SERVICE
       
CIVILIAN
FISCAL
ARMY
 
NAVY
 
MARINE CORPS
 
AIR FORCE
 
TOTAL DoD
 
COLLEGE GRADS
YEAR*
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
 
%
1973
4,269 4.2%   3,445 5.2%   303 1.7%   4,733 4.1%   12,750 4.2%  
NA
1974
4,356 4.7%   3,639 5.7%   323 1.9%   4,769 4.3%   13,087 4.6%  
NA
1975
4,813 5.5%   3,486 5.8%   342 2.0%   5,038 4.9%   13,679 5.1%  
NA
1976
5,115 6.0%   3,567 5.9%   386 2.2%   5,052 5.1%   14,120 5.4%  
NA
1977
5,652 6.7%   3,779 6.3%   408 2.3%   5,383 5.6%   15,222 5.9%  
36.1%
1978
6,214 7.4%   3,967 6.6%   411 2.4%   6,010 6.3%   16,602 6.5%  
36.4%
1979
6,786 8.0%   4,292 7.3%   433 2.6%   7,276 7.6%   18,787 7.3%  
37.3%
1980
7,498 8.8%   4,859 8.1%   459 2.7%   8,493 8.7%   21,309 8.2%  
38.2%
1981
8,254 9.4%   5,329 8.5%   500 2.9%   9,117 9.2%   23,200 8.7%  
38.7%
1982
8,877 10.0%   5,724 8.9%   535 3.0%   9,955 9.7%   25,091 9.2%  
39.4%
1983
9,307 10.2%   6,303 9.4%   588 3.2%   10,578 10.1%   26,776 9.5%  
39.9%
1984
9,989 10.8%   6,532 9.9%   614 3.2%   11,235 10.6%   28,370 10.0%  
41.1%
1985
10,540 11.2%   6,888 10.2%   609 3.3%   11,927 11.0%   29,964 10.4%  
41.6%
1986
10,946 11.5%   7,213 10.5%   595 3.2%   12,377 11.3%   31,131 10.7%  
41.9%
1987
11,215 12.0%   7,195 10.4%   602 3.2%   12,642 11.8%   31,654 11.0%  
42.4%
1988
11,359 12.3%   7,324 10.5%   603 3.2%   12,899 12.3%   32,185 11.3%  
42.8%
1989
11,746 12.8%   7,449 10.7%   622 3.4%   13,403 12.9%   33,220 11.7%  
42.2%
1990
11,914 13.3%   7,779 11.2%   596 3.3%   13,331 13.3%   33,620 12.1%  
42.7%
1991
11,935 13.4%   7,888 11.6%   594 3.3%   13,323 13.8%   33,740 12.4%  
42.8%
1992
11,238 13.8%   8,150 12.3%   548 3.2%   12,683 14.0%   32,619 12.8%  
42.9%
1993
10,631 14.2%   8,113 12.8%   532 3.2%   12,252 14.6%   31,528 13.2%  
43.6%
1994
10,337 14.3%   7,847 13.2%   529 3.3%   12,322 15.2%   31,035 13.6%  
44.3%
1995
10,197 14.4%   7,775 13.8%   566 3.6%   12,068 15.4%   30,606 13.8%  
49.3%
1996
9,865 14.3%   7,748 13.9%   625 3.9%   12,048 15.8%   30,286 14.0%  
47.1%
1997
9,660 14.2%   7,704 14.2%   668 4.2%   12,009 16.2%   30,041 14.2%  
48.1%
1998
9,609 14.3%   7,694 14.5%   738 4.6%   11,971 16.7%   30,012 14.4%  
47.8%
1999
9,740 14.7%   7,669 14.7%   781 4.9%   11,841 16.8%   30,031 14.7%  
48.2%
2000
9,997 15.3%   7,736 15.0%   812 5.1%   11,819 17.1%   30,364 15.0%  
48.3%
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.