Table 2A. Employment status of people 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2024 annual averages

Table 2A. Employment status of people 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2024 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and period of service	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 VETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	17,569	8,440	48.0	8,190	46.6	250	3.0	9,129
18 to 24 years	272	192	70.7	180	66.2	12	6.4	80
25 to 34 years	1,451	1,188	81.8	1,137	78.3	51	4.3	264
35 to 44 years	2,139	1,829	85.5	1,772	82.8	56	3.1	311
45 to 54 years	2,361	1,922	81.4	1,879	79.6	43	2.2	439
55 to 64 years	3,244	2,116	65.2	2,065	63.7	51	2.4	1,127
65 years and over	8,102	1,194	14.7	1,157	14.3	37	3.1	6,908
Gulf War era, total
Total, 18 years and over	8,142	6,158	75.6	5,976	73.4	182	2.9	1,985
18 to 24 years	272	192	70.7	180	66.2	12	6.4	80
25 to 34 years	1,451	1,188	81.8	1,137	78.3	51	4.3	264
35 to 44 years	2,139	1,829	85.5	1,772	82.8	56	3.1	311
45 to 54 years	2,215	1,805	81.5	1,767	79.8	38	2.1	410
55 to 64 years	1,450	1,008	69.5	987	68.0	21	2.0	443
65 years and over	615	137	22.3	134	21.7	3	2.4	478
Gulf War era II
Total, 18 years and over	5,293	4,200	79.3	4,064	76.8	136	3.2	1,093
18 to 24 years	272	192	70.7	180	66.2	12	6.4	80
25 to 34 years	1,451	1,188	81.8	1,137	78.3	51	4.3	264
35 to 44 years	1,981	1,700	85.8	1,650	83.3	51	3.0	280
45 to 54 years	868	700	80.7	684	78.8	16	2.3	168
55 to 64 years	541	372	68.8	367	67.9	5	1.3	168
65 years and over	181	48	26.5	46	25.6	2	-	133
Gulf War era I
Total, 35 years and over	2,849	1,958	68.7	1,912	67.1	46	2.3	891
35 to 44 years	159	128	80.8	123	77.2	6	4.5	30
45 to 54 years	1,347	1,105	82.0	1,083	80.4	22	2.0	242
55 to 64 years	910	635	69.8	620	68.1	16	2.5	274
65 years and over	433	89	20.5	87	20.1	2	2.0	344
WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total, 65 years and over	5,640	710	12.6	687	12.2	24	3.4	4,930
Other service periods
Total, 45 years and over	3,786	1,572	41.5	1,528	40.3	45	2.8	2,214
45 to 54 years	146	117	79.8	112	76.6	5	4.0	30
55 to 64 years	1,793	1,109	61.8	1,078	60.1	30	2.7	684
65 years and over	1,847	347	18.8	337	18.3	10	2.8	1,500

TOTAL NONVETERANS
Total, 18 years and over	241,698	157,250	65.1	151,053	62.5	6,196	3.9	84,449
18 to 24 years	29,397	19,170	65.2	17,552	59.7	1,618	8.4	10,227
25 to 34 years	42,976	35,994	83.8	34,458	80.2	1,535	4.3	6,982
35 to 44 years	42,041	35,575	84.6	34,425	81.9	1,150	3.2	6,466
45 to 54 years	37,673	31,016	82.3	30,160	80.1	856	2.8	6,657
55 to 64 years	37,978	25,050	66.0	24,340	64.1	710	2.8	12,927
65 years and over	51,634	10,445	20.2	10,118	19.6	327	3.1	41,189
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. 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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