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	July 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,241	16,912	15,163	14,824	2,078	2,088
Civilian labor force	8,240	8,158	7,044	7,001	1,196	1,157
Participation rate	47.8	48.2	46.5	47.2	57.6	55.4
Employed	7,996	7,819	6,852	6,706	1,144	1,113
Employment-population ratio	46.4	46.2	45.2	45.2	55.0	53.3
Unemployed	244	339	192	295	52	44
Unemployment rate	3.0	4.2	2.7	4.2	4.4	3.8
Not in labor force	9,001	8,754	8,119	7,823	882	931

Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,692	5,770	4,674	4,786	1,018	984
Civilian labor force	4,390	4,463	3,610	3,775	780	688
Participation rate	77.1	77.3	77.2	78.9	76.6	69.9
Employed	4,253	4,251	3,511	3,595	742	657
Employment-population ratio	74.7	73.7	75.1	75.1	72.9	66.7
Unemployed	137	212	99	181	38	31
Unemployment rate	3.1	4.7	2.7	4.8	4.9	4.5
Not in labor force	1,302	1,307	1,064	1,011	238	296

Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,188	3,232	2,701	2,684	487	548
Civilian labor force	2,010	2,067	1,761	1,734	249	333
Participation rate	63.0	63.9	65.2	64.6	51.0	60.7
Employed	1,980	1,992	1,741	1,668	239	324
Employment-population ratio	62.1	61.7	64.5	62.2	49.1	59.1
Unemployed	29	74	20	66	9	9
Unemployment rate	1.5	3.6	1.1	3.8	3.8	2.6
Not in labor force	1,178	1,165	940	950	238	215

Vietnam-era and earlier wartime veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,857	4,548	4,672	4,373	185	175
Civilian labor force	580	535	553	520	27	15
Participation rate	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.9	14.4	8.7
Employed	549	516	523	501	27	15
Employment-population ratio	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.4	14.4	8.7
Unemployed	31	19	31	19	0	0
Unemployment rate	5.3	3.5	5.5	3.6	-	-
Not in labor force	4,277	4,013	4,119	3,853	158	160

Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,504	3,362	3,116	2,981	388	381
Civilian labor force	1,261	1,094	1,120	972	141	122
Participation rate	36.0	32.5	35.9	32.6	36.2	31.9
Employed	1,213	1,060	1,077	942	136	117
Employment-population ratio	34.6	31.5	34.6	31.6	35.0	30.8
Unemployed	47	34	43	30	5	4
Unemployment rate	3.8	3.1	3.8	3.1	3.4	3.7
Not in labor force	2,243	2,268	1,996	2,009	247	259

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	247,097	249,401	113,608	113,436	133,489	135,965
Civilian labor force	160,499	159,542	82,858	81,447	77,641	78,095
Participation rate	65.0	64.0	72.9	71.8	58.2	57.4
Employed	153,377	152,827	79,311	78,178	74,066	74,649
Employment-population ratio	62.1	61.3	69.8	68.9	55.5	54.9
Unemployed	7,121	6,715	3,547	3,269	3,574	3,446
Unemployment rate	4.4	4.2	4.3	4.0	4.6	4.4
Not in labor force	86,598	89,859	30,750	31,989	55,848	57,870
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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