A-40. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex

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A-40. Employment status of people 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex [Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and sex	May 2026
	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of labor force
TOTAL VETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	16,961	8,203	48.4	7,942	46.8	261	3.2	8,758
18 to 24 years	179	119	66.4	105	58.8	14	11.5	60
25 to 34 years	1,398	1,119	80.1	1,068	76.4	51	4.5	279
35 to 44 years	2,144	1,803	84.1	1,731	80.7	72	4.0	341
45 to 54 years	2,255	1,901	84.3	1,846	81.8	55	2.9	355
55 to 64 years	3,231	2,147	66.4	2,116	65.5	32	1.5	1,084
65 years and over	7,753	1,113	14.4	1,075	13.9	38	3.4	6,640
Men, 18 years and over	14,875	6,999	47.1	6,777	45.6	222	3.2	7,876
18 to 24 years	145	110	76.1	97	66.6	14	12.4	35
25 to 34 years	1,127	950	84.3	906	80.4	45	4.7	177
35 to 44 years	1,740	1,512	86.9	1,450	83.3	62	4.1	228
45 to 54 years	1,871	1,576	84.2	1,533	81.9	43	2.7	295
55 to 64 years	2,756	1,844	66.9	1,812	65.8	32	1.7	912
65 years and over	7,236	1,007	13.9	980	13.5	28	2.8	6,229
Women, 18 years and over	2,086	1,203	57.7	1,164	55.8	39	3.3	883
18 to 24 years	34	9	-	9	-	0	-	25
25 to 34 years	271	169	62.3	162	59.9	6	3.8	102
35 to 44 years	404	292	72.2	281	69.6	10	3.6	112
45 to 54 years	384	325	84.5	313	81.4	12	3.7	59
55 to 64 years	475	303	63.8	303	63.8	0	0.0	172
65 years and over	517	106	20.5	96	18.5	10	9.6	411

Gulf War-era II veterans
Total, 18 years and over	5,795	4,491	77.5	4,308	74.3	183	4.1	1,304
18 to 24 years	179	119	66.4	105	58.8	14	11.5	60
25 to 34 years	1,398	1,119	80.1	1,068	76.4	51	4.5	279
35 to 44 years	2,070	1,737	83.9	1,673	80.8	64	3.7	333
45 to 54 years	1,076	890	82.7	856	79.6	34	3.8	186
55 to 64 years	825	563	68.2	542	65.7	20	3.6	263
65 years and over	247	64	25.7	63	25.6	0	-	184
Men, 18 years and over	4,766	3,788	79.5	3,627	76.1	161	4.2	978
18 to 24 years	145	110	76.1	97	66.6	14	12.4	35
25 to 34 years	1,127	950	84.3	906	80.4	45	4.7	177
35 to 44 years	1,675	1,455	86.8	1,402	83.7	53	3.7	221
45 to 54 years	892	726	81.5	698	78.3	29	3.9	165
55 to 64 years	725	493	68.1	473	65.3	20	4.1	231
65 years and over	203	52	25.9	52	25.7	0	-	150
Women, 18 years and over	1,029	703	68.4	681	66.2	22	3.1	325
18 to 24 years	34	9	-	9	-	0	-	25
25 to 34 years	271	169	62.3	162	59.9	6	3.8	102
35 to 44 years	394	282	71.5	272	68.9	10	3.7	112
45 to 54 years	184	163	88.7	158	85.9	5	3.2	21
55 to 64 years	101	69	68.8	69	68.8	0	-	31
65 years and over	45	11	-	11	-	0	-	33

NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	249,010	159,476	64.0	153,212	61.5	6,264	3.9	89,534
18 to 24 years	30,447	19,408	63.7	17,773	58.4	1,635	8.4	11,039
25 to 34 years	44,257	37,197	84.0	35,590	80.4	1,607	4.3	7,060
35 to 44 years	42,683	36,246	84.9	35,075	82.2	1,171	3.2	6,437
45 to 54 years	37,373	30,873	82.6	30,011	80.3	862	2.8	6,500
55 to 64 years	37,276	24,942	66.9	24,256	65.1	686	2.8	12,334
65 years and over	56,974	10,809	19.0	10,506	18.4	303	2.8	46,165
Men, 18 years and over	113,148	80,998	71.6	77,636	68.6	3,362	4.2	32,150
18 to 24 years	15,279	10,155	66.5	9,190	60.1	965	9.5	5,124
25 to 34 years	21,517	19,400	90.2	18,569	86.3	831	4.3	2,117
35 to 44 years	20,251	18,518	91.4	17,914	88.5	604	3.3	1,733
45 to 54 years	17,390	15,471	89.0	15,078	86.7	393	2.5	1,919
55 to 64 years	16,700	12,143	72.7	11,755	70.4	388	3.2	4,557
65 years and over	22,011	5,311	24.1	5,130	23.3	180	3.4	16,700
Women, 18 years and over	135,862	78,478	57.8	75,576	55.6	2,902	3.7	57,384
18 to 24 years	15,167	9,253	61.0	8,583	56.6	669	7.2	5,915
25 to 34 years	22,741	17,797	78.3	17,021	74.9	775	4.4	4,944
35 to 44 years	22,432	17,729	79.0	17,161	76.5	568	3.2	4,704
45 to 54 years	19,983	15,402	77.1	14,933	74.7	469	3.0	4,581
55 to 64 years	20,576	12,799	62.2	12,501	60.8	298	2.3	7,777
65 years and over	34,963	5,499	15.7	5,376	15.4	123	2.2	29,464
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 75,000).

Last Modified Date: June 05, 2026