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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
Jan.
2024
Jan.
2025
Jan.
2024
Jan.
2025
Jan.
2024
Jan.
2025

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,704 17,400 15,660 15,329 2,044 2,071

Civilian labor force

8,701 8,606 7,500 7,344 1,201 1,261

Participation rate

49.1 49.5 47.9 47.9 58.7 60.9

Employed

8,411 8,244 7,268 7,044 1,143 1,200

Employment-population ratio

47.5 47.4 46.4 46.0 55.9 57.9

Unemployed

290 362 232 300 58 62

Unemployment rate

3.3 4.2 3.1 4.1 4.8 4.9

Not in labor force

9,003 8,794 8,160 7,985 843 810

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

5,165 5,512 4,197 4,509 968 1,003

Civilian labor force

4,187 4,328 3,442 3,583 745 745

Participation rate

81.1 78.5 82.0 79.5 77.0 74.2

Employed

4,033 4,123 3,323 3,420 710 702

Employment-population ratio

78.1 74.8 79.2 75.9 73.4 70.0

Unemployed

154 205 120 163 34 43

Unemployment rate

3.7 4.7 3.5 4.5 4.6 5.7

Not in labor force

977 1,184 755 925 223 259

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

2,908 3,302 2,490 2,815 418 487

Civilian labor force

2,151 2,311 1,871 1,987 279 324

Participation rate

73.9 70.0 75.2 70.6 66.7 66.6

Employed

2,073 2,233 1,813 1,913 260 320

Employment-population ratio

71.3 67.6 72.8 67.9 62.1 65.7

Unemployed

78 78 59 74 19 4

Unemployment rate

3.6 3.4 3.1 3.7 6.9 1.3

Not in labor force

758 991 619 828 139 163

Vietnam-era and earlier wartime veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

5,781 5,014 5,538 4,824 243 190

Civilian labor force

705 665 689 637 17 28

Participation rate

12.2 13.3 12.4 13.2 6.8 14.7

Employed

684 620 668 592 16 28

Employment-population ratio

11.8 12.4 12.1 12.3 6.4 14.7

Unemployed

21 44 20 44 1 0

Unemployment rate

3.0 6.7 3.0 7.0 - -

Not in labor force

5,076 4,349 4,849 4,187 226 162

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,850 3,572 3,435 3,181 415 391

Civilian labor force

1,658 1,302 1,498 1,138 160 165

Participation rate

43.1 36.5 43.6 35.8 38.6 42.2

Employed

1,622 1,268 1,465 1,119 157 150

Employment-population ratio

42.1 35.5 42.6 35.2 37.8 38.3

Unemployed

36 34 33 19 3 15

Unemployment rate

2.2 2.6 2.2 1.6 2.1 9.2

Not in labor force

2,192 2,270 1,937 2,043 255 226

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

240,502 245,633 110,037 112,775 130,465 132,858

Civilian labor force

155,431 159,139 79,412 81,527 76,018 77,612

Participation rate

64.6 64.8 72.2 72.3 58.3 58.4

Employed

149,168 152,306 75,757 77,710 73,411 74,596

Employment-population ratio

62.0 62.0 68.8 68.9 56.3 56.1

Unemployed

6,263 6,833 3,655 3,817 2,608 3,016

Unemployment rate

4.0 4.3 4.6 4.7 3.4 3.9

Not in labor force

85,072 86,494 30,625 31,248 54,447 55,246

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: February 07, 2025