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Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex

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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	2023
	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	17,898	8,632	48.2	8,391	46.9	241	2.8	9,267
18 to 24 years	269	175	65.3	162	60.1	14	7.8	93
25 to 34 years	1,489	1,229	82.6	1,180	79.2	50	4.0	259
35 to 44 years	2,140	1,811	84.6	1,757	82.1	54	3.0	329
45 to 54 years	2,413	2,003	83.0	1,963	81.3	41	2.0	410
55 to 64 years	3,304	2,160	65.4	2,110	63.9	50	2.3	1,144
65 years and over	8,283	1,252	15.1	1,219	14.7	33	2.6	7,031
Men, 18 years and over	15,858	7,480	47.2	7,276	45.9	204	2.7	8,378
18 to 24 years	203	132	65.1	120	59.2	12	9.0	71
25 to 34 years	1,213	1,027	84.6	989	81.5	38	3.7	187
35 to 44 years	1,731	1,498	86.5	1,453	84.0	44	3.0	233
45 to 54 years	2,063	1,734	84.1	1,699	82.3	35	2.0	329
55 to 64 years	2,871	1,908	66.5	1,865	64.9	44	2.3	963
65 years and over	7,777	1,181	15.2	1,151	14.8	30	2.6	6,596
Women, 18 years and over	2,040	1,152	56.5	1,115	54.6	37	3.2	888
18 to 24 years	66	44	65.9	42	63.1	2	4.3	23
25 to 34 years	276	203	73.5	191	69.4	11	5.6	73
35 to 44 years	409	313	76.6	304	74.3	10	3.0	96
45 to 54 years	350	269	76.8	264	75.3	5	2.0	81
55 to 64 years	433	252	58.2	246	56.8	6	2.4	181
65 years and over	506	71	14.0	68	13.5	3	3.8	435

Gulf War-era II veterans
Total, 18 years and over	5,039	4,008	79.5	3,877	76.9	131	3.3	1,031
18 to 24 years	269	175	65.3	162	60.1	14	7.8	93
25 to 34 years	1,489	1,229	82.6	1,180	79.2	50	4.0	259
35 to 44 years	1,871	1,587	84.8	1,541	82.4	45	2.8	284
45 to 54 years	768	630	81.9	617	80.3	13	2.0	139
55 to 64 years	495	337	68.0	328	66.1	9	2.8	159
65 years and over	147	50	34.0	49	33.6	1	1.1	97
Men, 18 years and over	4,118	3,342	81.2	3,234	78.5	109	3.2	776
18 to 24 years	203	132	65.1	120	59.2	12	9.0	71
25 to 34 years	1,213	1,027	84.6	989	81.5	38	3.7	187
35 to 44 years	1,518	1,317	86.8	1,280	84.3	37	2.8	201
45 to 54 years	641	538	83.9	526	82.1	12	2.2	103
55 to 64 years	421	286	67.9	276	65.6	9	3.3	135
65 years and over	123	43	35.3	43	34.8	1	1.3	79
Women, 18 years and over	920	665	72.3	643	69.8	22	3.4	255
18 to 24 years	66	44	65.9	42	63.1	2	4.3	23
25 to 34 years	276	203	73.5	191	69.4	11	5.6	73
35 to 44 years	353	269	76.4	261	74.1	8	3.0	83
45 to 54 years	128	92	72.1	91	71.3	1	1.1	36
55 to 64 years	75	51	68.8	51	68.8	0	0.0	23
65 years and over	24	7	-	7	-	0	-	17

NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	239,789	156,034	65.1	150,472	62.8	5,562	3.6	83,755
18 to 24 years	29,815	19,503	65.4	18,036	60.5	1,466	7.5	10,313
25 to 34 years	43,039	36,074	83.8	34,658	80.5	1,416	3.9	6,965
35 to 44 years	41,314	34,620	83.8	33,642	81.4	977	2.8	6,694
45 to 54 years	37,546	30,804	82.0	30,023	80.0	780	2.5	6,743
55 to 64 years	38,099	25,092	65.9	24,452	64.2	640	2.6	13,008
65 years and over	49,976	9,943	19.9	9,660	19.3	282	2.8	40,033
Men, 18 years and over	109,935	80,214	73.0	77,192	70.2	3,022	3.8	29,721
18 to 24 years	14,955	9,910	66.3	9,091	60.8	819	8.3	5,045
25 to 34 years	21,111	18,918	89.6	18,127	85.9	790	4.2	2,194
35 to 44 years	20,007	18,115	90.5	17,601	88.0	514	2.8	1,892
45 to 54 years	17,814	15,708	88.2	15,294	85.9	415	2.6	2,106
55 to 64 years	17,429	12,633	72.5	12,287	70.5	345	2.7	4,796
65 years and over	18,618	4,929	26.5	4,791	25.7	138	2.8	13,689
Women, 18 years and over	129,854	75,820	58.4	73,280	56.4	2,541	3.4	54,034
18 to 24 years	14,860	9,592	64.6	8,946	60.2	647	6.7	5,268
25 to 34 years	21,927	17,156	78.2	16,531	75.4	625	3.6	4,771
35 to 44 years	21,307	16,504	77.5	16,041	75.3	464	2.8	4,802
45 to 54 years	19,732	15,095	76.5	14,730	74.6	366	2.4	4,637
55 to 64 years	20,671	12,459	60.3	12,164	58.8	294	2.4	8,212
65 years and over	31,357	5,014	16.0	4,869	15.5	145	2.9	26,344
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 26, 2024