Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted

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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	Total		Men		Women
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,654	17,348	15,609	15,275	2,045	2,073
Civilian labor force	8,556	8,480	7,382	7,249	1,174	1,231
Participation rate	48.5	48.9	47.3	47.5	57.4	59.4
Employed	8,300	8,160	7,154	6,996	1,146	1,164
Employment-population ratio	47.0	47.0	45.8	45.8	56.0	56.2
Unemployed	257	320	228	253	28	67
Unemployment rate	3.0	3.8	3.1	3.5	2.4	5.4
Not in labor force	9,098	8,868	8,227	8,026	871	842

Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,336	5,616	4,388	4,631	948	985
Civilian labor force	4,264	4,384	3,585	3,686	679	698
Participation rate	79.9	78.1	81.7	79.6	71.6	70.9
Employed	4,143	4,249	3,488	3,588	655	661
Employment-population ratio	77.6	75.7	79.5	77.5	69.1	67.1
Unemployed	121	135	97	97	24	38
Unemployment rate	2.8	3.1	2.7	2.6	3.6	5.4
Not in labor force	1,072	1,232	803	945	269	287

Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,761	3,221	2,320	2,711	441	510
Civilian labor force	1,945	2,200	1,654	1,841	291	359
Participation rate	70.5	68.3	71.3	67.9	65.9	70.3
Employed	1,880	2,082	1,589	1,744	291	338
Employment-population ratio	68.1	64.6	68.5	64.3	65.9	66.3
Unemployed	65	118	65	98	0	21
Unemployment rate	3.4	5.4	4.0	5.3	0.0	5.7
Not in labor force	816	1,021	665	870	150	151

Vietnam-era and earlier wartime veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,730	4,962	5,488	4,774	242	188
Civilian labor force	706	663	677	631	29	32
Participation rate	12.3	13.4	12.3	13.2	11.9	16.8
Employed	667	627	642	596	25	32
Employment-population ratio	11.6	12.6	11.7	12.5	10.1	16.8
Unemployed	39	36	35	36	4	0
Unemployment rate	5.6	5.4	5.2	5.7	-	-
Not in labor force	5,024	4,299	4,811	4,143	213	156

Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,827	3,549	3,413	3,159	414	390
Civilian labor force	1,640	1,233	1,465	1,090	175	143
Participation rate	42.9	34.7	42.9	34.5	42.4	36.6
Employed	1,610	1,202	1,435	1,068	175	134
Employment-population ratio	42.1	33.9	42.0	33.8	42.4	34.4
Unemployed	30	31	30	22	0	9
Unemployment rate	1.9	2.5	2.1	2.0	0.0	6.1
Not in labor force	2,187	2,316	1,948	2,069	239	247

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	241,051	246,193	110,429	113,099	130,621	133,094
Civilian labor force	157,149	159,933	80,439	81,970	76,710	77,963
Participation rate	65.2	65.0	72.8	72.5	58.7	58.6
Employed	151,111	153,348	77,177	78,277	73,934	75,071
Employment-population ratio	62.7	62.3	69.9	69.2	56.6	56.4
Unemployed	6,038	6,585	3,262	3,694	2,776	2,891
Unemployment rate	3.8	4.1	4.1	4.5	3.6	3.7
Not in labor force	83,902	86,260	29,990	31,128	53,912	55,132
NOTE: Veterans 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 who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

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