Table 2A. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2023 annual averages

Table 2A. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2023 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and period of service	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of labor force
TOTAL VETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	17,898	8,632	48.2	8,391	46.9	241	2.8	9,267
18 to 24 years	269	175	65.3	162	60.1	14	7.8	93
25 to 34 years	1,489	1,229	82.6	1,180	79.2	50	4.0	259
35 to 44 years	2,140	1,811	84.6	1,757	82.1	54	3.0	329
45 to 54 years	2,413	2,003	83.0	1,963	81.3	41	2.0	410
55 to 64 years	3,304	2,160	65.4	2,110	63.9	50	2.3	1,144
65 years and over	8,283	1,252	15.1	1,219	14.7	33	2.6	7,031
Gulf War era, total
Total, 18 years and over	7,995	6,136	76.7	5,955	74.5	181	2.9	1,859
18 to 24 years	269	175	65.3	162	60.1	14	7.8	93
25 to 34 years	1,489	1,229	82.6	1,180	79.2	50	4.0	259
35 to 44 years	2,140	1,811	84.6	1,757	82.1	54	3.0	329
45 to 54 years	2,185	1,829	83.7	1,793	82.1	36	1.9	357
55 to 64 years	1,361	949	69.7	926	68.0	23	2.4	412
65 years and over	551	142	25.7	137	24.9	5	3.3	409
Gulf War era II
Total, 18 years and over	5,039	4,008	79.5	3,877	76.9	131	3.3	1,031
18 to 24 years	269	175	65.3	162	60.1	14	7.8	93
25 to 34 years	1,489	1,229	82.6	1,180	79.2	50	4.0	259
35 to 44 years	1,871	1,587	84.8	1,541	82.4	45	2.8	284
45 to 54 years	768	630	81.9	617	80.3	13	2.0	139
55 to 64 years	495	337	68.0	328	66.1	9	2.8	159
65 years and over	147	50	34.0	49	33.6	1	-	97
Gulf War era I
Total, 35 years and over	2,956	2,128	72.0	2,079	70.3	50	2.3	828
35 to 44 years	269	225	83.5	216	80.2	9	3.9	44
45 to 54 years	1,417	1,199	84.6	1,176	83.0	23	1.9	218
55 to 64 years	865	612	70.7	598	69.2	14	2.2	253
65 years and over	405	92	22.8	88	21.8	4	4.4	313
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total, 55 years and over	5,968	808	13.5	787	13.2	21	2.5	5,160
55 to 64 years	0	0	-	0	-	0	-	0
65 years and over	5,968	808	13.5	787	13.2	21	2.5	5,160
Other service periods
Total, 45 years and over	3,935	1,688	42.9	1,648	41.9	40	2.4	2,247
45 to 54 years	228	175	76.6	169	74.3	5	3.0	53
55 to 64 years	1,943	1,211	62.3	1,185	61.0	27	2.2	732
65 years and over	1,764	302	17.1	294	16.7	8	2.6	1,462

TOTAL NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	239,789	156,034	65.1	150,472	62.8	5,562	3.6	83,755
18 to 24 years	29,815	19,503	65.4	18,036	60.5	1,466	7.5	10,313
25 to 34 years	43,039	36,074	83.8	34,658	80.5	1,416	3.9	6,965
35 to 44 years	41,314	34,620	83.8	33,642	81.4	977	2.8	6,694
45 to 54 years	37,546	30,804	82.0	30,023	80.0	780	2.5	6,743
55 to 64 years	38,099	25,092	65.9	24,452	64.2	640	2.6	13,008
65 years and over	49,976	9,943	19.9	9,660	19.3	282	2.8	40,033
NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans are counted in only one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent one. Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period are classified in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

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