Table 6B. Employment status of nonveterans 18 years and over by state, 2017 annual averages
State | Civilian noninsti- tutional population |
Civilian labor force | Not in labor force |
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Total | Percent of population |
Employed | Unemployed | |||||
Total | Percent of population |
Total | Percent of labor force |
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TOTAL NONVETERANS |
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Total, 18 years and over |
225,619 | 147,957 | 65.6 | 141,692 | 62.8 | 6,265 | 4.2 | 77,662 |
Alabama |
3,339 | 1,967 | 58.9 | 1,881 | 56.3 | 86 | 4.4 | 1,372 |
Alaska |
457 | 321 | 70.2 | 296 | 64.8 | 25 | 7.8 | 136 |
Arizona |
4,768 | 3,033 | 63.6 | 2,897 | 60.8 | 135 | 4.5 | 1,736 |
Arkansas |
2,004 | 1,241 | 61.9 | 1,198 | 59.8 | 43 | 3.5 | 763 |
California |
28,000 | 18,116 | 64.7 | 17,275 | 61.7 | 842 | 4.6 | 9,884 |
Colorado |
3,871 | 2,768 | 71.5 | 2,692 | 69.6 | 75 | 2.7 | 1,103 |
Connecticut |
2,577 | 1,790 | 69.5 | 1,705 | 66.2 | 85 | 4.8 | 786 |
Delaware |
658 | 433 | 65.8 | 412 | 62.7 | 20 | 4.7 | 225 |
District of Columbia |
528 | 384 | 72.7 | 361 | 68.3 | 24 | 6.1 | 144 |
Florida |
14,799 | 9,284 | 62.7 | 8,915 | 60.2 | 369 | 4.0 | 5,515 |
Georgia |
7,000 | 4,607 | 65.8 | 4,397 | 62.8 | 211 | 4.6 | 2,393 |
Hawaii |
960 | 626 | 65.2 | 612 | 63.7 | 14 | 2.3 | 334 |
Idaho |
1,125 | 762 | 67.7 | 739 | 65.7 | 23 | 3.0 | 363 |
Illinois |
9,030 | 6,046 | 66.9 | 5,763 | 63.8 | 283 | 4.7 | 2,985 |
Indiana |
4,506 | 3,011 | 66.8 | 2,910 | 64.6 | 101 | 3.4 | 1,494 |
Iowa |
2,155 | 1,527 | 70.8 | 1,482 | 68.7 | 45 | 3.0 | 629 |
Kansas |
1,966 | 1,366 | 69.5 | 1,319 | 67.1 | 47 | 3.5 | 600 |
Kentucky |
3,043 | 1,885 | 61.9 | 1,787 | 58.7 | 98 | 5.2 | 1,158 |
Louisiana |
3,172 | 1,946 | 61.4 | 1,845 | 58.2 | 101 | 5.2 | 1,225 |
Maine |
953 | 635 | 66.7 | 616 | 64.6 | 20 | 3.1 | 317 |
Maryland |
4,171 | 2,919 | 70.0 | 2,799 | 67.1 | 120 | 4.1 | 1,252 |
Massachusetts |
5,012 | 3,437 | 68.6 | 3,305 | 65.9 | 132 | 3.8 | 1,575 |
Michigan |
7,082 | 4,522 | 63.8 | 4,316 | 60.9 | 206 | 4.6 | 2,560 |
Minnesota |
3,846 | 2,846 | 74.0 | 2,755 | 71.6 | 91 | 3.2 | 999 |
Mississippi |
2,005 | 1,169 | 58.3 | 1,112 | 55.5 | 57 | 4.9 | 835 |
Missouri |
4,150 | 2,751 | 66.3 | 2,648 | 63.8 | 103 | 3.7 | 1,400 |
Montana |
707 | 465 | 65.8 | 447 | 63.3 | 18 | 3.8 | 242 |
Nebraska |
1,284 | 920 | 71.6 | 896 | 69.8 | 24 | 2.6 | 364 |
Nevada |
2,001 | 1,308 | 65.4 | 1,245 | 62.2 | 63 | 4.8 | 693 |
New Hampshire |
952 | 677 | 71.1 | 659 | 69.3 | 17 | 2.5 | 276 |
New Jersey |
6,517 | 4,279 | 65.6 | 4,083 | 62.7 | 195 | 4.6 | 2,239 |
New Mexico |
1,402 | 852 | 60.8 | 801 | 57.1 | 51 | 6.0 | 550 |
New York |
14,547 | 9,240 | 63.5 | 8,821 | 60.6 | 419 | 4.5 | 5,306 |
North Carolina |
7,010 | 4,481 | 63.9 | 4,291 | 61.2 | 190 | 4.2 | 2,529 |
North Dakota |
516 | 383 | 74.3 | 374 | 72.4 | 10 | 2.5 | 133 |
Ohio |
8,033 | 5,292 | 65.9 | 5,034 | 62.7 | 258 | 4.9 | 2,742 |
Oklahoma |
2,603 | 1,668 | 64.1 | 1,598 | 61.4 | 70 | 4.2 | 935 |
Oregon |
2,925 | 1,941 | 66.4 | 1,864 | 63.7 | 77 | 4.0 | 984 |
Pennsylvania |
9,037 | 5,882 | 65.1 | 5,615 | 62.1 | 268 | 4.5 | 3,155 |
Rhode Island |
765 | 516 | 67.4 | 494 | 64.6 | 21 | 4.1 | 249 |
South Carolina |
3,365 | 2,060 | 61.2 | 1,972 | 58.6 | 88 | 4.2 | 1,305 |
South Dakota |
564 | 407 | 72.2 | 392 | 69.6 | 15 | 3.6 | 157 |
Tennessee |
4,611 | 2,912 | 63.2 | 2,803 | 60.8 | 109 | 3.7 | 1,699 |
Texas |
18,678 | 12,409 | 66.4 | 11,882 | 63.6 | 527 | 4.2 | 6,269 |
Utah |
1,997 | 1,445 | 72.4 | 1,399 | 70.1 | 46 | 3.2 | 551 |
Vermont |
456 | 319 | 69.9 | 309 | 67.9 | 9 | 3.0 | 137 |
Virginia |
5,621 | 3,806 | 67.7 | 3,665 | 65.2 | 141 | 3.7 | 1,816 |
Washington |
5,143 | 3,425 | 66.6 | 3,269 | 63.6 | 155 | 4.5 | 1,718 |
West Virginia |
1,271 | 711 | 56.0 | 675 | 53.1 | 37 | 5.1 | 560 |
Wisconsin |
4,055 | 2,905 | 71.6 | 2,815 | 69.4 | 90 | 3.1 | 1,150 |
Wyoming |
383 | 263 | 68.6 | 252 | 65.8 | 11 | 4.1 | 120 |
NOTE: Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. |