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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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
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
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

18,002 17,680 15,967 15,635 2,035 2,045

Civilian labor force

8,683 8,615 7,600 7,419 1,083 1,196

Participation rate

48.2 48.7 47.6 47.5 53.2 58.5

Employed

8,462 8,369 7,393 7,199 1,069 1,170

Employment-population ratio

47.0 47.3 46.3 46.0 52.5 57.2

Unemployed

221 247 207 220 14 26

Unemployment rate

2.5 2.9 2.7 3.0 1.3 2.2

Not in labor force

9,319 9,065 8,367 8,216 952 849

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

4,989 5,266 4,070 4,309 919 957

Civilian labor force

4,004 4,195 3,381 3,484 623 711

Participation rate

80.3 79.7 83.1 80.9 67.8 74.3

Employed

3,894 4,090 3,283 3,395 611 695

Employment-population ratio

78.0 77.7 80.7 78.8 66.5 72.7

Unemployed

111 105 98 89 12 16

Unemployment rate

2.8 2.5 2.9 2.6 2.0 2.2

Not in labor force

985 1,071 689 825 295 246

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

2,947 2,820 2,510 2,389 437 431

Civilian labor force

2,148 2,022 1,831 1,737 317 286

Participation rate

72.9 71.7 72.9 72.7 72.5 66.3

Employed

2,098 1,967 1,781 1,681 317 286

Employment-population ratio

71.2 69.8 70.9 70.4 72.5 66.3

Unemployed

50 55 50 55 0 0

Unemployment rate

2.3 2.7 2.7 3.2 0.0 0.0

Not in labor force

799 797 679 652 120 145

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

6,077 5,756 5,820 5,513 257 243

Civilian labor force

820 695 815 672 6 23

Participation rate

13.5 12.1 14.0 12.2 2.1 9.6

Employed

809 660 803 637 6 23

Employment-population ratio

13.3 11.5 13.8 11.6 2.1 9.6

Unemployed

11 35 11 35 0 0

Unemployment rate

1.4 5.0 1.4 5.2 - -

Not in labor force

5,257 5,061 5,005 4,841 251 220

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,989 3,838 3,567 3,424 422 414

Civilian labor force

1,711 1,703 1,574 1,527 137 176

Participation rate

42.9 44.4 44.1 44.6 32.5 42.5

Employed

1,662 1,651 1,526 1,486 136 165

Employment-population ratio

41.7 43.0 42.8 43.4 32.2 39.9

Unemployed

49 52 47 41 1 11

Unemployment rate

2.8 3.0 3.0 2.7 0.9 6.0

Not in labor force

2,278 2,135 1,993 1,897 285 238

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

238,871 240,832 109,483 110,303 129,389 130,529

Civilian labor force

155,307 156,583 79,747 79,939 75,560 76,644

Participation rate

65.0 65.0 72.8 72.5 58.4 58.7

Employed

149,259 150,113 76,361 76,364 72,898 73,749

Employment-population ratio

62.5 62.3 69.7 69.2 56.3 56.5

Unemployed

6,049 6,470 3,387 3,574 2,662 2,896

Unemployment rate

3.9 4.1 4.2 4.5 3.5 3.8

Not in labor force

83,564 84,249 29,735 30,364 53,829 53,884

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).

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024