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Employment Situation of Veterans Summary Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, 2023-2024 annual averages

Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, 2023-2024 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status and period of service 2023 2024
Total Men Women Total Men Women

TOTAL VETERANS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,898 15,858 2,040 17,569 15,519 2,050

Civilian labor force

 8,632 7,480 1,152 8,440 7,266 1,174

Participation rate

 48.2 47.2 56.5 48.0 46.8 57.3

Employed

 8,391 7,276 1,115 8,190 7,058 1,133

Employment-population ratio

 46.9 45.9 54.6 46.6 45.5 55.3

Unemployed

 241 204 37 250 208 42

Unemployment rate

 2.8 2.7 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.5

Not in labor force

 9,267 8,378 888 9,129 8,253 876

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 5,039 4,118 920 5,293 4,337 956

Civilian labor force

 4,008 3,342 665 4,200 3,507 693

Participation rate

 79.5 81.2 72.3 79.3 80.9 72.5

Employed

 3,877 3,234 643 4,064 3,397 668

Employment-population ratio

 76.9 78.5 69.8 76.8 78.3 69.8

Unemployed

 131 109 22 136 110 26

Unemployment rate

 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.7

Not in labor force

 1,031 776 255 1,093 830 263

NONVETERANS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 239,789 109,935 129,854 241,698 110,721 130,977

Civilian labor force

 156,034 80,214 75,820 157,250 80,544 76,706

Participation rate

 65.1 73.0 58.4 65.1 72.7 58.6

Employed

 150,472 77,192 73,280 151,053 77,258 73,796

Employment-population ratio

 62.8 70.2 56.4 62.5 69.8 56.3

Unemployed

 5,562 3,022 2,541 6,196 3,286 2,910

Unemployment rate

 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.9 4.1 3.8

Not in labor force

 83,755 29,721 54,034 84,449 30,177 54,271

NOTE: Veterans are men and women who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Gulf War-era II veterans served on active duty anywhere in the world sometime since September 2001. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Effective with data for January 2023, estimates for veterans incorporate population controls derived from an updated Department of Veterans Affairs population model.
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Last Modified Date: March 20, 2025