2019 Annual Averages ‐ Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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	2019
	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	18,822	9,270	49.2	8,986	47.7	284	3.1	9,552
18 to 24 years	261	193	73.9	179	68.4	14	7.4	68
25 to 34 years	1,585	1,302	82.2	1,260	79.5	43	3.3	283
35 to 44 years	2,013	1,699	84.4	1,641	81.6	57	3.4	314
45 to 54 years	2,622	2,199	83.9	2,140	81.6	59	2.7	422
55 to 64 years	3,519	2,234	63.5	2,169	61.6	65	2.9	1,285
65 years and over	8,823	1,642	18.6	1,597	18.1	45	2.8	7,181
Men, 18 years and over	16,938	8,169	48.2	7,926	46.8	243	3.0	8,769
18 to 24 years	203	161	79.3	150	73.7	11	7.1	42
25 to 34 years	1,281	1,098	85.7	1,064	83.1	34	3.1	183
35 to 44 years	1,636	1,418	86.7	1,372	83.9	47	3.3	217
45 to 54 years	2,253	1,925	85.5	1,873	83.1	52	2.7	328
55 to 64 years	3,088	1,987	64.3	1,930	62.5	57	2.9	1,102
65 years and over	8,477	1,580	18.6	1,538	18.1	42	2.7	6,897
Women, 18 years and over	1,884	1,101	58.4	1,060	56.2	41	3.7	784
18 to 24 years	58	32	55.0	29	50.0	3	-	26
25 to 34 years	303	204	67.3	195	64.3	9	4.4	99
35 to 44 years	377	281	74.4	270	71.5	11	3.9	97
45 to 54 years	369	274	74.4	267	72.5	7	2.6	94
55 to 64 years	431	247	57.4	239	55.5	8	3.2	184
65 years and over	346	63	18.1	59	17.1	3	5.3	284

Gulf War-era II veterans
Total, 18 years and over	4,328	3,468	80.1	3,345	77.3	123	3.5	860
18 to 24 years	261	193	73.9	179	68.4	14	7.4	68
25 to 34 years	1,585	1,302	82.2	1,260	79.5	43	3.3	283
35 to 44 years	1,349	1,125	83.4	1,082	80.2	43	3.8	224
45 to 54 years	660	538	81.5	523	79.2	15	2.8	122
55 to 64 years	378	282	74.6	274	72.7	7	2.5	96
65 years and over	96	29	30.3	28	29.6	1	-	67
Men, 18 years and over	3,602	2,974	82.6	2,874	79.8	100	3.4	628
18 to 24 years	203	161	79.3	150	73.7	11	7.1	42
25 to 34 years	1,281	1,098	85.7	1,064	83.1	34	3.1	183
35 to 44 years	1,108	950	85.7	916	82.6	34	3.6	158
45 to 54 years	584	482	82.5	468	80.0	14	3.0	102
55 to 64 years	340	257	75.6	251	74.0	5	2.1	83
65 years and over	85	26	29.9	25	29.2	1	-	60
Women, 18 years and over	726	495	68.1	471	64.9	23	4.7	232
18 to 24 years	58	32	55.0	29	50.0	3	-	26
25 to 34 years	303	204	67.3	195	64.3	9	4.4	99
35 to 44 years	240	174	72.5	165	68.9	9	5.0	66
45 to 54 years	76	56	73.5	55	72.4	1	1.4	20
55 to 64 years	38	25	65.6	23	60.9	2	-	13
65 years and over	11	4	-	4	-	0	-	7

NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	231,555	152,188	65.7	146,763	63.4	5,425	3.6	79,367
18 to 24 years	28,689	18,818	65.6	17,354	60.5	1,464	7.8	9,870
25 to 34 years	43,292	35,889	82.9	34,548	79.8	1,341	3.7	7,403
35 to 44 years	38,947	32,358	83.1	31,486	80.8	873	2.7	6,589
45 to 54 years	37,823	30,732	81.3	29,901	79.1	831	2.7	7,091
55 to 64 years	38,725	25,372	65.5	24,724	63.8	648	2.6	13,353
65 years and over	44,079	9,018	20.5	8,750	19.9	268	3.0	35,061
Men, 18 years and over	103,960	77,491	74.5	74,655	71.8	2,835	3.7	26,469
18 to 24 years	14,317	9,552	66.7	8,702	60.8	850	8.9	4,765
25 to 34 years	21,105	18,850	89.3	18,143	86.0	707	3.8	2,255
35 to 44 years	18,508	16,878	91.2	16,450	88.9	428	2.5	1,630
45 to 54 years	17,521	15,362	87.7	14,943	85.3	419	2.7	2,159
55 to 64 years	17,249	12,563	72.8	12,257	71.1	306	2.4	4,686
65 years and over	15,260	4,286	28.1	4,161	27.3	125	2.9	10,974
Women, 18 years and over	127,595	74,697	58.5	72,107	56.5	2,590	3.5	52,898
18 to 24 years	14,372	9,267	64.5	8,652	60.2	614	6.6	5,105
25 to 34 years	22,187	17,039	76.8	16,405	73.9	634	3.7	5,148
35 to 44 years	20,439	15,480	75.7	15,036	73.6	445	2.9	4,959
45 to 54 years	20,302	15,370	75.7	14,958	73.7	412	2.7	4,932
55 to 64 years	21,476	12,809	59.6	12,467	58.1	342	2.7	8,667
65 years and over	28,819	4,732	16.4	4,589	15.9	143	3.0	24,087
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). This table was reissued on February 21, 2020, to correct the population controls used in the weighting of veterans and nonveterans data.

Last Modified Date: February 21, 2020