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	Oct. 2025	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	Oct. 2026
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	16,827	-	14,739	-	2,088
Civilian labor force	-	7,986	-	6,889	-	1,097
Participation rate	-	47.5	-	46.7	-	52.5
Employed	-	7,774	-	6,719	-	1,054
Employment-population ratio	-	46.2	-	45.6	-	50.5
Unemployed	-	212	-	169	-	42
Unemployment rate	-	2.7	-	2.5	-	3.9
Not in labor force	-	8,841	-	7,850	-	991

Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	5,679	-	4,684	-	995
Civilian labor force	-	4,310	-	3,678	-	631
Participation rate	-	75.9	-	78.5	-	63.5
Employed	-	4,165	-	3,567	-	597
Employment-population ratio	-	73.3	-	76.2	-	60.0
Unemployed	-	145	-	111	-	34
Unemployment rate	-	3.4	-	3.0	-	5.4
Not in labor force	-	1,369	-	1,006	-	364

Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	3,349	-	2,808	-	541
Civilian labor force	-	2,205	-	1,894	-	312
Participation rate	-	65.8	-	67.4	-	57.6
Employed	-	2,181	-	1,869	-	312
Employment-population ratio	-	65.1	-	66.6	-	57.6
Unemployed	-	24	-	24	-	0
Unemployment rate	-	1.1	-	1.3	-	0.0
Not in labor force	-	1,144	-	915	-	229

Vietnam-era and earlier wartime veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	4,472	-	4,299	-	173
Civilian labor force	-	431	-	411	-	20
Participation rate	-	9.6	-	9.6	-	11.7
Employed	-	422	-	402	-	20
Employment-population ratio	-	9.4	-	9.3	-	11.7
Unemployed	-	10	-	10	-	0
Unemployment rate	-	2.2	-	2.3	-	-
Not in labor force	-	4,041	-	3,888	-	153

Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	3,327	-	2,948	-	379
Civilian labor force	-	1,040	-	906	-	134
Participation rate	-	31.2	-	30.7	-	35.3
Employed	-	1,006	-	881	-	125
Employment-population ratio	-	30.2	-	29.9	-	33.0
Unemployed	-	33	-	25	-	8
Unemployment rate	-	3.2	-	2.7	-	6.3
Not in labor force	-	2,287	-	2,042	-	245

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	249,463	-	113,545	-	135,917
Civilian labor force	-	160,527	-	81,513	-	79,013
Participation rate	-	64.3	-	71.8	-	58.1
Employed	-	154,365	-	78,341	-	76,025
Employment-population ratio	-	61.9	-	69.0	-	55.9
Unemployed	-	6,161	-	3,173	-	2,989
Unemployment rate	-	3.8	-	3.9	-	3.8
Not in labor force	-	88,936	-	32,032	-	56,904
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). Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

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