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

Table 2C. Employment status of women 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
labor force

VETERANS, WOMEN

Total, 18 years and over

2,050 1,174 57.3 1,133 55.3 42 3.5 876

18 to 24 years

67 40 60.2 39 57.9 2 3.9 26

25 to 34 years

269 181 67.4 169 63.0 12 6.6 87

35 to 44 years

408 330 80.8 321 78.6 9 2.8 78

45 to 54 years

390 294 75.5 287 73.7 7 2.4 96

55 to 64 years

400 239 59.7 232 57.9 7 3.0 161

65 years and over

517 90 17.5 85 16.5 5 5.3 427

Gulf War era, total

Total, 18 years and over

1,400 977 69.8 941 67.2 36 3.6 423

18 to 24 years

67 40 60.2 39 57.9 2 3.9 26

25 to 34 years

269 181 67.4 169 63.0 12 6.6 87

35 to 44 years

408 330 80.8 321 78.6 9 2.8 78

45 to 54 years

367 276 75.2 269 73.2 7 2.6 91

55 to 64 years

198 128 64.7 123 62.4 5 3.6 70

65 years and over

91 22 23.7 20 22.4 1 - 70

Gulf War era II

Total, 18 years and over

956 693 72.5 668 69.8 26 3.7 263

18 to 24 years

67 40 60.2 39 57.9 2 3.9 26

25 to 34 years

269 181 67.4 169 63.0 12 6.6 87

35 to 44 years

373 301 80.7 294 78.7 8 2.5 72

45 to 54 years

151 114 76.0 111 73.6 4 3.1 36

55 to 64 years

67 47 70.5 47 70.4 0 0.2 20

65 years and over

30 9 - 8 - 1 - 21

Gulf War era I

Total, 35 years and over

444 283 63.9 273 61.7 10 3.5 160

35 to 44 years

35 28 81.8 27 77.8 1 - 6

45 to 54 years

216 161 74.6 158 72.9 4 2.2 55

55 to 64 years

131 81 61.7 76 58.2 5 5.6 50

65 years and over

61 13 20.6 12 20.0 0 - 49

WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam era

Total, 65 years and over

239 28 11.6 25 10.5 2 - 211

Other service periods

Total, 45 years and over

412 170 41.3 167 40.4 4 2.2 242

45 to 54 years

22 18 - 18 - 0 - 4

55 to 64 years

202 111 54.9 109 53.6 3 2.3 91

65 years and over

187 41 21.9 40 21.3 1 2.7 146

NONVETERANS, WOMEN

Total, 18 years and over

130,977 76,706 58.6 73,796 56.3 2,910 3.8 54,271

18 to 24 years

14,649 9,408 64.2 8,687 59.3 720 7.7 5,241

25 to 34 years

22,040 17,247 78.3 16,524 75.0 724 4.2 4,793

35 to 44 years

21,778 17,130 78.7 16,561 76.0 569 3.3 4,648

45 to 54 years

19,844 15,243 76.8 14,831 74.7 412 2.7 4,601

55 to 64 years

20,668 12,489 60.4 12,162 58.8 327 2.6 8,179

65 years and over

31,997 5,189 16.2 5,030 15.7 158 3.0 26,809

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).

Last Modified Date: March 20, 2025