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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
48. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and sex 2012
Civilian
noninsti-
tutional
population
Civilian labor force Not in
labor
force
Total Percent
of
population
Employed Unemployed
Total Percent
of
population
Total Percent
of
labor force

TOTAL VETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

21,183 11,006 52.0 10,233 48.3 773 7.0 10,177

18 to 24 years

301 225 74.7 179 59.5 46 20.4 76

25 to 34 years

1,585 1,298 81.8 1,169 73.8 128 9.9 288

35 to 44 years

2,267 2,008 88.6 1,892 83.5 116 5.8 259

45 to 54 years

3,516 2,900 82.5 2,705 76.9 195 6.7 616

55 to 64 years

4,565 2,728 59.8 2,553 55.9 175 6.4 1,837

65 years and over

8,948 1,847 20.6 1,734 19.4 113 6.1 7,101

Men, 18 years and over

19,368 9,884 51.0 9,204 47.5 680 6.9 9,484

18 to 24 years

250 193 77.3 154 61.9 39 20.0 57

25 to 34 years

1,321 1,116 84.5 1,009 76.4 107 9.6 204

35 to 44 years

1,896 1,715 90.5 1,616 85.2 99 5.8 181

45 to 54 years

3,016 2,534 84.0 2,373 78.7 161 6.3 481

55 to 64 years

4,224 2,519 59.6 2,357 55.8 163 6.5 1,704

65 years and over

8,662 1,806 20.9 1,695 19.6 111 6.2 6,856

Women, 18 years and over

1,815 1,122 61.8 1,029 56.7 93 8.3 693

18 to 24 years

52 32 62.2 25 48.1 7 - 20

25 to 34 years

265 181 68.5 160 60.5 21 11.6 83

35 to 44 years

371 293 79.0 276 74.4 17 5.8 78

45 to 54 years

501 366 73.1 332 66.3 34 9.2 135

55 to 64 years

341 209 61.2 196 57.5 12 6.0 133

65 years and over

286 41 14.3 39 13.8 1 3.2 245

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over

2,566 2,071 80.7 1,866 72.7 205 9.9 496

18 to 24 years

301 225 74.7 179 59.5 46 20.4 76

25 to 34 years

1,234 997 80.8 891 72.2 106 10.6 237

35 to 44 years

467 397 85.0 377 80.7 20 5.0 70

45 to 54 years

387 334 86.4 309 79.8 26 7.7 52

55 to 64 years

150 107 71.0 101 66.9 6 5.8 44

65 years and over

26 10 - 9 - 1 - 16

Men, 18 years and over

2,136 1,774 83.1 1,606 75.2 168 9.5 362

18 to 24 years

250 193 77.3 154 61.9 39 20.0 57

25 to 34 years

1,034 868 83.9 778 75.2 90 10.4 166

35 to 44 years

381 334 87.6 317 83.2 17 5.0 47

45 to 54 years

323 283 87.6 267 82.7 16 5.6 40

55 to 64 years

124 88 71.0 83 66.6 6 6.2 36

65 years and over

24 9 - 8 - 1 - 16

Women, 18 years and over

431 297 68.9 259 60.2 37 12.5 134

18 to 24 years

52 32 62.2 25 48.1 7 - 20

25 to 34 years

200 129 64.4 113 56.4 16 12.5 71

35 to 44 years

87 64 73.4 60 69.6 3 5.2 23

45 to 54 years

64 52 80.6 42 65.3 10 19.0 12

55 to 64 years

26 19 - 18 - 1 - 8

65 years and over

2 2 - 2 - 0 - 0

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

213,211 142,017 66.6 130,817 61.4 11,200 7.9 71,194

18 to 24 years

29,591 19,107 64.6 16,236 54.9 2,871 15.0 10,484

25 to 34 years

39,389 32,167 81.7 29,531 75.0 2,636 8.2 7,222

35 to 44 years

37,375 30,726 82.2 28,684 76.7 2,042 6.6 6,649

45 to 54 years

40,183 32,156 80.0 30,168 75.1 1,988 6.2 8,027

55 to 64 years

33,755 21,984 65.1 20,686 61.3 1,298 5.9 11,771

65 years and over

32,917 5,876 17.8 5,511 16.7 365 6.2 27,041

Men, 18 years and over

93,425 71,493 76.5 65,692 70.3 5,801 8.1 21,933

18 to 24 years

14,746 9,907 67.2 8,287 56.2 1,620 16.4 4,839

25 to 34 years

18,884 16,966 89.8 15,598 82.6 1,369 8.1 1,918

35 to 44 years

17,519 15,892 90.7 14,867 84.9 1,025 6.4 1,627

45 to 54 years

18,325 15,830 86.4 14,847 81.0 982 6.2 2,495

55 to 64 years

14,195 10,363 73.0 9,711 68.4 652 6.3 3,832

65 years and over

9,756 2,534 26.0 2,382 24.4 152 6.0 7,222

Women, 18 years and over

119,785 70,524 58.9 65,125 54.4 5,399 7.7 49,261

18 to 24 years

14,845 9,200 62.0 7,949 53.5 1,251 13.6 5,645

25 to 34 years

20,505 15,201 74.1 13,934 68.0 1,267 8.3 5,304

35 to 44 years

19,855 14,834 74.7 13,817 69.6 1,017 6.9 5,022

45 to 54 years

21,858 16,327 74.7 15,321 70.1 1,006 6.2 5,532

55 to 64 years

19,560 11,621 59.4 10,975 56.1 646 5.6 7,939

65 years and over

23,161 3,341 14.4 3,129 13.5 212 6.4 19,820

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. Gulf War-era II veterans served on active duty anywhere in the world sometime since September 2001. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

Last Modified Date: February 5, 2013