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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-19. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and sex 4th 2023
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

17,772 8,633 48.6 8,389 47.2 245 2.8 9,139

18 to 24 years

287 203 70.7 189 65.8 14 6.9 84

25 to 34 years

1,460 1,205 82.5 1,153 79.0 52 4.3 255

35 to 44 years

2,142 1,812 84.6 1,760 82.2 52 2.9 330

45 to 54 years

2,392 1,990 83.2 1,945 81.3 46 2.3 402

55 to 64 years

3,316 2,202 66.4 2,153 64.9 48 2.2 1,114

65 years and over

8,176 1,222 14.9 1,189 14.5 33 2.7 6,954

Men, 18 years and over

15,730 7,432 47.2 7,224 45.9 208 2.8 8,298

18 to 24 years

204 140 68.3 126 61.7 13 9.7 65

25 to 34 years

1,203 1,004 83.5 970 80.7 33 3.3 199

35 to 44 years

1,733 1,500 86.6 1,454 83.9 46 3.1 232

45 to 54 years

2,025 1,687 83.3 1,646 81.3 41 2.4 338

55 to 64 years

2,871 1,948 67.9 1,906 66.4 42 2.2 923

65 years and over

7,694 1,154 15.0 1,122 14.6 31 2.7 6,540

Women, 18 years and over

2,043 1,202 58.8 1,165 57.0 37 3.1 841

18 to 24 years

82 63 76.7 63 76.1 0 0.8 19

25 to 34 years

257 201 78.1 183 71.0 18 9.2 56

35 to 44 years

409 312 76.2 306 74.7 6 1.9 97

45 to 54 years

367 304 82.7 299 81.5 5 1.5 63

55 to 64 years

445 254 57.0 247 55.6 6 2.5 192

65 years and over

482 68 14.2 67 14.0 1 1.8 413

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over

5,149 4,088 79.4 3,947 76.7 141 3.5 1,061

18 to 24 years

287 203 70.7 189 65.8 14 6.9 84

25 to 34 years

1,460 1,205 82.5 1,153 79.0 52 4.3 255

35 to 44 years

1,913 1,629 85.1 1,580 82.6 49 3.0 285

45 to 54 years

821 663 80.8 645 78.6 18 2.7 158

55 to 64 years

514 336 65.3 328 63.8 8 2.4 178

65 years and over

154 53 34.6 52 34.0 1 - 101

Men, 18 years and over

4,215 3,384 80.3 3,267 77.5 116 3.4 831

18 to 24 years

204 140 68.3 126 61.7 13 9.7 65

25 to 34 years

1,203 1,004 83.5 970 80.7 33 3.3 199

35 to 44 years

1,549 1,345 86.8 1,302 84.1 43 3.2 204

45 to 54 years

680 555 81.5 537 78.9 18 3.2 126

55 to 64 years

445 292 65.8 284 64.0 8 2.7 152

65 years and over

134 48 35.9 47 35.2 1 - 86

Women, 18 years and over

934 705 75.4 680 72.8 25 3.5 230

18 to 24 years

82 63 76.7 63 76.1 0 0.8 19

25 to 34 years

257 201 78.1 183 71.0 18 9.2 56

35 to 44 years

364 283 77.8 277 76.1 6 2.1 81

45 to 54 years

140 108 77.1 108 77.1 0 0.0 32

55 to 64 years

70 44 62.7 44 62.7 0 - 26

65 years and over

20 5 - 5 - 0 - 15

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

240,703 156,405 65.0 150,996 62.7 5,409 3.5 84,298

18 to 24 years

29,768 19,177 64.4 17,812 59.8 1,364 7.1 10,591

25 to 34 years

43,107 36,168 83.9 34,774 80.7 1,395 3.9 6,939

35 to 44 years

41,517 34,877 84.0 33,915 81.7 962 2.8 6,640

45 to 54 years

37,592 30,835 82.0 30,099 80.1 735 2.4 6,757

55 to 64 years

37,955 25,164 66.3 24,497 64.5 667 2.7 12,791

65 years and over

50,764 10,185 20.1 9,899 19.5 286 2.8 40,580

Men, 18 years and over

110,388 80,259 72.7 77,267 70.0 2,993 3.7 30,129

18 to 24 years

14,881 9,644 64.8 8,916 59.9 729 7.6 5,237

25 to 34 years

21,144 18,913 89.4 18,112 85.7 801 4.2 2,231

35 to 44 years

20,108 18,182 90.4 17,641 87.7 540 3.0 1,927

45 to 54 years

17,850 15,798 88.5 15,396 86.3 402 2.5 2,052

55 to 64 years

17,368 12,662 72.9 12,282 70.7 380 3.0 4,706

65 years and over

19,036 5,060 26.6 4,920 25.8 140 2.8 13,976

Women, 18 years and over

130,315 76,146 58.4 73,729 56.6 2,416 3.2 54,169

18 to 24 years

14,887 9,532 64.0 8,897 59.8 636 6.7 5,354

25 to 34 years

21,964 17,255 78.6 16,662 75.9 594 3.4 4,708

35 to 44 years

21,408 16,695 78.0 16,273 76.0 422 2.5 4,714

45 to 54 years

19,741 15,036 76.2 14,703 74.5 333 2.2 4,705

55 to 64 years

20,586 12,502 60.7 12,215 59.3 287 2.3 8,085

65 years and over

31,729 5,125 16.2 4,980 15.7 146 2.8 26,604

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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 60,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 05, 2024