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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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

(See other file formats and annual average tables or tables for other years.)

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 sex2024
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

17,5698,44048.08,19046.62503.09,129

18 to 24 years

27219270.718066.2126.480

25 to 34 years

1,4511,18881.81,13778.3514.3264

35 to 44 years

2,1391,82985.51,77282.8563.1311

45 to 54 years

2,3611,92281.41,87979.6432.2439

55 to 64 years

3,2442,11665.22,06563.7512.41,127

65 years and over

8,1021,19414.71,15714.3373.16,908

Men, 18 years and over

15,5197,26646.87,05845.52082.98,253

18 to 24 years

20515274.114168.9117.153

25 to 34 years

1,1831,00685.196881.8393.9176

35 to 44 years

1,7311,49986.61,45283.8473.2232

45 to 54 years

1,9721,62882.61,59280.7362.2344

55 to 64 years

2,8431,87766.01,83364.5442.3966

65 years and over

7,5851,10414.61,07214.1322.96,481

Women, 18 years and over

2,0501,17457.31,13355.3423.5876

18 to 24 years

674060.23957.923.926

25 to 34 years

26918167.416963.0126.687

35 to 44 years

40833080.832178.692.878

45 to 54 years

39029475.528773.772.496

55 to 64 years

40023959.723257.973.0161

65 years and over

5179017.58516.555.3427

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over

5,2934,20079.34,06476.81363.21,093

18 to 24 years

27219270.718066.2126.480

25 to 34 years

1,4511,18881.81,13778.3514.3264

35 to 44 years

1,9811,70085.81,65083.3513.0280

45 to 54 years

86870080.768478.8162.3168

55 to 64 years

54137268.836767.951.3168

65 years and over

1814826.54625.623.2133

Men, 18 years and over

4,3373,50780.93,39778.31103.1830

18 to 24 years

20515274.114168.9117.153

25 to 34 years

1,1831,00685.196881.8393.9176

35 to 44 years

1,6071,39987.01,35684.4433.1208

45 to 54 years

71758681.657379.9122.1132

55 to 64 years

47432568.632067.651.4149

65 years and over

1513925.73825.311.8112

Women, 18 years and over

95669372.566869.8263.7263

18 to 24 years

674060.23957.923.926

25 to 34 years

26918167.416963.0126.687

35 to 44 years

37330180.729478.782.572

45 to 54 years

15111476.011173.643.136

55 to 64 years

674770.54770.400.220

65 years and over

309-8-1-21

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

241,698157,25065.1151,05362.56,1963.984,449

18 to 24 years

29,39719,17065.217,55259.71,6188.410,227

25 to 34 years

42,97635,99483.834,45880.21,5354.36,982

35 to 44 years

42,04135,57584.634,42581.91,1503.26,466

45 to 54 years

37,67331,01682.330,16080.18562.86,657

55 to 64 years

37,97825,05066.024,34064.17102.812,927

65 years and over

51,63410,44520.210,11819.63273.141,189

Men, 18 years and over

110,72180,54472.777,25869.83,2864.130,177

18 to 24 years

14,7489,76266.28,86460.18989.24,986

25 to 34 years

20,93618,74689.517,93585.78124.32,189

35 to 44 years

20,26318,44491.017,86488.25803.11,818

45 to 54 years

17,82915,77388.515,32986.04442.82,056

55 to 64 years

17,30912,56272.612,17870.43833.14,748

65 years and over

19,6375,25626.85,08825.91693.214,380

Women, 18 years and over

130,97776,70658.673,79656.32,9103.854,271

18 to 24 years

14,6499,40864.28,68759.37207.75,241

25 to 34 years

22,04017,24778.316,52475.07244.24,793

35 to 44 years

21,77817,13078.716,56176.05693.34,648

45 to 54 years

19,84415,24376.814,83174.74122.74,601

55 to 64 years

20,66812,48960.412,16258.83272.68,179

65 years and over

31,9975,18916.25,03015.71583.026,809

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