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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-19. Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Veteran status, age, and sex 2nd 2024
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 VETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

17,606 8,357 47.5 8,115 46.1 242 2.9 9,249

18 to 24 years

265 171 64.6 154 58.2 17 9.9 94

25 to 34 years

1,464 1,218 83.2 1,171 80.0 47 3.9 246

35 to 44 years

2,140 1,811 84.6 1,754 82.0 56 3.1 329

45 to 54 years

2,381 1,916 80.4 1,882 79.0 34 1.8 466

55 to 64 years

3,235 2,092 64.7 2,036 62.9 55 2.6 1,144

65 years and over

8,122 1,150 14.2 1,117 13.8 33 2.9 6,972

Men, 18 years and over

15,558 7,187 46.2 6,968 44.8 219 3.0 8,371

18 to 24 years

205 141 68.6 125 61.2 15 10.9 64

25 to 34 years

1,187 1,013 85.3 971 81.8 42 4.1 174

35 to 44 years

1,732 1,487 85.9 1,433 82.7 54 3.6 245

45 to 54 years

1,982 1,635 82.5 1,604 80.9 31 1.9 347

55 to 64 years

2,849 1,851 65.0 1,801 63.2 50 2.7 998

65 years and over

7,603 1,061 13.9 1,033 13.6 28 2.6 6,543

Women, 18 years and over

2,048 1,171 57.1 1,147 56.0 23 2.0 878

18 to 24 years

60 30 50.8 29 48.1 2 - 29

25 to 34 years

277 205 74.2 200 72.3 5 2.5 71

35 to 44 years

408 324 79.3 321 78.7 2 0.7 84

45 to 54 years

399 281 70.3 278 69.5 3 1.2 119

55 to 64 years

386 241 62.4 235 61.0 6 2.3 145

65 years and over

518 90 17.3 84 16.2 5 6.1 429

Gulf War-era II veterans

Total, 18 years and over

5,327 4,219 79.2 4,073 76.5 146 3.5 1,108

18 to 24 years

265 171 64.6 154 58.2 17 9.9 94

25 to 34 years

1,464 1,218 83.2 1,171 80.0 47 3.9 246

35 to 44 years

1,984 1,681 84.7 1,628 82.0 53 3.1 304

45 to 54 years

888 712 80.2 692 77.9 20 2.9 175

55 to 64 years

555 400 72.0 393 70.8 7 1.7 155

65 years and over

171 37 21.6 35 20.3 2 - 134

Men, 18 years and over

4,399 3,530 80.2 3,395 77.2 134 3.8 869

18 to 24 years

205 141 68.6 125 61.2 15 10.9 64

25 to 34 years

1,187 1,013 85.3 971 81.8 42 4.1 174

35 to 44 years

1,613 1,388 86.1 1,336 82.9 52 3.8 224

45 to 54 years

737 597 81.0 578 78.5 19 3.1 140

55 to 64 years

509 362 71.2 355 69.8 7 1.9 147

65 years and over

148 29 19.7 29 19.7 0 - 119

Women, 18 years and over

929 689 74.2 678 73.0 12 1.7 239

18 to 24 years

60 30 50.8 29 48.1 2 - 29

25 to 34 years

277 205 74.2 200 72.3 5 2.5 71

35 to 44 years

372 292 78.7 292 78.5 1 0.2 79

45 to 54 years

151 116 76.6 114 75.3 2 1.7 35

55 to 64 years

47 38 - 38 - 0 - 9

65 years and over

23 8 - 6 - 2 - 15

NONVETERANS

Total, 18 years and over

241,456 157,138 65.1 151,290 62.7 5,848 3.7 84,318

18 to 24 years

29,489 19,444 65.9 17,843 60.5 1,601 8.2 10,046

25 to 34 years

42,980 35,948 83.6 34,526 80.3 1,422 4.0 7,032

35 to 44 years

41,971 35,504 84.6 34,429 82.0 1,075 3.0 6,467

45 to 54 years

37,620 30,983 82.4 30,194 80.3 789 2.5 6,637

55 to 64 years

38,014 24,960 65.7 24,277 63.9 684 2.7 13,054

65 years and over

51,382 10,299 20.0 10,022 19.5 277 2.7 41,083

Men, 18 years and over

110,655 80,569 72.8 77,467 70.0 3,102 3.9 30,086

18 to 24 years

14,859 9,964 67.1 9,092 61.2 871 8.7 4,895

25 to 34 years

20,939 18,731 89.5 17,975 85.8 756 4.0 2,208

35 to 44 years

20,228 18,421 91.1 17,861 88.3 560 3.0 1,807

45 to 54 years

17,831 15,779 88.5 15,354 86.1 425 2.7 2,052

55 to 64 years

17,323 12,498 72.2 12,148 70.1 350 2.8 4,824

65 years and over

19,476 5,176 26.6 5,036 25.9 139 2.7 14,300

Women, 18 years and over

130,801 76,569 58.5 73,823 56.4 2,746 3.6 54,233

18 to 24 years

14,630 9,480 64.8 8,750 59.8 729 7.7 5,151

25 to 34 years

22,041 17,217 78.1 16,551 75.1 666 3.9 4,825

35 to 44 years

21,743 17,083 78.6 16,568 76.2 516 3.0 4,660

45 to 54 years

19,789 15,204 76.8 14,839 75.0 364 2.4 4,585

55 to 64 years

20,692 12,462 60.2 12,129 58.6 333 2.7 8,230

65 years and over

31,906 5,123 16.1 4,985 15.6 138 2.7 26,782

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. Gulf War-era II veterans served on active duty anywhere in the world sometime since September 2001. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 60,000).

 

Last Modified Date: July 05, 2024