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	May 2022	May 2023	May 2022	May 2023	May 2022	May 2023
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,403	17,940	16,378	15,901	2,025	2,039
Civilian labor force	8,790	8,653	7,605	7,525	1,185	1,128
Participation rate	47.8	48.2	46.4	47.3	58.5	55.3
Employed	8,548	8,437	7,381	7,327	1,168	1,111
Employment-population ratio	46.4	47.0	45.1	46.1	57.7	54.5
Unemployed	242	215	224	198	18	17
Unemployment rate	2.7	2.5	2.9	2.6	1.5	1.5
Not in labor force	9,613	9,287	8,773	8,376	840	911

Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,936	5,048	4,031	4,132	906	915
Civilian labor force	3,928	3,992	3,292	3,349	636	643
Participation rate	79.6	79.1	81.7	81.0	70.2	70.2
Employed	3,801	3,924	3,180	3,285	621	639
Employment-population ratio	77.0	77.7	78.9	79.5	68.6	69.8
Unemployed	126	68	112	64	15	4
Unemployment rate	3.2	1.7	3.4	1.9	2.3	0.7
Not in labor force	1,009	1,056	739	783	270	272

Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,182	2,929	2,722	2,481	459	449
Civilian labor force	2,267	2,119	1,955	1,815	312	304
Participation rate	71.3	72.3	71.8	73.2	68.0	67.8
Employed	2,210	2,050	1,900	1,753	310	297
Employment-population ratio	69.5	70.0	69.8	70.7	67.6	66.2
Unemployed	57	69	55	62	2	7
Unemployment rate	2.5	3.3	2.8	3.4	0.7	2.2
Not in labor force	914	810	767	665	147	145

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	6,274	6,009	6,024	5,754	250	255
Civilian labor force	926	828	881	807	44	21
Participation rate	14.8	13.8	14.6	14.0	17.7	8.4
Employed	899	790	855	769	44	21
Employment-population ratio	14.3	13.1	14.2	13.4	17.7	8.4
Unemployed	26	38	26	38	0	0
Unemployment rate	2.8	4.6	3.0	4.7	-	-
Not in labor force	5,348	5,181	5,143	4,947	206	234

Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,011	3,954	3,601	3,534	410	420
Civilian labor force	1,669	1,714	1,477	1,554	193	160
Participation rate	41.6	43.3	41.0	44.0	47.0	38.0
Employed	1,637	1,674	1,446	1,520	192	153
Employment-population ratio	40.8	42.3	40.1	43.0	46.8	36.5
Unemployed	32	40	31	34	1	6
Unemployment rate	1.9	2.3	2.1	2.2	0.5	3.8
Not in labor force	2,342	2,240	2,124	1,980	217	260

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	236,329	239,361	107,735	109,797	128,593	129,564
Civilian labor force	153,054	155,701	78,607	80,099	74,448	75,602
Participation rate	64.8	65.0	73.0	73.0	57.9	58.4
Employed	147,993	150,450	75,999	77,309	71,995	73,141
Employment-population ratio	62.6	62.9	70.5	70.4	56.0	56.5
Unemployed	5,061	5,251	2,608	2,790	2,453	2,461
Unemployment rate	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.5	3.3	3.3
Not in labor force	83,274	83,660	29,129	29,698	54,146	53,962
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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