SERVICE
  
   
CIVILIAN
FISCAL
ARMY
  
NAVY
  
MARINE CORPS
  
AIR FORCE
  
TOTAL DoD
  
COLLEGE GRADS
YEAR
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
 
%
 1973
214
1.96%
85
1.15%
45
1.71%
129
1.21%
473
0.15%
  
NA
 1974
195
2.35%
99
1.52%
41
2.08%
153
1.79%
488
0.18%
  
NA
 1975
48
0.60%
33
0.59%
0
0.00%
80
1.04%
161
0.22%
  
NA
 1976
43
0.54%
30
0.51%
27
1.33%
74
1.21%
174
0.79%
  
NA
 1977
53
0.67%
52
0.91%
18
1.07%
109
1.72%
232
1.07%
  
1.9%
 1978
44
0.48%
20
0.37%
32
1.98%
133
1.77%
229
0.97%
  
2.0%
 1979
42
0.49%
40
0.70%
31
1.91%
178
1.76%
291
1.12%
  
2.0%
 1980
41
0.51%
68
1.13%
9
0.59%
159
1.68%
277
1.11%
  
2.4%
 1981
67
0.81%
84
1.25%
7
0.46%
170
2.10%
328
1.34%
  
2.5%
 1982
41
0.57%
85
1.36%
12
0.67%
180
2.07%
318
1.33%
  
2.6%
 1983
25
0.33%
145
2.19%
52
2.70%
174
1.93%
396
1.57%
  
2.5%
 1984
44
0.54%
151
2.79%
41
2.52%
164
1.79%
400
1.64%
  
2.7%
 1985
45
0.56%
152
2.19%
32
2.27%
210
2.31%
439
1.72%
  
3.3%
 1986
141
1.86%
219
3.23%
60
3.77%
132
1.71%
552
2.33%
  
3.6%
 1987
140
2.06%
159
2.75%
34
2.47%
134
1.99%
467
2.26%
  
3.6%
 1988
160
2.35%
193
3.26%
59
4.37%
123
1.84%
535
2.58%
  
3.8%
 1989
204
2.74%
255
4.29%
64
3.87%
95
1.28%
618
2.75%
  
3.7%
 1990
177
2.74%
248
4.01%
52
3.76%
60
1.14%
537
2.78%
  
3.5%
 1991
132
2.39%
181
3.76%
48
3.72%
58
1.15%
419
2.51%
  
3.9%
 1992
142
2.70%
185
3.81%
62
4.50%
58
1.23%
447
2.75%
  
3.9%
 1993
141
2.76%
198
4.96%
49
4.71%
50
1.07%
438
2.96%
  
3.7%
 1994
210
3.68%
196
4.84%
63
5.16%
30
0.63%
499
3.17%
  
4.4%
 1995
227
 4.07%  
229
 5.67%  
86
 6.84%  
76
 1.56%  
618
 3.92%  
4.6%
 1996
214
4.31%
199
5.16%
100
6.39%
89
1.95%
602
 4.03%  
4.9%
1997
230
4.01%
223
5.60%
84
5.88%
97
2.12%
634
 4.03%  
5.3%
1998
265
4.92%
243
6.06%
103
7.14%
51
1.07%
662
 4.25%  
5.5%
1999
246
4.64%
248
5.53%
118
8.16%
82
1.61%
694
 4.25%  
5.3%
2000
341
5.86%
289
6.02%
93
6.33%
79
1.45%
802
 4.57%  
5.4%
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.
      FY 1999 Navy data provided by U.S. Navy, Minority Affairs Office.