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	2024
	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	17,569	8,440	48.0	8,190	46.6	250	3.0	9,129
18 to 24 years	272	192	70.7	180	66.2	12	6.4	80
25 to 34 years	1,451	1,188	81.8	1,137	78.3	51	4.3	264
35 to 44 years	2,139	1,829	85.5	1,772	82.8	56	3.1	311
45 to 54 years	2,361	1,922	81.4	1,879	79.6	43	2.2	439
55 to 64 years	3,244	2,116	65.2	2,065	63.7	51	2.4	1,127
65 years and over	8,102	1,194	14.7	1,157	14.3	37	3.1	6,908
Men, 18 years and over	15,519	7,266	46.8	7,058	45.5	208	2.9	8,253
18 to 24 years	205	152	74.1	141	68.9	11	7.1	53
25 to 34 years	1,183	1,006	85.1	968	81.8	39	3.9	176
35 to 44 years	1,731	1,499	86.6	1,452	83.8	47	3.2	232
45 to 54 years	1,972	1,628	82.6	1,592	80.7	36	2.2	344
55 to 64 years	2,843	1,877	66.0	1,833	64.5	44	2.3	966
65 years and over	7,585	1,104	14.6	1,072	14.1	32	2.9	6,481
Women, 18 years and over	2,050	1,174	57.3	1,133	55.3	42	3.5	876
18 to 24 years	67	40	60.2	39	57.9	2	3.9	26
25 to 34 years	269	181	67.4	169	63.0	12	6.6	87
35 to 44 years	408	330	80.8	321	78.6	9	2.8	78
45 to 54 years	390	294	75.5	287	73.7	7	2.4	96
55 to 64 years	400	239	59.7	232	57.9	7	3.0	161
65 years and over	517	90	17.5	85	16.5	5	5.3	427

Gulf War-era II veterans
Total, 18 years and over	5,293	4,200	79.3	4,064	76.8	136	3.2	1,093
18 to 24 years	272	192	70.7	180	66.2	12	6.4	80
25 to 34 years	1,451	1,188	81.8	1,137	78.3	51	4.3	264
35 to 44 years	1,981	1,700	85.8	1,650	83.3	51	3.0	280
45 to 54 years	868	700	80.7	684	78.8	16	2.3	168
55 to 64 years	541	372	68.8	367	67.9	5	1.3	168
65 years and over	181	48	26.5	46	25.6	2	3.2	133
Men, 18 years and over	4,337	3,507	80.9	3,397	78.3	110	3.1	830
18 to 24 years	205	152	74.1	141	68.9	11	7.1	53
25 to 34 years	1,183	1,006	85.1	968	81.8	39	3.9	176
35 to 44 years	1,607	1,399	87.0	1,356	84.4	43	3.1	208
45 to 54 years	717	586	81.6	573	79.9	12	2.1	132
55 to 64 years	474	325	68.6	320	67.6	5	1.4	149
65 years and over	151	39	25.7	38	25.3	1	1.8	112
Women, 18 years and over	956	693	72.5	668	69.8	26	3.7	263
18 to 24 years	67	40	60.2	39	57.9	2	3.9	26
25 to 34 years	269	181	67.4	169	63.0	12	6.6	87
35 to 44 years	373	301	80.7	294	78.7	8	2.5	72
45 to 54 years	151	114	76.0	111	73.6	4	3.1	36
55 to 64 years	67	47	70.5	47	70.4	0	0.2	20
65 years and over	30	9	-	8	-	1	-	21

NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	241,698	157,250	65.1	151,053	62.5	6,196	3.9	84,449
18 to 24 years	29,397	19,170	65.2	17,552	59.7	1,618	8.4	10,227
25 to 34 years	42,976	35,994	83.8	34,458	80.2	1,535	4.3	6,982
35 to 44 years	42,041	35,575	84.6	34,425	81.9	1,150	3.2	6,466
45 to 54 years	37,673	31,016	82.3	30,160	80.1	856	2.8	6,657
55 to 64 years	37,978	25,050	66.0	24,340	64.1	710	2.8	12,927
65 years and over	51,634	10,445	20.2	10,118	19.6	327	3.1	41,189
Men, 18 years and over	110,721	80,544	72.7	77,258	69.8	3,286	4.1	30,177
18 to 24 years	14,748	9,762	66.2	8,864	60.1	898	9.2	4,986
25 to 34 years	20,936	18,746	89.5	17,935	85.7	812	4.3	2,189
35 to 44 years	20,263	18,444	91.0	17,864	88.2	580	3.1	1,818
45 to 54 years	17,829	15,773	88.5	15,329	86.0	444	2.8	2,056
55 to 64 years	17,309	12,562	72.6	12,178	70.4	383	3.1	4,748
65 years and over	19,637	5,256	26.8	5,088	25.9	169	3.2	14,380
Women, 18 years and over	130,977	76,706	58.6	73,796	56.3	2,910	3.8	54,271
18 to 24 years	14,649	9,408	64.2	8,687	59.3	720	7.7	5,241
25 to 34 years	22,040	17,247	78.3	16,524	75.0	724	4.2	4,793
35 to 44 years	21,778	17,130	78.7	16,561	76.0	569	3.3	4,648
45 to 54 years	19,844	15,243	76.8	14,831	74.7	412	2.7	4,601
55 to 64 years	20,668	12,489	60.4	12,162	58.8	327	2.6	8,179
65 years and over	31,997	5,189	16.2	5,030	15.7	158	3.0	26,809
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: 01/29/2025