
5,000
7,000
32,000
32,000
1,000
-27,000
-25,000
-2,000
-3,000
2,000
-5,000
-34,000
-38,000
2,000

* 2,000 enrolled in school (8.3% of all unemployed 18-24)

** Does not meet BLS publication criteria

Unemployed by State Data

Highest Levels (32% of total)
California
Illinois
Michigan
Texas
Florida

Level
62,000
52,000
46,000
41,000
40,000

Highest Rates
Mississippi
Michigan
Rhode Island*
Kentucky
Illinois

Rate
24.9%
15.3%
14.0%
13.4%
12.5%

+/35,000
31,000
28,000
27,000
22,000

Sector
Leisure/Hospitality
Construction
Wholesale Trade
Financial
Government

+/18,000
17,000
Even
Even
7,000

* Does not meet BLS publication Criteria

Employment Sector
Sector
Professional/Business
Transportation/Warehousing
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail

Non-Vets
6.4%
6.7%
6.1%
12.1%
13.0%
11.2%
6.8%
6.7%
7.0%
5.4%
5.6%
5.2%
5.2%
5.4%
5.0%
4.6%
5.1%
4.2%

Year-Over-Year Comparison
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%

Nov-11
Nov-12
Nov-13

All Veterans

Post-9/11

18-24

12%

25-34

35-44

45-54

55+

Veterans vs Non-Veterans

10%

8.1%

7.2%

8%

6.7%
7.4%

6%

6.4%

6.6%

4%
2%
0%

Vets / Non-Vets

40%

18-24

Vets / Non-Vets

20%

30%

15%

20%

10%

10%

5%

0%

55+ 0%

35-44
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%

10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%

25-34

45-54
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%