Table 2B. Employment status of men 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2023 annual averages

Table 2B. Employment status of men 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and period of service, 2023 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
VETERANS, MEN
Total, 18 years and over	15,858	7,480	47.2	7,276	45.9	204	2.7	8,378
18 to 24 years	203	132	65.1	120	59.2	12	9.0	71
25 to 34 years	1,213	1,027	84.6	989	81.5	38	3.7	187
35 to 44 years	1,731	1,498	86.5	1,453	84.0	44	3.0	233
45 to 54 years	2,063	1,734	84.1	1,699	82.3	35	2.0	329
55 to 64 years	2,871	1,908	66.5	1,865	64.9	44	2.3	963
65 years and over	7,777	1,181	15.2	1,151	14.8	30	2.6	6,596
Gulf War era, total
Total, 18 years and over	6,627	5,164	77.9	5,012	75.6	152	2.9	1,463
18 to 24 years	203	132	65.1	120	59.2	12	9.0	71
25 to 34 years	1,213	1,027	84.6	989	81.5	38	3.7	187
35 to 44 years	1,731	1,498	86.5	1,453	84.0	44	3.0	233
45 to 54 years	1,856	1,576	84.9	1,545	83.2	31	1.9	280
55 to 64 years	1,153	811	70.3	789	68.4	22	2.7	342
65 years and over	471	121	25.6	116	24.7	4	3.7	350
Gulf War era II
Total, 18 years and over	4,118	3,342	81.2	3,234	78.5	109	3.2	776
18 to 24 years	203	132	65.1	120	59.2	12	9.0	71
25 to 34 years	1,213	1,027	84.6	989	81.5	38	3.7	187
35 to 44 years	1,518	1,317	86.8	1,280	84.3	37	2.8	201
45 to 54 years	641	538	83.9	526	82.1	12	2.2	103
55 to 64 years	421	286	67.9	276	65.6	9	3.3	135
65 years and over	123	43	35.3	43	34.8	1	1.3	79
Gulf War era I
Total, 35 years and over	2,509	1,822	72.6	1,779	70.9	43	2.4	687
35 to 44 years	213	181	84.9	173	81.3	7	4.1	32
45 to 54 years	1,215	1,038	85.4	1,019	83.9	19	1.8	177
55 to 64 years	732	525	71.8	513	70.0	13	2.4	207
65 years and over	348	77	22.2	73	21.1	4	5.0	271
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total, 55 years and over	5,715	786	13.8	768	13.4	19	2.4	4,929
55 to 64 years	0	0	-	0	-	0	-	0
65 years and over	5,715	786	13.8	768	13.4	19	2.4	4,929
Other service periods
Total, 45 years and over	3,516	1,530	43.5	1,496	42.5	34	2.2	1,986
45 to 54 years	207	158	76.5	154	74.2	5	3.0	49
55 to 64 years	1,718	1,097	63.9	1,076	62.6	22	2.0	621
65 years and over	1,591	274	17.2	267	16.8	7	2.6	1,317

NONVETERANS, MEN
Total, 18 years and over	109,935	80,214	73.0	77,192	70.2	3,022	3.8	29,721
18 to 24 years	14,955	9,910	66.3	9,091	60.8	819	8.3	5,045
25 to 34 years	21,111	18,918	89.6	18,127	85.9	790	4.2	2,194
35 to 44 years	20,007	18,115	90.5	17,601	88.0	514	2.8	1,892
45 to 54 years	17,814	15,708	88.2	15,294	85.9	415	2.6	2,106
55 to 64 years	17,429	12,633	72.5	12,287	70.5	345	2.7	4,796
65 years and over	18,618	4,929	26.5	4,791	25.7	138	2.8	13,689
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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