Table 1. Employment status of people 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2024 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of people 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2024 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, period of service, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of labor force
TOTAL
Total, 18 years and over	259,267	165,690	63.9	159,244	61.4	6,446	3.9	93,577
Veterans	17,569	8,440	48.0	8,190	46.6	250	3.0	9,129
Gulf War era, total	8,142	6,158	75.6	5,976	73.4	182	2.9	1,985
Gulf War era II	5,293	4,200	79.3	4,064	76.8	136	3.2	1,093
Gulf War era I	2,849	1,958	68.7	1,912	67.1	46	2.3	891
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	5,640	710	12.6	687	12.2	24	3.4	4,930
Other service periods	3,786	1,572	41.5	1,528	40.3	45	2.8	2,214
Nonveterans	241,698	157,250	65.1	151,053	62.5	6,196	3.9	84,449

Men
Total, 18 years and over	126,240	87,810	69.6	84,315	66.8	3,494	4.0	38,430
Veterans	15,519	7,266	46.8	7,058	45.5	208	2.9	8,253
Gulf War era, total	6,743	5,181	76.8	5,035	74.7	146	2.8	1,562
Gulf War era II	4,337	3,507	80.9	3,397	78.3	110	3.1	830
Gulf War era I	2,405	1,674	69.6	1,639	68.1	36	2.1	731
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	5,401	683	12.6	661	12.2	21	3.1	4,719
Other service periods	3,375	1,402	41.5	1,361	40.3	41	2.9	1,973
Nonveterans	110,721	80,544	72.7	77,258	69.8	3,286	4.1	30,177

Women
Total, 18 years and over	133,027	77,880	58.5	74,928	56.3	2,952	3.8	55,147
Veterans	2,050	1,174	57.3	1,133	55.3	42	3.5	876
Gulf War era, total	1,400	977	69.8	941	67.2	36	3.6	423
Gulf War era II	956	693	72.5	668	69.8	26	3.7	263
Gulf War era I	444	283	63.9	273	61.7	10	3.5	160
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	239	28	11.6	25	10.5	2	-	211
Other service periods	412	170	41.3	167	40.4	4	2.2	242
Nonveterans	130,977	76,706	58.6	73,796	56.3	2,910	3.8	54,271

White
Total, 18 years and over	198,386	125,722	63.4	121,354	61.2	4,368	3.5	72,665
Veterans	14,216	6,597	46.4	6,415	45.1	182	2.8	7,619
Gulf War era, total	6,112	4,701	76.9	4,573	74.8	128	2.7	1,412
Gulf War era II	3,952	3,182	80.5	3,089	78.2	93	2.9	770
Gulf War era I	2,161	1,519	70.3	1,484	68.7	35	2.3	642
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	4,986	624	12.5	603	12.1	21	3.3	4,362
Other service periods	3,117	1,272	40.8	1,238	39.7	34	2.7	1,845
Nonveterans	184,171	119,125	64.7	114,939	62.4	4,186	3.5	65,046

Black or African American
Total, 18 years and over	33,661	21,826	64.8	20,553	61.1	1,273	5.8	11,834
Veterans	2,404	1,326	55.2	1,279	53.2	48	3.6	1,078
Gulf War era, total	1,440	1,029	71.5	991	68.8	38	3.7	411
Gulf War era II	897	680	75.8	651	72.5	29	4.3	217
Gulf War era I	543	349	64.3	341	62.8	9	2.4	194
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	450	59	13.2	57	12.7	2	3.4	390
Other service periods	514	238	46.3	230	44.8	8	3.3	276
Nonveterans	31,257	20,500	65.6	19,274	61.7	1,226	6.0	10,757

Asian
Total, 18 years and over	17,392	11,543	66.4	11,148	64.1	395	3.4	5,849
Veterans	302	167	55.5	161	53.4	6	3.9	134
Gulf War era, total	184	132	71.7	127	68.9	5	3.9	52
Gulf War era II	138	99	71.4	95	68.9	3	3.5	39
Gulf War era I	46	33	72.4	31	68.7	2	-	13
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	67	14	20.7	14	20.4	0	-	53
Other service periods	51	22	42.9	21	40.6	1	-	29
Nonveterans	17,090	11,376	66.6	10,987	64.3	389	3.4	5,715

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total, 18 years and over	46,466	32,347	69.6	30,766	66.2	1,581	4.9	14,118
Veterans	1,483	914	61.6	881	59.5	32	3.5	569
Gulf War era, total	986	756	76.8	730	74.1	26	3.5	229
Gulf War era II	707	552	78.1	532	75.2	20	3.6	155
Gulf War era I	278	204	73.4	198	71.2	6	3.0	74
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era	270	52	19.2	47	17.5	5	9.0	218
Other service periods	227	105	46.4	104	45.8	1	1.2	122
Nonveterans	44,983	31,434	69.9	29,884	66.4	1,549	4.9	13,549
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. 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 are counted in only one period of service, their most recent wartime period. Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified in the most recent one. Veterans who served in both a wartime period and any other service period are classified in the wartime period. Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

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Last Modified Date: March 20, 2025