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Table 6B. Employment status of nonveterans 18 years and over by state, 2024 annual averages

Table 6B. Employment status of nonveterans 18 years and over by state, 2024 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

 241,698 157,250 65.1 151,053 62.5 6,196 3.9 84,449

Alabama

 3,595 2,149 59.8 2,083 57.9 66 3.1 1,446

Alaska

 475 315 66.3 299 63.1 16 4.9 160

Arizona

 5,348 3,465 64.8 3,341 62.5 124 3.6 1,884

Arkansas

 2,146 1,308 61.0 1,262 58.8 46 3.5 838

California

 28,776 18,595 64.6 17,649 61.3 945 5.1 10,182

Colorado

 4,299 2,999 69.8 2,871 66.8 129 4.3 1,299

Connecticut

 2,714 1,819 67.0 1,759 64.8 60 3.3 895

Delaware

 749 465 62.0 449 60.0 15 3.3 284

District of Columbia

 531 394 74.2 373 70.3 21 5.3 137

Florida

 16,737 10,090 60.3 9,782 58.4 308 3.1 6,647

Georgia

 7,765 5,031 64.8 4,864 62.6 168 3.3 2,734

Hawaii

 983 616 62.6 598 60.8 18 2.9 367

Idaho

 1,376 925 67.2 893 64.9 33 3.5 451

Illinois

 9,203 6,211 67.5 5,916 64.3 295 4.7 2,992

Indiana

 4,848 3,180 65.6 3,042 62.8 138 4.3 1,668

Iowa

 2,263 1,556 68.8 1,508 66.6 48 3.1 707

Kansas

 2,037 1,417 69.6 1,368 67.2 49 3.5 619

Kentucky

 3,200 1,932 60.4 1,838 57.4 94 4.9 1,268

Louisiana

 3,137 1,902 60.6 1,821 58.0 81 4.3 1,235

Maine

 1,033 650 62.9 632 61.2 18 2.8 383

Maryland

 4,460 3,026 67.9 2,909 65.2 118 3.9 1,433

Massachusetts

 5,322 3,653 68.6 3,509 65.9 144 3.9 1,669

Michigan

 7,357 4,731 64.3 4,524 61.5 207 4.4 2,626

Minnesota

 4,158 2,927 70.4 2,833 68.1 95 3.2 1,231

Mississippi

 2,034 1,189 58.5 1,154 56.7 35 2.9 845

Missouri

 4,368 2,872 65.7 2,779 63.6 93 3.2 1,496

Montana

 799 529 66.2 514 64.3 15 2.8 271

Nebraska

 1,364 969 71.0 943 69.1 26 2.7 395

Nevada

 2,290 1,503 65.6 1,425 62.2 79 5.2 787

New Hampshire

 1,057 713 67.4 692 65.5 20 2.9 345

New Jersey

 6,953 4,637 66.7 4,433 63.8 204 4.4 2,316

New Mexico

 1,484 881 59.3 843 56.8 37 4.2 603

New York

 14,638 9,220 63.0 8,839 60.4 381 4.1 5,418

North Carolina

 7,814 4,901 62.7 4,731 60.6 170 3.5 2,912

North Dakota

 536 384 71.6 373 69.5 11 3.0 152

Ohio

 8,389 5,470 65.2 5,240 62.5 230 4.2 2,919

Oklahoma

 2,778 1,833 66.0 1,770 63.7 63 3.5 945

Oregon

 3,095 2,037 65.8 1,955 63.2 82 4.0 1,057

Pennsylvania

 9,443 6,116 64.8 5,905 62.5 211 3.5 3,326

Rhode Island

 827 550 66.5 526 63.6 24 4.3 277

South Carolina

 3,800 2,330 61.3 2,229 58.7 101 4.3 1,470

South Dakota

 633 458 72.3 449 70.9 8 1.8 176

Tennessee

 5,036 3,126 62.1 3,023 60.0 103 3.3 1,910

Texas

 21,354 14,449 67.7 13,848 64.9 601 4.2 6,905

Utah

 2,360 1,685 71.4 1,629 69.0 56 3.3 676

Vermont

 495 335 67.6 328 66.1 7 2.2 160

Virginia

 6,005 4,073 67.8 3,957 65.9 116 2.8 1,932

Washington

 5,650 3,709 65.6 3,541 62.7 168 4.5 1,941

West Virginia

 1,260 717 56.9 690 54.8 27 3.8 543

Wisconsin

 4,318 2,940 68.1 2,857 66.2 83 2.8 1,379

Wyoming

 405 269 66.5 261 64.4 8 3.1 136

NOTE: Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Last Modified Date: March 20, 2025