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	August 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	16,884	8,247	48.8	7,964	47.2	283	3.4	8,637
18 to 24 years	190	119	62.8	111	58.5	8	6.7	71
25 to 34 years	1,374	1,102	80.2	1,032	75.1	70	6.4	272
35 to 44 years	2,138	1,862	87.1	1,819	85.1	43	2.3	276
45 to 54 years	2,228	1,826	81.9	1,753	78.7	73	4.0	403
55 to 64 years	3,218	2,124	66.0	2,060	64.0	64	3.0	1,094
65 years and over	7,736	1,214	15.7	1,189	15.4	25	2.1	6,522
Men, 18 years and over	14,795	7,064	47.7	6,809	46.0	255	3.6	7,731
18 to 24 years	145	102	70.1	94	65.1	7	7.1	43
25 to 34 years	1,117	936	83.8	880	78.8	56	6.0	181
35 to 44 years	1,735	1,532	88.3	1,489	85.8	43	2.8	203
45 to 54 years	1,862	1,554	83.5	1,481	79.6	73	4.7	308
55 to 64 years	2,730	1,824	66.8	1,768	64.8	56	3.1	906
65 years and over	7,206	1,116	15.5	1,096	15.2	20	1.8	6,090
Women, 18 years and over	2,089	1,182	56.6	1,154	55.3	28	2.4	907
18 to 24 years	45	17	-	17	-	1	-	27
25 to 34 years	257	166	64.5	152	59.0	14	8.6	91
35 to 44 years	403	330	81.8	330	81.8	0	0.0	73
45 to 54 years	366	271	74.1	271	74.1	0	0.0	95
55 to 64 years	488	300	61.4	292	59.9	8	2.5	188
65 years and over	530	98	18.5	93	17.5	5	5.4	432

Gulf War-era II veterans
Total, 18 years and over	5,661	4,395	77.6	4,240	74.9	155	3.5	1,267
18 to 24 years	190	119	62.8	111	58.5	8	6.7	71
25 to 34 years	1,374	1,102	80.2	1,032	75.1	70	6.4	272
35 to 44 years	2,070	1,816	87.7	1,777	85.8	38	2.1	255
45 to 54 years	1,088	895	82.3	861	79.2	33	3.7	193
55 to 64 years	634	380	60.0	375	59.2	5	1.3	254
65 years and over	306	84	27.3	84	27.3	0	0.0	222
Men, 18 years and over	4,688	3,729	79.5	3,589	76.6	140	3.8	959
18 to 24 years	145	102	70.1	94	65.1	7	7.1	43
25 to 34 years	1,117	936	83.8	880	78.8	56	6.0	181
35 to 44 years	1,690	1,497	88.6	1,459	86.3	38	2.6	193
45 to 54 years	919	772	84.0	739	80.4	33	4.3	147
55 to 64 years	530	344	64.9	339	64.0	5	1.4	186
65 years and over	286	78	27.2	78	27.2	0	0.0	209
Women, 18 years and over	974	666	68.4	651	66.8	15	2.3	308
18 to 24 years	45	17	-	17	-	1	-	27
25 to 34 years	257	166	64.5	152	59.0	14	8.6	91
35 to 44 years	380	318	83.7	318	83.7	0	0.0	62
45 to 54 years	168	123	72.8	123	72.8	0	0.0	46
55 to 64 years	104	36	34.7	36	34.7	0	-	68
65 years and over	20	6	-	6	-	0	-	14

NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	249,555	159,403	63.9	152,641	61.2	6,762	4.2	90,152
18 to 24 years	30,456	19,966	65.6	18,229	59.9	1,737	8.7	10,490
25 to 34 years	44,293	36,888	83.3	35,235	79.6	1,653	4.5	7,404
35 to 44 years	42,774	36,097	84.4	34,903	81.6	1,194	3.3	6,678
45 to 54 years	37,390	30,616	81.9	29,563	79.1	1,054	3.4	6,774
55 to 64 years	37,139	24,917	67.1	24,148	65.0	770	3.1	12,222
65 years and over	57,503	10,919	19.0	10,564	18.4	354	3.2	46,584
Men, 18 years and over	113,555	81,387	71.7	77,939	68.6	3,447	4.2	32,168
18 to 24 years	15,403	10,637	69.1	9,730	63.2	907	8.5	4,765
25 to 34 years	21,537	19,242	89.3	18,296	85.0	946	4.9	2,295
35 to 44 years	20,298	18,455	90.9	17,893	88.2	562	3.0	1,843
45 to 54 years	17,413	15,339	88.1	14,874	85.4	465	3.0	2,074
55 to 64 years	16,656	12,248	73.5	11,868	71.3	380	3.1	4,407
65 years and over	22,248	5,464	24.6	5,277	23.7	187	3.4	16,784
Women, 18 years and over	136,000	78,016	57.4	74,702	54.9	3,314	4.2	57,984
18 to 24 years	15,053	9,328	62.0	8,498	56.5	830	8.9	5,724
25 to 34 years	22,756	17,646	77.5	16,939	74.4	707	4.0	5,110
35 to 44 years	22,476	17,641	78.5	17,010	75.7	632	3.6	4,835
45 to 54 years	19,977	15,277	76.5	14,689	73.5	588	3.9	4,699
55 to 64 years	20,484	12,669	61.8	12,279	59.9	390	3.1	7,815
65 years and over	35,255	5,454	15.5	5,287	15.0	167	3.1	29,801
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: September 04, 2026