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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
48. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and sex 2011
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

21,613 11,320 52.4 10,375 48.0 945 8.3 10,293

18 to 24 years

299 213 71.4 149 49.8 64 30.2 85

25 to 34 years

1,590 1,318 82.9 1,160 73.0 158 12.0 272

35 to 44 years

2,364 2,090 88.4 1,940 82.1 150 7.2 274

45 to 54 years

3,636 2,989 82.2 2,761 75.9 228 7.6 647

55 to 64 years

5,084 2,976 58.5 2,747 54.0 229 7.7 2,108

65 years and over

8,640 1,733 20.1 1,618 18.7 115 6.7 6,907

Men, 18 years and over

19,812 10,204 51.5 9,360 47.2 844 8.3 9,608

18 to 24 years

250 179 71.6 127 50.8 52 29.1 71

25 to 34 years

1,322 1,136 86.0 996 75.3 141 12.4 186

35 to 44 years

1,985 1,786 89.9 1,661 83.7 125 7.0 200

45 to 54 years

3,146 2,621 83.3 2,424 77.1 196 7.5 525

55 to 64 years

4,749 2,786 58.7 2,569 54.1 217 7.8 1,963

65 years and over

8,360 1,697 20.3 1,583 18.9 113 6.7 6,663

Women, 18 years and over

1,801 1,116 62.0 1,015 56.3 101 9.1 685

18 to 24 years

49 35 70.4 22 45.0 12 36.1 15

25 to 34 years

268 182 67.8 165 61.5 17 9.2 86

35 to 44 years

379 305 80.5 279 73.7 26 8.4 74

45 to 54 years

490 369 75.2 337 68.7 32 8.7 122

55 to 64 years

335 190 56.6 178 53.0 12 6.4 146

65 years and over

280 37 13.1 35 12.3 2 5.7 243

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over

2,387 1,937 81.2 1,704 71.4 234 12.1 450

18 to 24 years

299 213 71.4 149 49.8 64 30.2 85

25 to 34 years

1,218 1,000 82.1 870 71.4 130 13.0 218

35 to 44 years

412 358 86.9 337 81.7 22 6.0 54

45 to 54 years

339 287 84.6 275 81.2 12 4.1 52

55 to 64 years

103 71 69.3 66 63.9 6 7.8 32

65 years and over

16 7 - 7 - 0 - 8

Men, 18 years and over

1,982 1,656 83.5 1,457 73.5 199 12.0 327

18 to 24 years

250 179 71.6 127 50.8 52 29.1 71

25 to 34 years

1,012 864 85.3 748 73.9 115 13.4 148

35 to 44 years

329 290 88.1 273 82.7 18 6.1 39

45 to 54 years

290 254 87.6 245 84.6 9 3.4 36

55 to 64 years

85 62 72.3 57 67.0 5 7.4 24

65 years and over

15 7 - 6 - 0 - 8

Women, 18 years and over

405 281 69.5 246 60.9 35 12.4 123

18 to 24 years

49 35 70.4 22 45.0 12 36.1 15

25 to 34 years

206 136 66.1 122 59.0 14 10.6 70

35 to 44 years

83 68 82.2 64 77.4 4 5.9 15

45 to 54 years

49 33 66.9 30 60.6 3 - 16

55 to 64 years

18 10 - 9 - 1 - 8

65 years and over

0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

209,278 140,424 67.1 128,140 61.2 12,284 8.7 68,854

18 to 24 years

29,172 18,910 64.8 15,859 54.4 3,051 16.1 10,262

25 to 34 years

39,774 32,406 81.5 29,377 73.9 3,030 9.3 7,367

35 to 44 years

37,135 30,569 82.3 28,330 76.3 2,239 7.3 6,565

45 to 54 years

40,209 32,373 80.5 30,106 74.9 2,267 7.0 7,836

55 to 64 years

31,905 20,791 65.2 19,439 60.9 1,352 6.5 11,114

65 years and over

31,084 5,374 17.3 5,029 16.2 345 6.4 25,710

Men, 18 years and over

92,019 70,854 77.0 64,280 69.9 6,573 9.3 21,166

18 to 24 years

14,689 9,900 67.4 8,158 55.5 1,742 17.6 4,789

25 to 34 years

19,388 17,333 89.4 15,678 80.9 1,654 9.5 2,056

35 to 44 years

17,461 15,900 91.1 14,709 84.2 1,191 7.5 1,560

45 to 54 years

18,308 15,865 86.7 14,689 80.2 1,176 7.4 2,443

55 to 64 years

13,064 9,567 73.2 8,900 68.1 667 7.0 3,497

65 years and over

9,109 2,289 25.1 2,147 23.6 143 6.2 6,820

Women, 18 years and over

117,259 69,570 59.3 63,859 54.5 5,710 8.2 47,689

18 to 24 years

14,483 9,010 62.2 7,701 53.2 1,309 14.5 5,473

25 to 34 years

20,385 15,074 73.9 13,699 67.2 1,375 9.1 5,311

35 to 44 years

19,674 14,669 74.6 13,621 69.2 1,047 7.1 5,005

45 to 54 years

21,901 16,508 75.4 15,417 70.4 1,091 6.6 5,393

55 to 64 years

18,841 11,224 59.6 10,539 55.9 685 6.1 7,617

65 years and over

21,975 3,085 14.0 2,883 13.1 202 6.6 18,890

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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

 

Last Modified Date: April 27, 2012