Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted

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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	Total		Men		Women
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	Aug. 2022	Aug. 2023	Aug. 2022	Aug. 2023	Aug. 2022	Aug. 2023
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,336	17,879	16,306	15,836	2,030	2,043
Civilian labor force	8,745	8,680	7,530	7,542	1,214	1,138
Participation rate	47.7	48.5	46.2	47.6	59.8	55.7
Employed	8,538	8,371	7,355	7,291	1,182	1,080
Employment-population ratio	46.6	46.8	45.1	46.0	58.2	52.8
Unemployed	207	309	175	251	32	58
Unemployment rate	2.4	3.6	2.3	3.3	2.6	5.1
Not in labor force	9,591	9,199	8,776	8,294	816	905

Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,921	5,012	4,045	4,088	875	924
Civilian labor force	3,863	3,983	3,210	3,337	652	647
Participation rate	78.5	79.5	79.4	81.6	74.5	70.0
Employed	3,791	3,810	3,151	3,202	639	608
Employment-population ratio	77.0	76.0	77.9	78.3	73.0	65.8
Unemployed	72	173	59	135	13	39
Unemployment rate	1.9	4.3	1.8	4.0	2.0	6.0
Not in labor force	1,058	1,029	835	751	223	277

Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,236	3,006	2,738	2,558	499	448
Civilian labor force	2,295	2,173	1,973	1,863	322	310
Participation rate	70.9	72.3	72.1	72.8	64.5	69.3
Employed	2,248	2,126	1,933	1,827	315	299
Employment-population ratio	69.5	70.7	70.6	71.4	63.2	66.8
Unemployed	47	47	40	36	7	11
Unemployment rate	2.0	2.2	2.0	1.9	2.0	3.6
Not in labor force	941	833	765	695	177	138

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	6,202	5,941	5,955	5,689	247	252
Civilian labor force	901	833	843	815	58	18
Participation rate	14.5	14.0	14.2	14.3	23.5	7.3
Employed	857	806	799	788	58	18
Employment-population ratio	13.8	13.6	13.4	13.9	23.5	7.3
Unemployed	44	27	44	27	0	0
Unemployment rate	4.9	3.2	5.3	3.3	-	-
Not in labor force	5,301	5,108	5,112	4,874	189	234

Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,977	3,920	3,568	3,501	409	419
Civilian labor force	1,686	1,690	1,504	1,528	182	162
Participation rate	42.4	43.1	42.2	43.6	44.5	38.8
Employed	1,642	1,629	1,472	1,475	170	154
Employment-population ratio	41.3	41.6	41.3	42.1	41.5	36.8
Unemployed	44	62	32	53	12	8
Unemployment rate	2.6	3.6	2.1	3.5	6.8	5.1
Not in labor force	2,291	2,230	2,064	1,973	227	257

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	236,620	240,285	107,727	110,139	128,893	130,146
Civilian labor force	153,429	156,713	78,796	80,461	74,634	76,252
Participation rate	64.8	65.2	73.1	73.1	57.9	58.6
Employed	147,631	150,694	75,961	77,389	71,670	73,305
Employment-population ratio	62.4	62.7	70.5	70.3	55.6	56.3
Unemployed	5,799	6,019	2,835	3,072	2,963	2,947
Unemployment rate	3.8	3.8	3.6	3.8	4.0	3.9
Not in labor force	83,190	83,572	28,931	29,677	54,260	53,894
NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

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