Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted

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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	Total		Men		Women
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,961	17,631	15,923	15,584	2,038	2,047
Civilian labor force	8,672	8,516	7,497	7,341	1,175	1,175
Participation rate	48.3	48.3	47.1	47.1	57.7	57.4
Employed	8,488	8,254	7,350	7,087	1,138	1,167
Employment-population ratio	47.3	46.8	46.2	45.5	55.8	57.0
Unemployed	184	262	146	254	38	8
Unemployment rate	2.1	3.1	2.0	3.5	3.2	0.7
Not in labor force	9,289	9,115	8,426	8,243	863	872

Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,034	5,350	4,129	4,409	906	940
Civilian labor force	4,077	4,290	3,375	3,584	702	706
Participation rate	81.0	80.2	81.7	81.3	77.6	75.1
Employed	3,980	4,140	3,298	3,440	682	700
Employment-population ratio	79.1	77.4	79.9	78.0	75.3	74.4
Unemployed	97	150	77	143	20	6
Unemployment rate	2.4	3.5	2.3	4.0	2.9	0.9
Not in labor force	957	1,060	754	826	203	234

Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,929	2,761	2,473	2,309	455	453
Civilian labor force	2,059	1,906	1,763	1,622	296	284
Participation rate	70.3	69.0	71.3	70.3	64.9	62.6
Employed	2,016	1,860	1,724	1,577	292	284
Employment-population ratio	68.8	67.4	69.7	68.3	64.2	62.6
Unemployed	43	45	39	45	4	0
Unemployment rate	2.1	2.4	2.2	2.8	1.2	0.0
Not in labor force	870	856	710	686	160	169

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	6,032	5,704	5,776	5,463	256	241
Civilian labor force	793	716	777	692	15	23
Participation rate	13.1	12.5	13.5	12.7	6.0	9.7
Employed	773	692	760	670	13	22
Employment-population ratio	12.8	12.1	13.2	12.3	5.0	9.2
Unemployed	20	23	17	22	3	1
Unemployment rate	2.5	3.2	2.2	3.2	-	-
Not in labor force	5,239	4,988	4,999	4,771	241	218

Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,966	3,816	3,545	3,403	421	413
Civilian labor force	1,743	1,605	1,581	1,443	162	162
Participation rate	43.9	42.0	44.6	42.4	38.5	39.2
Employed	1,719	1,561	1,568	1,400	151	161
Employment-population ratio	43.3	40.9	44.2	41.1	35.8	39.1
Unemployed	24	43	13	43	11	0
Unemployment rate	1.4	2.7	0.8	3.0	6.9	0.3
Not in labor force	2,223	2,211	1,964	1,960	259	251

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	239,186	241,318	109,666	110,563	129,521	130,755
Civilian labor force	155,317	156,752	79,845	80,055	75,472	76,697
Participation rate	64.9	65.0	72.8	72.4	58.3	58.7
Employed	150,560	151,386	77,177	77,159	73,383	74,228
Employment-population ratio	62.9	62.7	70.4	69.8	56.7	56.8
Unemployed	4,757	5,366	2,668	2,896	2,088	2,470
Unemployment rate	3.1	3.4	3.3	3.6	2.8	3.2
Not in labor force	83,869	84,566	29,821	30,508	54,049	54,058
NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

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