Employment status of people 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 people 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex [Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and sex	2025
	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	17,260	8,336	48.3	8,042	46.6	294	3.5	8,925
18 to 24 years	201	151	75.4	138	68.6	14	9.0	49
25 to 34 years	1,418	1,159	81.7	1,101	77.6	58	5.0	260
35 to 44 years	2,165	1,828	84.4	1,768	81.7	60	3.3	337
45 to 54 years	2,338	1,890	80.8	1,830	78.3	60	3.2	448
55 to 64 years	3,289	2,142	65.1	2,085	63.4	57	2.6	1,147
65 years and over	7,849	1,165	14.8	1,120	14.3	45	3.9	6,683
Men, 18 years and over	15,184	7,133	47.0	6,895	45.4	238	3.3	8,050
18 to 24 years	146	115	78.2	104	71.0	11	9.2	32
25 to 34 years	1,160	984	84.8	940	81.0	44	4.5	176
35 to 44 years	1,755	1,496	85.3	1,448	82.5	49	3.2	258
45 to 54 years	1,919	1,572	81.9	1,526	79.5	46	2.9	347
55 to 64 years	2,841	1,888	66.5	1,841	64.8	47	2.5	953
65 years and over	7,362	1,078	14.6	1,036	14.1	43	3.9	6,284
Women, 18 years and over	2,077	1,202	57.9	1,147	55.2	56	4.6	874
18 to 24 years	54	37	67.7	34	62.1	3	8.2	18
25 to 34 years	258	175	67.7	161	62.2	14	8.1	83
35 to 44 years	410	332	80.9	320	78.0	12	3.5	79
45 to 54 years	420	319	75.9	304	72.5	15	4.6	101
55 to 64 years	448	253	56.6	244	54.5	10	3.8	194
65 years and over	487	87	17.9	85	17.4	3	2.9	400

Gulf War-era II veterans
Total, 18 years and over	5,610	4,381	78.1	4,221	75.2	159	3.6	1,230
18 to 24 years	201	151	75.4	138	68.6	14	9.0	49
25 to 34 years	1,418	1,159	81.7	1,101	77.6	58	5.0	260
35 to 44 years	2,040	1,723	84.5	1,666	81.6	57	3.3	317
45 to 54 years	1,028	830	80.7	814	79.1	16	1.9	198
55 to 64 years	669	445	66.5	431	64.4	14	3.2	224
65 years and over	254	73	28.7	73	28.7	0	0.2	181
Men, 18 years and over	4,599	3,646	79.3	3,522	76.6	124	3.4	953
18 to 24 years	146	115	78.2	104	71.0	11	9.2	32
25 to 34 years	1,160	984	84.8	940	81.0	44	4.5	176
35 to 44 years	1,644	1,404	85.4	1,358	82.6	47	3.3	240
45 to 54 years	851	684	80.4	674	79.2	10	1.5	167
55 to 64 years	577	393	68.1	381	66.0	12	3.1	184
65 years and over	220	66	29.9	66	29.9	0	0.2	154
Women, 18 years and over	1,012	735	72.6	699	69.1	35	4.8	277
18 to 24 years	54	37	67.7	34	62.1	3	8.2	18
25 to 34 years	258	175	67.7	161	62.2	14	8.1	83
35 to 44 years	396	319	80.5	308	77.8	11	3.3	77
45 to 54 years	177	146	82.1	140	78.8	6	4.0	32
55 to 64 years	92	52	56.3	50	54.2	2	3.7	40
65 years and over	34	7	-	7	-	0	-	27

NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	246,936	160,131	64.8	153,469	62.1	6,662	4.2	86,805
18 to 24 years	30,109	19,613	65.1	17,778	59.0	1,835	9.4	10,496
25 to 34 years	43,937	36,762	83.7	35,175	80.1	1,587	4.3	7,175
35 to 44 years	43,206	36,484	84.4	35,268	81.6	1,215	3.3	6,722
45 to 54 years	38,018	31,413	82.6	30,474	80.2	939	3.0	6,605
55 to 64 years	37,849	25,261	66.7	24,520	64.8	741	2.9	12,588
65 years and over	53,818	10,599	19.7	10,254	19.1	346	3.3	43,219
Men, 18 years and over	113,495	82,244	72.5	78,716	69.4	3,529	4.3	31,250
18 to 24 years	15,132	10,048	66.4	9,013	59.6	1,035	10.3	5,084
25 to 34 years	21,433	19,212	89.6	18,364	85.7	848	4.4	2,221
35 to 44 years	20,849	19,012	91.2	18,412	88.3	600	3.2	1,837
45 to 54 years	18,027	15,954	88.5	15,468	85.8	486	3.0	2,073
55 to 64 years	17,268	12,599	73.0	12,215	70.7	384	3.0	4,670
65 years and over	20,785	5,419	26.1	5,245	25.2	175	3.2	15,366
Women, 18 years and over	133,442	77,887	58.4	74,753	56.0	3,134	4.0	55,555
18 to 24 years	14,977	9,564	63.9	8,765	58.5	799	8.4	5,412
25 to 34 years	22,504	17,550	78.0	16,811	74.7	739	4.2	4,954
35 to 44 years	22,357	17,471	78.1	16,857	75.4	615	3.5	4,886
45 to 54 years	19,991	15,459	77.3	15,006	75.1	453	2.9	4,532
55 to 64 years	20,580	12,662	61.5	12,305	59.8	357	2.8	7,919
65 years and over	33,033	5,180	15.7	5,009	15.2	171	3.3	27,853
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). Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.

Last Modified Date: February 20, 2026