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Table 6A. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by state, 2022 annual averages

Table 6A. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by state, 2022 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
State 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

18,370 8,807 47.9 8,557 46.6 250 2.8 9,563

Alabama

352 180 51.1 177 50.2 3 1.8 172

Alaska

68 41 59.5 39 57.5 1 3.4 28

Arizona

436 210 48.2 203 46.6 7 3.2 226

Arkansas

225 91 40.6 89 39.4 3 3.0 134

California

1,383 632 45.7 604 43.7 28 4.4 751

Colorado

382 206 53.9 199 52.2 7 3.2 176

Connecticut

151 72 47.6 70 46.4 2 2.6 79

Delaware

69 28 40.6 27 39.6 1 2.6 41

District of Columbia

26 14 54.7 14 53.1 0 2.9 12

Florida

1,390 615 44.2 606 43.6 9 1.5 775

Georgia

668 332 49.7 322 48.1 11 3.2 336

Hawaii

98 48 49.4 46 47.4 2 4.0 50

Idaho

124 56 44.7 54 43.3 2 3.3 69

Illinois

522 221 42.3 213 40.9 7 3.4 301

Indiana

396 188 47.5 184 46.4 4 2.2 208

Iowa

202 104 51.5 102 50.6 2 1.8 98

Kansas

173 89 51.4 87 50.0 2 2.7 84

Kentucky

284 133 46.9 131 46.3 2 1.4 151

Louisiana

264 115 43.5 113 42.8 2 1.6 149

Maine

105 42 40.3 41 38.6 2 4.2 63

Maryland

419 231 55.3 228 54.3 4 1.7 187

Massachusetts

270 129 47.9 125 46.2 5 3.5 141

Michigan

555 251 45.2 247 44.5 4 1.6 304

Minnesota

276 131 47.5 129 46.7 2 1.7 145

Mississippi

190 84 44.5 81 42.6 4 4.2 105

Missouri

369 179 48.7 176 47.8 3 1.7 189

Montana

103 47 46.2 47 45.3 1 2.0 55

Nebraska

120 67 55.4 65 54.1 2 2.3 54

Nevada

244 119 48.9 113 46.4 6 5.2 125

New Hampshire

102 50 48.6 48 47.5 1 2.3 53

New Jersey

279 114 40.9 113 40.4 1 1.3 165

New Mexico

163 69 42.6 67 41.1 2 3.3 94

New York

681 287 42.2 277 40.7 10 3.5 394

North Carolina

685 302 44.1 296 43.1 7 2.2 383

North Dakota

49 27 55.5 27 55.1 0 0.7 22

Ohio

718 348 48.5 340 47.4 8 2.2 370

Oklahoma

275 117 42.5 115 41.6 2 2.1 158

Oregon

306 143 46.7 138 45.0 5 3.6 163

Pennsylvania

703 300 42.6 291 41.4 9 3.0 403

Rhode Island

64 26 41.3 26 40.6 0 1.9 37

South Carolina

386 182 47.1 175 45.5 6 3.5 204

South Dakota

63 37 59.2 37 58.5 0 1.2 26

Tennessee

497 227 45.7 220 44.3 7 3.1 270

Texas

1,636 932 57.0 893 54.6 39 4.2 704

Utah

150 78 51.9 76 50.6 2 2.4 72

Vermont

37 16 44.3 16 43.3 0 2.3 20

Virginia

703 420 59.7 413 58.7 7 1.7 283

Washington

492 244 49.6 237 48.2 7 2.9 248

West Virginia

144 67 46.4 65 45.2 2 2.5 77

Wisconsin

322 137 42.5 131 40.8 5 3.9 185

Wyoming

49 26 51.7 25 50.8 0 1.9 24

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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.

Last Modified Date: March 21, 2023