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Table 6B. Employment status of nonveterans 18 years and over by state, 2023 annual averages

Table 6B. Employment status of nonveterans 18 years and over by state, 2023 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
State 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

TOTAL NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

239,789 156,034 65.1 150,472 62.8 5,562 3.6 83,755

Alabama

3,565 2,116 59.4 2,065 57.9 51 2.4 1,449

Alaska

468 315 67.2 300 64.0 15 4.7 154

Arizona

5,288 3,422 64.7 3,294 62.3 128 3.7 1,866

Arkansas

2,118 1,271 60.0 1,226 57.9 45 3.5 848

California

28,631 18,467 64.5 17,616 61.5 851 4.6 10,165

Colorado

4,190 2,979 71.1 2,885 68.9 94 3.1 1,211

Connecticut

2,697 1,794 66.5 1,728 64.1 66 3.7 903

Delaware

735 461 62.7 446 60.7 15 3.3 274

District of Columbia

518 380 73.4 362 69.8 18 4.8 138

Florida

16,597 10,293 62.0 10,020 60.4 273 2.7 6,304

Georgia

7,736 4,956 64.1 4,793 62.0 164 3.3 2,780

Hawaii

999 627 62.7 608 60.9 19 3.0 372

Idaho

1,373 900 65.6 871 63.4 29 3.3 473

Illinois

9,112 6,049 66.4 5,790 63.5 259 4.3 3,064

Indiana

4,803 3,166 65.9 3,057 63.6 109 3.4 1,638

Iowa

2,250 1,562 69.4 1,517 67.5 44 2.8 688

Kansas

2,024 1,412 69.8 1,373 67.8 40 2.8 611

Kentucky

3,162 1,846 58.4 1,768 55.9 78 4.2 1,316

Louisiana

3,137 1,919 61.2 1,849 58.9 71 3.7 1,218

Maine

1,029 633 61.6 616 59.9 18 2.8 395

Maryland

4,400 3,007 68.3 2,927 66.5 80 2.7 1,393

Massachusetts

5,299 3,564 67.3 3,446 65.0 119 3.3 1,735

Michigan

7,321 4,691 64.1 4,514 61.7 177 3.8 2,630

Minnesota

4,108 2,895 70.5 2,814 68.5 81 2.8 1,213

Mississippi

2,013 1,145 56.9 1,111 55.2 34 3.0 868

Missouri

4,350 2,856 65.7 2,771 63.7 85 3.0 1,494

Montana

793 527 66.4 512 64.6 15 2.8 266

Nebraska

1,361 973 71.5 952 70.0 21 2.1 388

Nevada

2,278 1,494 65.6 1,422 62.4 72 4.8 784

New Hampshire

1,037 691 66.7 676 65.2 15 2.2 346

New Jersey

6,886 4,636 67.3 4,420 64.2 216 4.7 2,250

New Mexico

1,477 872 59.1 841 56.9 32 3.6 605

New York

14,661 9,310 63.5 8,915 60.8 394 4.2 5,352

North Carolina

7,644 4,860 63.6 4,702 61.5 158 3.3 2,783

North Dakota

537 385 71.7 377 70.3 8 2.0 152

Ohio

8,356 5,369 64.3 5,197 62.2 172 3.2 2,987

Oklahoma

2,743 1,807 65.9 1,742 63.5 64 3.6 937

Oregon

3,095 1,988 64.2 1,918 62.0 70 3.5 1,107

Pennsylvania

9,489 6,112 64.4 5,927 62.5 185 3.0 3,377

Rhode Island

815 542 66.5 524 64.3 18 3.3 273

South Carolina

3,735 2,260 60.5 2,192 58.7 69 3.0 1,475

South Dakota

628 452 71.9 443 70.6 8 1.8 177

Tennessee

5,007 3,146 62.8 3,044 60.8 102 3.2 1,861

Texas

20,966 14,137 67.4 13,580 64.8 556 3.9 6,829

Utah

2,315 1,663 71.8 1,620 70.0 42 2.5 653

Vermont

491 328 66.9 323 65.7 6 1.8 162

Virginia

5,976 4,100 68.6 3,996 66.9 104 2.5 1,876

Washington

5,607 3,751 66.9 3,602 64.2 150 4.0 1,855

West Virginia

1,266 708 55.9 682 53.8 26 3.7 558

Wisconsin

4,303 2,929 68.1 2,839 66.0 90 3.1 1,374

Wyoming

399 269 67.4 261 65.4 8 2.9 130

NOTE: Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Last Modified Date: March 20, 2024