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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 sex2017
Civilian
noninsti-
tutional
population
Civilian labor forceNot in
labor
force
TotalPercent
of
population
EmployedUnemployed
TotalPercent
of
population
TotalPercent
of
labor force

TOTAL VETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

20,38710,12549.79,75547.83703.710,262

18 to 24 years

23118781.017274.6157.944

25 to 34 years

1,7041,38581.31,29776.1886.4319

35 to 44 years

2,2261,90385.51,84382.8603.2323

45 to 54 years

3,1422,61283.12,54180.9712.7530

55 to 64 years

3,6472,26462.12,19360.1723.21,383

65 years and over

9,4371,77318.81,70918.1643.67,663

Men, 18 years and over

18,3878,93448.68,61346.83213.69,454

18 to 24 years

18315785.614478.4138.426

25 to 34 years

1,3961,16783.61,09678.5716.1229

35 to 44 years

1,8251,60688.01,55685.2503.1219

45 to 54 years

2,6752,25984.52,19982.2602.7416

55 to 64 years

3,2362,02862.71,96460.7643.21,208

65 years and over

9,0721,71618.91,65318.2623.67,356

Women, 18 years and over

2,0001,19159.61,14257.1494.1808

18 to 24 years

483063.52960.02-17

25 to 34 years

30821870.720065.1177.990

35 to 44 years

40129774.028771.6103.2104

45 to 54 years

46735375.534273.2113.0114

55 to 64 years

41123657.422855.583.3175

65 years and over

3655815.85615.323.6307

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over

4,1163,31880.63,16977.01494.5798

18 to 24 years

23118781.017274.6157.944

25 to 34 years

1,6781,36481.31,27876.2866.3314

35 to 44 years

1,18998482.795280.1323.2205

45 to 54 years

63452983.552082.091.8104

55 to 64 years

30522874.822272.962.577

65 years and over

792532.12531.11-54

Men, 18 years and over

3,4002,81982.92,69879.41214.3580

18 to 24 years

18315785.614478.4138.426

25 to 34 years

1,3771,15183.61,08278.6696.0225

35 to 44 years

96583186.180483.3273.3134

45 to 54 years

54246185.045483.771.581

55 to 64 years

26219775.219373.642.165

65 years and over

702231.62230.71-48

Women, 18 years and over

71649869.647165.7285.5218

18 to 24 years

483063.52960.02-17

25 to 34 years

30121370.719665.0178.088

35 to 44 years

22415268.114866.053.171

45 to 54 years

916874.86672.223.623

55 to 64 years

433172.83069.02-12

65 years and over

93-3-0-6

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

225,619147,95765.6141,69262.86,2654.277,662

18 to 24 years

28,84618,73665.017,14359.41,5938.510,110

25 to 34 years

42,25534,70182.133,14278.41,5594.57,554

35 to 44 years

37,72631,13182.530,04879.61,0823.56,595

45 to 54 years

38,64530,95180.129,96277.59903.27,694

55 to 64 years

38,04624,63764.823,87262.77653.113,409

65 years and over

40,1027,80119.57,52518.82763.532,301

Men, 18 years and over

100,30175,15474.971,90771.73,2484.325,147

18 to 24 years

14,4499,67466.98,73860.59369.74,775

25 to 34 years

20,42418,20689.117,39485.28134.52,217

35 to 44 years

17,77216,17091.015,64688.05243.21,602

45 to 54 years

17,75915,40386.714,92684.04763.12,357

55 to 64 years

16,82012,13072.111,74669.83843.24,690

65 years and over

13,0773,57127.33,45726.41143.29,506

Women, 18 years and over

125,31872,80358.169,78555.73,0184.152,515

18 to 24 years

14,3979,06262.98,40558.46577.25,335

25 to 34 years

21,83116,49475.615,74872.17464.55,337

35 to 44 years

19,95414,96075.014,40272.25583.74,993

45 to 54 years

20,88515,54974.415,03572.05133.35,337

55 to 64 years

21,22612,50758.912,12657.13813.08,719

65 years and over

27,0254,23015.74,06815.11623.822,795

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 35,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2019