| Unemployment rates of persons 20 years and over by veteran status, annual averages 1986-2009. | |||
| Total, both sexes (percent) | |||
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Year |
Total, 20 years and over |
Veterans |
Nonveterans |
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1986 |
6.2 |
5.1 |
6.4 |
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1987 |
5.4 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
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1988 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
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1989 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
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1990 |
4.9 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
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1991 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
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1992 |
6.8 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
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1993 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
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1994 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
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1995 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
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1996 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
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1997 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
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1998 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
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1999 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
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2000 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
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2001 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
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2002 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
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2003 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
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2004 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
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2005 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
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2006 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
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2007 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
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2008 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
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2009 |
8.6 |
8.1 |
8.6 |
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NOTE: Veterans are individuals who previously served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and who were civilians at the time they were surveyed. Nonveterans are persons who have never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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