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	April 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	16,989	8,153	48.0	7,858	46.3	296	3.6	8,836
18 to 24 years	181	127	70.3	111	61.4	16	12.8	54
25 to 34 years	1,400	1,153	82.4	1,060	75.7	93	8.1	247
35 to 44 years	2,147	1,821	84.8	1,775	82.7	46	2.5	326
45 to 54 years	2,258	1,834	81.2	1,772	78.5	62	3.4	424
55 to 64 years	3,220	2,133	66.2	2,102	65.3	31	1.5	1,087
65 years and over	7,783	1,084	13.9	1,037	13.3	47	4.3	6,698
Men, 18 years and over	14,904	6,971	46.8	6,727	45.1	243	3.5	7,933
18 to 24 years	145	112	77.0	103	70.8	9	8.0	33
25 to 34 years	1,130	972	86.0	888	78.6	84	8.6	158
35 to 44 years	1,742	1,529	87.8	1,483	85.1	46	3.0	213
45 to 54 years	1,875	1,509	80.5	1,462	78.0	47	3.1	366
55 to 64 years	2,766	1,870	67.6	1,842	66.6	28	1.5	896
65 years and over	7,246	979	13.5	949	13.1	30	3.1	6,267
Women, 18 years and over	2,085	1,183	56.7	1,130	54.2	52	4.4	902
18 to 24 years	36	16	-	9	-	7	-	20
25 to 34 years	270	181	67.1	172	63.6	9	5.1	89
35 to 44 years	405	292	72.2	292	72.2	0	0.0	113
45 to 54 years	383	326	85.0	310	81.0	15	4.7	57
55 to 64 years	454	263	57.8	260	57.2	3	1.2	192
65 years and over	537	105	19.6	88	16.3	17	16.4	432

Gulf War-era II veterans
Total, 18 years and over	5,876	4,540	77.3	4,357	74.1	182	4.0	1,337
18 to 24 years	181	127	70.3	111	61.4	16	12.8	54
25 to 34 years	1,400	1,153	82.4	1,060	75.7	93	8.1	247
35 to 44 years	2,071	1,763	85.1	1,721	83.1	43	2.4	308
45 to 54 years	1,086	864	79.6	844	77.8	20	2.3	221
55 to 64 years	871	554	63.6	544	62.4	10	1.8	318
65 years and over	267	78	29.1	77	29.0	0	0.4	190
Men, 18 years and over	4,828	3,807	78.9	3,651	75.6	156	4.1	1,021
18 to 24 years	145	112	77.0	103	70.8	9	8.0	33
25 to 34 years	1,130	972	86.0	888	78.6	84	8.6	158
35 to 44 years	1,675	1,480	88.4	1,438	85.8	43	2.9	195
45 to 54 years	880	682	77.5	672	76.3	10	1.5	198
55 to 64 years	788	506	64.2	496	62.9	10	2.0	282
65 years and over	209	55	26.4	55	26.2	0	-	154
Women, 18 years and over	1,048	733	69.9	706	67.4	26	3.6	316
18 to 24 years	36	16	-	9	-	7	-	20
25 to 34 years	270	181	67.1	172	63.6	9	5.1	89
35 to 44 years	396	283	71.5	283	71.5	0	0.0	113
45 to 54 years	206	182	88.8	173	84.1	10	5.3	23
55 to 64 years	83	48	57.7	48	57.7	0	-	35
65 years and over	58	23	-	23	-	0	-	36

NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	248,718	159,287	64.0	153,152	61.6	6,136	3.9	89,430
18 to 24 years	30,312	19,119	63.1	17,663	58.3	1,456	7.6	11,193
25 to 34 years	44,249	37,118	83.9	35,489	80.2	1,629	4.4	7,131
35 to 44 years	42,650	36,072	84.6	35,027	82.1	1,045	2.9	6,578
45 to 54 years	37,366	31,124	83.3	30,152	80.7	972	3.1	6,242
55 to 64 years	37,329	24,972	66.9	24,274	65.0	697	2.8	12,357
65 years and over	56,810	10,882	19.2	10,545	18.6	336	3.1	45,929
Men, 18 years and over	113,117	80,759	71.4	77,458	68.5	3,301	4.1	32,358
18 to 24 years	15,336	9,816	64.0	9,007	58.7	809	8.2	5,521
25 to 34 years	21,509	19,475	90.5	18,595	86.5	880	4.5	2,034
35 to 44 years	20,234	18,464	91.3	17,871	88.3	593	3.2	1,770
45 to 54 years	17,376	15,485	89.1	15,058	86.7	426	2.8	1,891
55 to 64 years	16,709	12,112	72.5	11,702	70.0	410	3.4	4,596
65 years and over	21,952	5,408	24.6	5,225	23.8	183	3.4	16,544
Women, 18 years and over	135,601	78,528	57.9	75,694	55.8	2,834	3.6	57,073
18 to 24 years	14,976	9,303	62.1	8,656	57.8	647	7.0	5,672
25 to 34 years	22,740	17,643	77.6	16,894	74.3	749	4.2	5,097
35 to 44 years	22,416	17,608	78.6	17,156	76.5	452	2.6	4,808
45 to 54 years	19,990	15,640	78.2	15,094	75.5	546	3.5	4,351
55 to 64 years	20,620	12,859	62.4	12,572	61.0	287	2.2	7,761
65 years and over	34,859	5,474	15.7	5,321	15.3	153	2.8	29,384
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: May 08, 2026