SERVICE
        
CIVILIAN
FISCAL
ARMY
  
NAVY
  
MARINE CORPS
  
AIR FORCE
  
TOTAL DoD
  
COLLEGE GRADS
YEAR
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
 
%
 1973
3,968
3.92%
687
1.04%
317
1.78%
2,240
1.95%
7,212
2.40%
NA
 1974
4,039
4.40%
758
1.20%
400
2.30%
2,461
2.23%
7,658
2.70%
NA
 1975
4,219
4.84%
810
1.34%
529
3.10%
2,681
2.61%
8,239
3.08%
NA
 1976
4,540
5.30%
925
1.54%
593
3.37%
2,821
2.84%
8,879
3.38%
NA
 1977
5,185
6.13%
1,104
1.83%
608
3.47%
3,104
3.23%
10,001
3.87%
5.5%
 1978
5,426
6.43%
1,271
2.13%
607
3.53%
3,449
3.61%
10,753
4.19%
5.6%
 1979
5,822
6.89%
1,317
2.23%
629
3.71%
4,071
4.23%
11,839
4.61%
5.7%
 1980
6,273
7.35%
1,446
2.40%
627
3.69%
4,567
4.66%
12,913
4.96%
5.5%
 1981
7,098
8.07%
1,649
2.63%
635
3.72%
4,813
4.83%
14,195
5.31%
5.8%
 1982
7,808
8.77%
1,790
2.77%
667
3.77%
5,155
5.04%
15,420
5.64%
5.8%
 1983
8,245
9.05%
1,925
2.88%
742
3.99%
5,532
5.27%
16,444
5.84%
5.9%
 1984
9,111
9.82%
1,964
2.98%
795
4.20%
5,677
5.34%
17,547
6.18%
6.2%
 1985
9,666
10.24%
2,144
3.18%
817
4.37%
5,831
5.38%
18,458
6.39%
6.1%
 1986
9,838
10.37%
2,261
3.28%
833
4.45%
5,820
5.34%
18,752
6.43%
6.3%
 1987
9,817
10.54%
2,304
3.34%
837
4.47%
5,742
5.35%
18,700
6.49%
6.4%
 1988
9,896
10.74%
2,433
3.50%
838
4.52%
5,722
5.44%
18,889
6.62%
6.5%
 1989
10,052
10.94%
2,536
3.65%
880
4.77%
5,727
5.52%
19,195
6.77%
6.3%
 1990
10,045
11.20%
2,721
3.92%
835
4.61%
5,612
5.61%
19,213
6.93%
6.0%
 1991
10,050
11.32%
2,784
4.10%
819
4.61%
5,529
5.72%
19,182
7.08%
6.3%
 1992
9,431
11.60%
2,860
4.32%
794
4.60%
5,184
5.74%
18,269
7.16%
6.1%
 1993
8,375
11.16%
2,881
4.53%
766
4.63%
4,773
5.68%
16,795
7.02%
6.2%
 1994
8,159
11.27%
2,908
4.91%
779
4.87%
4,601
5.68%
16,447
7.19%
7.1%
 1995
 7,980 11.27%   2,989 5.30%   806 5.80%   4,420 5.63%  
16,195
7.37%
  
7.7%
 1996
 7,714 11.18%   3,063 5.51%   874 5.45%   4,381 5.74%  
16,032
7.39%
  
7.3%
1997
 7,494 11.02%   3,144 5.78%   944 5.90%   4,389 5.93%  
15,971
7.52%
  
8.3%
1998
 7,449 11.12%   3,226 6.06%   1,015 6.31%   4,348 6.05%  
16,038
7.70%
  
7.8%
1999
 7,439 11.25%   3,267 6.27%   1,039 6.47%   4,359 6.20%  
16,104
7.87%
  
7.6%
2000
 7,457 11.41%   3,354 6.51%   1,036 6.47%   4,422 6.41%  
16,269
8.06%
  
8.1%
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.