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

Table 2C. Employment status of women 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, WOMEN
Total, 18 years and over	2,040	1,152	56.5	1,115	54.6	37	3.2	888
18 to 24 years	66	44	65.9	42	63.1	2	4.3	23
25 to 34 years	276	203	73.5	191	69.4	11	5.6	73
35 to 44 years	409	313	76.6	304	74.3	10	3.0	96
45 to 54 years	350	269	76.8	264	75.3	5	2.0	81
55 to 64 years	433	252	58.2	246	56.8	6	2.4	181
65 years and over	506	71	14.0	68	13.5	3	3.8	435
Gulf War era, total
Total, 18 years and over	1,368	972	71.0	943	68.9	29	3.0	396
18 to 24 years	66	44	65.9	42	63.1	2	4.3	23
25 to 34 years	276	203	73.5	191	69.4	11	5.6	73
35 to 44 years	409	313	76.6	304	74.3	10	3.0	96
45 to 54 years	329	253	76.8	248	75.3	5	1.9	76
55 to 64 years	208	138	66.5	137	65.9	1	0.8	70
65 years and over	80	21	26.6	21	26.3	0	-	59
Gulf War era II
Total, 18 years and over	920	665	72.3	643	69.8	22	3.4	255
18 to 24 years	66	44	65.9	42	63.1	2	4.3	23
25 to 34 years	276	203	73.5	191	69.4	11	5.6	73
35 to 44 years	353	269	76.4	261	74.1	8	3.0	83
45 to 54 years	128	92	72.1	91	71.3	1	1.1	36
55 to 64 years	75	51	68.8	51	68.8	0	0.0	23
65 years and over	24	7	-	7	-	0	-	17
Gulf War era I
Total, 35 years and over	447	306	68.5	300	67.0	6	2.1	141
35 to 44 years	56	44	78.3	43	75.9	1	3.1	12
45 to 54 years	202	161	79.8	157	77.9	4	2.3	41
55 to 64 years	133	87	65.1	86	64.3	1	1.3	46
65 years and over	56	15	26.3	15	26.0	0	-	42
WW II, Korean War, and Vietnam era
Total, 55 years and over	253	22	8.6	20	7.9	2	-	231
55 to 64 years	0	0	-	0	-	0	-	0
65 years and over	253	22	8.6	20	7.9	2	-	231
Other service periods
Total, 45 years and over	419	158	37.7	152	36.2	6	3.9	261
45 to 54 years	21	16	-	16	-	1	-	5
55 to 64 years	225	114	50.6	109	48.4	5	4.4	111
65 years and over	173	28	16.1	27	15.7	1	-	145

NONVETERANS, WOMEN
Total, 18 years and over	129,854	75,820	58.4	73,280	56.4	2,541	3.4	54,034
18 to 24 years	14,860	9,592	64.6	8,946	60.2	647	6.7	5,268
25 to 34 years	21,927	17,156	78.2	16,531	75.4	625	3.6	4,771
35 to 44 years	21,307	16,504	77.5	16,041	75.3	464	2.8	4,802
45 to 54 years	19,732	15,095	76.5	14,730	74.6	366	2.4	4,637
55 to 64 years	20,671	12,459	60.3	12,164	58.8	294	2.4	8,212
65 years and over	31,357	5,014	16.0	4,869	15.5	145	2.9	26,344
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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