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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
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).

Last Modified Date: September 01, 2023