The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time since September 2001 (a group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans) was 3.5 percent in 2019, little changed from 2018.
In 2019, 19.3 percent of persons with a disability were employed, compared with 66.3 percent of those without a disability. The unemployment rates for persons with and without a disability declined from the previous year to 7.3 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively.
The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time since September 2001–a group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans–declined to 3.8 percent in 2018.
In 2018, 19.1 percent of persons with a disability were employed, compared with 65.9 percent of those with no disability. The unemployment rates for both persons with and without a disability declined from 2017.
In 2017, 18.7 percent of persons with a disability were employed, compared with 65.7 percent of those with no disability. The unemployment rate for persons with a disability was 9.2 percent, compared with 4.2 percent for those with no disability.
The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time since September 2001–a group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans–edged down to 4.5 percent in 2017.
In 2016, 17.9 percent of persons with a disability were employed, compared with 65.3 percent of those with no disability. The unemployment rate for persons with a disability was 10.5 percent, compared with 4.6 percent for those with no disability.
The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time since September 2001–a group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans–edged down to 5.1 percent in 2016.
In 2015, 17.5 percent of persons with a disability were employed, compared with 65.0 percent of those with no disability. The unemployment rate for persons with a disability fell to 10.7 percent. The rate for those with no disability declined to 5.1 percent.
The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time since September 2001–a group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans–declined by 1.4 percentage points over the year to 5.8 percent in 2015.
In 2014, 17.1 percent of persons with a disability were employed, compared with 64.6 percent for those with no disability. The unemployment rate for persons with a disability was 12.5 percent, while the rate for those with no disability was 5.9 percent.
The unemployment rate for veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time since September 2001–a group referred to as Gulf War-era II veterans–declined by 1.8 percentage points over the year to 7.2 percent in 2014.