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Table 6A. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by state, 2023 annual averages

Table 6A. Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by state, 2023 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

17,898 8,632 48.2 8,391 46.9 241 2.8 9,267

Alabama

355 174 49.2 172 48.6 2 1.1 180

Alaska

62 36 58.1 35 56.3 1 3.1 26

Arizona

458 222 48.5 216 47.1 6 2.9 236

Arkansas

207 95 45.8 94 45.1 1 1.6 112

California

1,324 601 45.4 584 44.1 17 2.9 723

Colorado

376 193 51.3 189 50.3 4 1.8 183

Connecticut

149 61 40.9 60 40.7 0 0.4 88

Delaware

75 34 44.7 32 42.3 2 5.4 41

District of Columbia

24 11 48.1 11 47.0 0 2.2 12

Florida

1,400 625 44.7 610 43.6 15 2.5 775

Georgia

634 325 51.2 317 50.0 8 2.5 309

Hawaii

87 40 45.7 39 44.8 1 2.0 47

Idaho

124 54 44.0 53 42.6 2 3.3 69

Illinois

499 215 43.2 209 41.9 6 3.0 284

Indiana

403 191 47.3 185 46.0 6 2.9 212

Iowa

204 114 56.0 110 54.0 4 3.6 90

Kansas

164 80 48.7 77 47.1 3 3.3 84

Kentucky

261 125 48.1 124 47.3 2 1.5 136

Louisiana

279 124 44.5 121 43.2 4 3.1 155

Maine

104 47 44.9 45 43.0 2 4.2 57

Maryland

340 190 56.0 186 54.8 4 2.0 150

Massachusetts

243 113 46.4 111 45.7 2 1.7 130

Michigan

515 254 49.3 247 48.0 7 2.7 261

Minnesota

275 121 43.9 116 42.3 5 3.7 154

Mississippi

183 77 42.2 75 41.2 2 2.5 106

Missouri

382 177 46.4 173 45.4 4 2.1 205

Montana

101 51 51.0 50 49.7 1 2.7 49

Nebraska

114 56 48.8 55 48.1 1 1.3 58

Nevada

216 112 51.8 106 49.1 6 5.2 104

New Hampshire

103 48 46.4 46 44.7 2 3.6 55

New Jersey

282 106 37.8 103 36.6 3 3.2 175

New Mexico

153 64 41.5 59 38.6 5 7.1 90

New York

666 280 42.0 270 40.5 10 3.6 386

North Carolina

684 320 46.8 315 46.1 5 1.7 364

North Dakota

47 27 57.4 26 56.8 0 1.1 20

Ohio

684 317 46.3 309 45.2 8 2.4 368

Oklahoma

258 140 54.3 139 53.7 1 1.0 118

Oregon

276 121 43.8 116 42.2 5 3.8 155

Pennsylvania

684 295 43.1 289 42.2 6 2.0 390

Rhode Island

55 25 44.9 24 43.8 1 2.5 30

South Carolina

437 200 45.8 193 44.3 7 3.4 237

South Dakota

59 32 54.5 32 53.2 1 2.5 27

Tennessee

475 222 46.7 213 44.9 9 3.9 253

Texas

1,603 915 57.1 885 55.2 30 3.2 688

Utah

147 81 55.3 80 54.2 2 2.0 66

Vermont

37 17 45.4 16 44.6 0 1.7 20

Virginia

735 447 60.8 431 58.6 16 3.7 288

Washington

473 238 50.4 229 48.5 9 3.8 234

West Virginia

123 55 44.7 54 43.8 1 2.2 68

Wisconsin

312 138 44.4 135 43.3 3 2.4 173

Wyoming

47 24 49.8 23 49.3 0 1.2 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 20, 2024