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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, 2022-2023 annual averages

Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, 2022-2023 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status and period of service 2022 2023
Total Men Women Total Men Women

TOTAL VETERANS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 18,370 16,342 2,027 17,898 15,858 2,040

Civilian labor force

 8,807 7,616 1,191 8,632 7,480 1,152

Participation rate

 47.9 46.6 58.7 48.2 47.2 56.5

Employed

 8,557 7,400 1,158 8,391 7,276 1,115

Employment-population ratio

 46.6 45.3 57.1 46.9 45.9 54.6

Unemployed

 250 217 33 241 204 37

Unemployment rate

 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.2

Not in labor force

 9,563 8,726 837 9,267 8,378 888

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

 4,903 4,008 895 5,039 4,118 920

Civilian labor force

 3,918 3,257 660 4,008 3,342 665

Participation rate

 79.9 81.3 73.8 79.5 81.2 72.3

Employed

 3,796 3,155 641 3,877 3,234 643

Employment-population ratio

 77.4 78.7 71.6 76.9 78.5 69.8

Unemployed

 121 102 19 131 109 22

Unemployment rate

 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.4

Not in labor force

 985 751 235 1,031 776 255

NONVETERANS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 236,451 107,655 128,795 239,789 109,935 129,854

Civilian labor force

 153,017 78,628 74,389 156,034 80,214 75,820

Participation rate

 64.7 73.0 57.8 65.1 73.0 58.4

Employed

 147,523 75,756 71,768 150,472 77,192 73,280

Employment-population ratio

 62.4 70.4 55.7 62.8 70.2 56.4

Unemployed

 5,494 2,873 2,621 5,562 3,022 2,541

Unemployment rate

 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.4

Not in labor force

 83,434 29,027 54,406 83,755 29,721 54,034

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, 2024