SERVICE
  
   
CIVILIAN
FISCAL
ARMY
  
NAVY
  
MARINE CORPS
  
AIR FORCE
  
TOTAL DoD
  
COLLEGE GRADS
YEAR
#    
%    
 
#    
%    
 
#    
%    
 
#    
%    
 
#    
%    
 
%
 1973
1,626
1.61%
537
0.81%
228
1.28%
1,390
1.21%
3,781
0.15%
  
NA
 1974
1,599
1.74%
566
0.89%
249
1.43%
1,431
1.30%
3,845
0.18%
  
NA
 1975
825
0.95%
260
0.43%
51
0.30%
818
0.80%
1,954
0.22%
  
NA
 1976
868
1.01%
294
0.49%
107
0.61%
920
0.93%
2,189
0.83%
  
NA
 1977
795
0.94%
340
0.56%
129
0.74%
1,058
1.10%
2,322
0.90%
  
1.9%
 1978
789
0.94%
347
0.58%
155
0.90%
1,184
1.24%
2,475
0.96%
  
1.9%
 1979
825
0.98%
363
0.61%
170
1.00%
1,365
1.42%
2,723
1.06%
  
2.0%
 1980
865
1.01%
412
0.68%
165
0.97%
1,525
1.56%
2,967
1.14%
  
2.3%
 1981
980
1.11%
485
0.77%
161
0.94%
1,692
1.70%
3,318
1.24%
  
2.3%
 1982
1,066
1.20%
562
0.87%
172
0.97%
1,823
1.78%
3,623
1.32%
  
2.4%
 1983
1,090
1.20%
673
1.01%
240
1.29%
1,966
1.87%
3,969
1.41%
  
2.3%
 1984
1,116
1.20%
818
1.24%
274
1.45%
2,007
1.89%
4,215
1.49%
  
2.5%
 1985
1,132
1.20%
925
1.37%
278
1.49%
2,139
1.97%
4,474
1.55%
  
2.9%
 1986
1,232
1.30%
1,184
1.72%
316
1.69%
2,157
1.98%
4,889
1.68%
  
3.1%
 1987
1,288
1.38%
1,243
1.80%
332
1.77%
2,165
2.02%
5,028
1.74%
  
3.2%
 1988
1,345
1.46%
1,360
1.95%
360
1.94%
2,138
2.03%
5,203
1.82%
  
3.4%
 1989
1,500
1.63%
1,528
2.20%
404
2.19%
2,105
2.03%
5,537
1.95%
  
2.9%
 1990
1,599
1.78%
1,643
2.37%
429
2.37%
2,034
2.03%
5,705
2.06%
  
3.0%
 1991
1,708
1.92%
1,697
2.50%
451
2.54%
1,954
2.02%
5,810
2.14%
  
3.1%
 1992
1,754
2.16%
1,745
2.63%
476
2.76%
1,832
2.03%
5,807
2.28%
  
3.3%
 1993
1,852
2.47%
1,786
2.81%
474
2.86%
1,656
1.97%
5,768
2.41%
  
3.4%
 1994
2,007
2.77%
1,783
3.01%
497
3.11%
1,575
1.94%
5,862
2.56%
  
3.6%
 1995
2,170
 3.06%  
1,864
 3.30%  
534
 3.37%  
1,549
 1.97%  
6,117
2.76%
  
3.9%
 1996
2,268
 3.29%  
1,941
 3.49%  
603
 3.76%  
1,563
 2.05%  
6,375
2.94%
  
4.3%
1997
2,334
 3.43%  
2,046
 3.76%  
656
 4.10%  
1,590
 2.15%  
6,626
3.12%
  
4.6%
1998
2,431
 3.63%  
2,133
 4.01%  
719
 4.47%  
1,539
 2.14%  
6,822
3.28%
  
4.4%
1999
2,503
 3.79%  
2,706
 5.19%  
783
 4.88%  
1,525
 2.17%  
7,517
3.67%
  
4.6%
2000
2,670
 4.09%  
2,811
 5.45%  
810
 5.06%  
1,548
 2.24%  
7,839
3.88%
  
5.2%
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.