SERVICE
        18-44 YR OLD
FISCAL
ARMY
 
NAVY
 
MARINE CORPS
 
AIR FORCE
 
TOTAL DoD
  CIVILIANS
YEAR
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
%
 1973
0
0.00%
22,536
4.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
22,536
1.17%
 
NA 
 
 1974
0
0.00%
22,414
4.72%
0
0.00%
1
0.00%
22,415
1.21%
 
NA 
 
 1975
0
0.00%
13,552
2.91%
0
0.00%
11,757
2.34%
25,309
1.39%
 
NA 
 
 1976
23,543
3.47%
14,033
3.07%
6,496
3.74%
12,492
2.60%
56,564
3.16%
 
NA 
 
 1977
24,822
3.65%
13,780
2.99%
9,625
5.56%
14,551
3.10%
62,778
3.52%
 
5.2%
 
 1978
26,008
3.89%
12,836
2.78%
10,635
6.17%
16,378
3.49%
65,857
3.71%
 
5.4%
 
 1979
27,375
4.17%
12,680
2.78%
10,496
6.29%
17,153
3.74%
67,704
3.89%
 
5.5%
 
 1980
29,553
4.39%
13,263
2.89%
10,178
5.98%
17,512
3.84%
70,506
4.01%
 
5.8%
 
 1981
30,118
4.46%
14,497
3.09%
9,453
5.49%
18,308
3.92%
72,376
4.06%
 
6.0%
 
 1982
30,012
4.46%
15,132
3.15%
8,837
5.04%
18,861
3.96%
72,842
4.04%
 
6.1%
 
 1983
27,816
4.16%
16,577
3.43%
8,642
4.94%
19,070
3.94%
72,105
3.98%
 
6.1%
 
 1984
26,704
4.00%
17,641
3.60%
8,616
4.90%
18,916
3.89%
71,877
3.95%
 
6.1%
 
 1985
25,823
3.88%
18,666
3.77%
8,786
4.94%
18,745
3.84%
72,020
3.94%
 
6.8%
 
 1986
26,436
3.97%
20,700
4.10%
9,228
5.16%
18,435
3.73%
74,799
4.06%
 
7.4%
 
 1987
27,054
4.05%
23,616
4.61%
9,953
5.54%
18,491
3.73%
79,114
4.26%
 
7.8%
 
 1988
27,247
4.13%
25,795
5.02%
10,717
6.04%
17,546
3.76%
81,305
4.47%
 
8.1%
 
 1989
27,818
4.23%
28,578
5.56%
12,100
6.85%
17,352
3.75%
85,848
4.74%
 
8.4%
 
 1990
27,546
4.42%
30,326
6.05%
12,890
7.30%
16,458
3.82%
87,220
5.03%
 
8.6%
 
 1991
27,061
4.49%
32,101
6.49%
13,200
7.58%
15,504
3.79%
87,866
5.23%
 
8.9%
 
 1992
24,354
4.76%
32,664
6.99%
13,089
7.92%
14,202
3.78%
84,309
5.55%
 
9.1%
 
 1993
24,423
5.08%
31,535
7.19%
13,653
8.53%
13,536
3.80%
83,147
5.79%
 
9.2%
 
 1994
24,037
5.33%
28,644
7.13%
14,312
9.15%
13,440
3.94%
80,433
5.95%
 
10.6%
 
 1995
23,685
5.62%
28,136
7.59%
15,853
10.11%
13,258
4.17%
80,932
6.39%
  10.9%  
 1996
25,169
6.21%
28,760
8.12%
17,291
11.01%
13,715
4.44%
84,935
6.93%
 
11.2%
 
1997
28,447
6.97%
28,539
8.54%
18,083
11.58%
14,296
4.78%
89,365
7.46%
 
11.9%
 
1998
30,690
7.63%
29,043
9.02%
19,054
12.27%
14,778
5.07%
93,565
7.99%
 
12.5%
 
1999
32,963
8.32%
29,653
9.44%
19,984
12.91%
15,301
5.35%
97,901
8.50%
 
12.5%
 
2000
36,646
9.11%
31,188
9.93%
20,911
13.49%
15,528
5.50%
104,273
9.04%
 
13.1%
 
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.